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Margaret L Anderson, AAML, CFLS, JD
(Lawyer)
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My family law practice is limited to Collaborative Practice and mediation, after 25 years of litigation. I have been honored as a Northern California Super Lawyer and one of the Best Lawyers in America from 2005 through the current year. I have also been recognized as a Honored Fellow of the Northern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial lawyers in 2008.
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Law Offices of Margaret L. Anderson |
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Collaborative Practice Center
829 Sonoma Avenue
Santa Rosa CA 95404 USA
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| Phone: |
707-546-4677 |
| Fax: |
707-576-8182 |
| Email: |
mlanders@sonic.net |
| Website: |
http://www.margaretlanderson.com |
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I have practiced family law since my admission to the State Bar of California in June 1977. I became a Certified Family Law Specialist in 1983, have been a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers since 1984, and volunteered my time for eight years to the State Bar of California Family Law Section Executive Committee, serving as Chair and as liaison to the California legislature. I have served a three-year term on the Family Law Advisory Commission of the State Bar of California, and am the Chair of the Commission for 2007-2008. Extensive training in mediation in the 1980's, and more recent training in collaborative practice, have led me to a shift of my practice to exclusively collaborative and mediation matters. I have been involved in the formation of the Sonoma County Bar Association Family Law Section, the leadership of the Sonoma County Bar Association Collaborative Law Section, and the formation and leadership (elected Vice President in 2004 and Secretary in 2006) of the Collaborative Council of the Redwood Empire, an interdisciplinary association of collaborative professionals which include the legal areas of family law, civil law, and probate law. In 2006 I was named one of the top 50 female lawyers in Northern California by San Francisco Magazine, and was also included in each annual edition of Best Lawyers in America since 2006.
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| Professional Licenses |
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Certified Family Law Specialist, State Bar of California
Juris Doctor (Law) degree
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| General Comments |
Thirty years ago, when I began my practice, family law looked very different from how it looks today. In the early 80's, the mediation movement took root among Sonoma County divorce lawyers, well ahead of its acceptance in other parts of the country.
Collaborative practice is yet another significant progression in the legal culture. Sonoma County family lawyers, civil lawyers, probate lawyers and other collaborative colleagues, are in the forefront of a shift in how lawyers, therapists, financial and other professionals, provide support and advocacy for spouses, partners, parents and children, neighbors, employers and employees in resolving conflicts and restructuring their ongoing relationships.
I have been part of these developments, since 1977. I am committed to the collaborative process, and encourage families, businesses, and other legal consumers to consider and choose collaborative dispute resolution.
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| Areas of Practice |
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Collaborative Law
Family Law
Mediation
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| Education |
| Undergraduate Education |
| No response provided. |
| Post-graduate Education |
| Juris Doctor degree earned from University of San Francisco, Dec. 1976 |
| Professional Education |
Extensive training in mediation through the Center for the Development of Mediation in Law, Mill Valley, CA
15 units completed toward LL.M. Taxation at Golden Gate Univ.
J.D. - University of San Francisco - December 1976
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| Collaborative Practice Training |
| Year |
Training Type |
Instructor |
Hours |
| 1998 |
Basic Collaborative Law Training |
Stu Webb |
6 |
| 1998 |
Basic Interdisciplinary Training |
Collab Div Training Team |
6 |
| 1999 |
Basic Collaborative Law Training |
Chip Rose |
6 |
| 1999 |
Intermediate Collaborative Law Training |
Chip Rose |
6 |
| 2001 |
Conflict Resolution Training |
SCBA-Fred Luskin |
6.5 |
| 2001 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
Chip Rose |
6 |
| 2001 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
Chip Rose |
6.5 |
| 2002 |
Intermediate Collaborative Law Training |
SCBA-Sharon Keating |
1 |
| 2002 |
Conflict Resolution Training |
SCBA-ADR Section |
2.5 |
| 2002 |
Intermediate Collaborative Law Training |
Pauline Tesler |
6.5 |
| 2003 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
Chip Rose |
6 |
| 2003 |
Conflict Resolution Training |
SCBA-various |
5.7 |
| 2003 |
Advanced Mediation Training |
Gary Friedman |
24 |
| 2003 |
Intermediate Collaborative Law Training |
SCBA-Sharon Keating |
6 |
| 2004 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
Pauline Tesler |
5.5 |
| 2004 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
Gary Friedman |
3 |
| 2004 |
Mediation Training |
Gary Friedman |
21 |
| 2005 |
Basic Interdisciplinary Training |
Cameron & Gamache |
13 |
| 2005 |
Basic Interdisciplinary Training |
Cameron & Gamache |
13 |
| 2006 |
Advanced Interdisciplinary Training |
CP Cal-various |
14 |
| 2006 |
Advanced Mediation Training |
Gary Friedman |
24 |
| 2006 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
Monk & Winslade |
6.5 |
| 2006 |
Conflict Resolution Training |
Norman Fisher |
20 |
| 2007 |
Conflict Resolution Training |
CCRE |
1 |
| 2007 |
Conflict Resolution Training |
Rick Shields |
21 |
| 2007 |
Intermediate Interdisciplinary Training |
I was instructor |
12 |
| 2007 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
I was instructor |
70 |
| 2007 |
Basic Interdisciplinary Training |
I was instructor |
8 |
| 2007 |
Advanced Mediation Training |
Ctr for Med in Law |
35 |
| 2007 |
Basic Collaborative Law Training |
I was instructor |
16 |
| 2008 |
Advanced Collaborative Law Training |
I was instructor |
35 |
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** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.
See IACP Standards >
** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Trainers I verify that I am a Collaborative Practice trainer who meets those Minimum Standards.
** I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for a Collaborative Basic Training. I verify that the basic training that I offer as a Collaborative Practice trainer meets those Minimum Standards.
IACP does not verify the information provided by the professionals listed in this directory.
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