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1921 Gallows Road
Tysons Corner, Virginia 22182
United States

Office Phone: 7038830880

http://www.brigliahundley.com

tcole@brigliahundley.com

Member since 2010

Membership Type: IACP

Profession(s)

Lawyer, Mediator

Conflict is resolution waiting to happen. Served as Chair/President of local and statewide Collaborative Practice Associations. Teresa Cole has a background in mediation and more than 25 years of experience as a family law attorney. Teresa Cole works hard to transform problems into solutions. Contact Teresa Cole to learn about a better way to divorce.

Area(s) of Practice: Collaborative Law, Family Law, Mediation

License(s): Virginia State Bar, 1995 ~District of Columbia Bar, 1996

Professional Activities

Selected by peers and listed in Virginia Super Lawyers and Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers; ~Appointed to 3 year term on Special Committee for Lawyer Referral, Virginia State Bar, 2010; ~Member, Circuit Court Committee of Fairfax Bar Association; ~Chair of Collaborative Professionals of Northern Virginia (2018); President of Virginia Collaborative Professionals (2017)

Undergraduate Education

University of Virginia, B.A. 1990

Postgraduate Education

University of California, S.F., J.D. 1993

Professional Education

Trained as a Mediator and a Collaborative Attorney

Comments

Transforming problems into good outcomes is not easy work. Families experiencing divorce can truly benefit from a collaborative team approach which recognizes that sometimes it takes a village. As a team member, Teresa Cole brings 25+ years of family law experience and a background in mediation.

Collaborative Practice Training

Subject	Year	Hours
Understanding and Managing Cognitive Bias, Personality Disorders and Substance Abuse Issues in Collaborative Process	2022	5
Presenter at VaCP Annual Conference on Passage of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act in Virginia	2021	1.5
Mediation: Best Practices from the Mediators' and Advocates' Points of View	2016	2
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Child-Centered Residential Guidelines- A View from a Virginia Child Psychologist	2016	1
Narrative and Restorying in Collaborative Conflict Resolution	2016	6
Evoking Change: Using Motivational Interviewing in Collaborative Practice	2016	3
Client Science for Collaborative Professionals: Client Interviewing and Decision-Making Through Bad News and Other Legal Realities	2016	6.5
Delving into the Heart of Conflict	2015	1.5
It's All About the Frame: A Deeper Look at Conflict	2015	5
Feedback Skills for Satisfying and Effective Teamwork	2015	5
Building Your Collaborative Practice	2015	2
Virginia Case Law and Legislative Updates	2015	1
What all Collaborative Professionals Need to know about Electronic Evidence	2015	1.5
Adult Attachment Style During Separation and Divorce	2014	6
Overcoming Barriers to Settlement	2013	6
Ethics Guidelines for Collaborative Practice: MD, DC and VA	2013	2
The Continum of Parental Alignment, Estrangement and Alienation in Collaborative Cases	2013	1
Understanding Alcohol and Drug Addictions in the Collaborative Process	2013	1.5
The Collaborative Practice Roadshow	2012	3
Working With Mixed Orientation Couples in Collaborative Divorce	2012	1
The Infinity Loop	2012	1
The Opportunity for Collaborative Growth Provided by a Typical Case Conflict	2012	1
Talking about Collaborative in Different Contexts	2012	1
Challenges in the Collaborative Process- VaCP Conference	2012	2
When our Clients are Anxious and Depressed-- How Can We Help Them and the Team Process	2012	1
Roadblocks to Financial Resolutions in Collaborative Cases	2012	1
Fees and the Collaborative Process	2012	1
Navigating Asset Valuation Pitfalls in Collaborative Divorce Cases	2012	1
Updates on Collaborative Protocols- VaCP Conference	2012	1
Not Just a Nice Theory- Bringing Interests Down to Earth- IACP Conference	2012	6
Expanding Collaborative to Lower Income Families: The developing pro-bono and low-bono programs in DC and Maryland	2012	1
Negotiating to the Finish Line	2012	6
Navigating Emotional Currents: Delving Beneath the Surface of the Collaborative Process	2011	3
Exploring Bias within the Collaborative Team	2011	1
Preventing Real Property Pitfalls in Divorce: Whether the House is Kept or Sold	2011	2
Innovative Problem-Solving Model Moves Clients through Impasse	2011	1
Spousal Support in the Collaborative Process	2011	1
Working With High Conflict Parents	2011	1
Having Productive Difficult Conversations: The Key to Effective Conflict Resolution	2011	3
Timing in the Collaborative Process	2011	1
The Military and Divorce	2011	1
Collaborating the Late-Life Divorce	2010	1.5
Collaborative Divorce Interdisciplinary Team Training	2010	21
Dividing Civilian Federal Government and Military Pensions upon Divorce	2010	1
Ethics of Negotiation CLE	2010	1
Interest-Based Negotiation without Power Struggle	2010	3
Effective Case Resolution Strategies: Preparing for Mediation, Arbitration or Trial	2010	2
Basic Mediation Training	1996	20
Divorce Mediation Training	1996	20