Rachel L Virk,
(Lawyer/Mediator)
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Member of the Virginia State Bar since 1989, and Family Law Section Member
Member Fairfax Bar Association since 1990, and Family Law Section Member
Member Loudoun County Bar Association since 2000
Member of the VBA/VSB Virginia Alternative Dispute Resolution Joint Committee since 2005
Member of the Virginia Mediation Network since 2005
Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals since 2005
Member of the Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia since 2005
Member of the Virginia Collaborative Professionals since 2007
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| Professional Licenses |
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Virginia State Bar
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| General Comments |
| Ms. Virk is the author of The Four Ways of Divorce: A Concise Guide to What You Need to Know about Divorce using Litigation, Negotiation, Collaboration and Mediation, So you Don't Pay More Than You Should. She has been litigating family law cases in Northern Virginia since 1990, has been conducting a mediation practice since 2001, and also conducts a collaborative law practice. Ms. Virk will guide you through the process as you Stay in Control to create your New Life Plan. |
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| Areas of Practice |
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Collaborative Law
Family Law
Mediation
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| Education |
| Undergraduate Education |
University of Miami, Florida - B.S. 1982
Marine Science/Biology Double Major, Chemistry Minor |
| Post-graduate Education |
University of Miami, Florida - M.S. 1985
Emphasis in Tropical Ecology/Ornithology |
| Professional Education |
| George Mason University School of Law - J.D. 1989 |
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| Collaborative Practice Training |
| Year |
Training Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 2005 |
Basic Collaborative Law Training |
Janis M. Pritchard, David Carter, R.Bradley Hunter |
13 |
| 2005 |
Collaborative Family Law: Practice and Ethics |
Kathleen Hanes, Karen Keyes, Frank Morrison, Rachel Rust and John Taggart, III |
3 |
| 2006 |
Intermediate Collaborative Law Training |
Stuart Webb & Ronald Ousky |
6 |
| 2007 |
Introductory Three Day Interdisciplinary Team Training |
Andrew Hoffman, Vicki Carpel-Miller, George Richardson and Nancy J. Ross |
20 |
| 2008 |
The Collaborative Process: Negotiation Skills, Team Communication, and Ethical Issues |
Karen Keyes, Lonnie Broussard, Jan Hembree, Lisa Herrick, Lawrence Hoover, Jr., Michael McHugh, Frank Morrison, Judy Rubin, Lisa Shenkel and Dillina Stickley |
4 |
| 2008 |
Interdisciplinary Team Collaborative Practice: Intermediate Seminar and Workshop |
Pauline Tesler |
2 |
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| Continuing Education |
| Year |
Education Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 2001 |
Professional Mediation Skills and Process |
Susan Shearouse |
20 |
| 2001 |
Family Mediation Skills |
Kathy Foskett |
20 |
| 2001 |
Domestic Violence Assessment |
Kathy Foskett |
8 |
| 2001 |
Circuit Court Civil Mediation - Strategies and Techniques |
Paul Warren |
20 |
| 2002 |
Virginia Mediator Ethics |
Jeanette Twomey and Regina Olchowski |
2 |
| 2002 |
Family Mediation Role Play |
Ervin Mast |
16 |
| 2005 |
Skills, Strategies & Ethics for Lawyers Representing Clients in Mediation |
Carroll Dubuc, Samuel Jackson, Jr., Karen Keyes, James Pope and Norval Settle |
6 |
| 2005 |
Virginia Mediator Ethics |
Jeannette Twomey |
2 |
| 2008 |
VMN Annual Fall Training Conference |
Paul Warren, Daniel Burke, Karen Asaro, Phil Mulford, Amelia Waller, Nancy Siford, Paula Young and Rachel Virk |
9.5 |
| 2001 |
Resolving Economic Issues in Divorce |
Jim Pope, Jeanette Twomey and Stan Corey |
12 |
| 2002 |
VMN Annual Fall Training Conference |
Tricia Jones, Samuel Jackson, Jr., Larry Hoover, Tuan Pham, Mary Elizabeth Lynch, Karen Asaro, Deborah Costello, Tazewell Hubbard, III and Robin Collins |
12 |
| 2005 |
VMN Annual Spring Training Conference |
Ana Scholfield, Tazewell Hubbard, III, Ann Warshauer and Marge Bleiweis |
6 |
| 2006 |
VMN Annual Fall Training Conference |
Tazewell Hubbard, III, Rob Ferguson, Samuel Jackson, Jr., Deborah Costello, Carroll Dubuc, Jim Pope, Paul Warren and Alice Burlinson |
11 |
| 2007 |
Breaking Impasse, or Tips to Unstick the Stuck |
Samuel Jackson, Jr., the Honorable Rosemarie P. Annunziata and Jim Pope |
1 |
| 2009 |
Mediator Best Practices: What the Marketplace Wants |
The Honorable Rosemarie Annunziata (Ret), N.D. (John) Settle and the Honorable Paul F. Sheridan (Ret) |
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