Port Angeles Pro Bono and Angeles Mediation are offering low bono family law mediations in 2023, for residents in Clallam and Jefferson counties. Low bono means low cost services by a lawyer working as a mediator. For more information see the Port Angeles Pro Bono page.
Mediation
Law at the Landing- June 24
The Clallam County Bar Association is hosting Law at the Landing this Saturday from noon to 3:00. This drop-in clinic is a great way to serve your community without committing to long term representation. Contact Shauna Rogers if you are available to volunteer at 360.504.2422.
The Ethics and Effectiveness of Client Counseling CLE
By Mark Baumann, J.D.
Hosted by the Clallam County Bar Association
At the North Olympic Skills Center
November 1, 2013, from noon to 1:00
CLE summary
RPC 1.2 is based on a “client centered” model where the lawyer is mandated to abide by the client’s decisions regarding objectives. How do you do this when client presents extreme positions or rigid/chaotic thinking? [Read more…] about The Ethics and Effectiveness of Client Counseling CLE
De-escalating intense emotions: The secrets of a hostage negotiator
Mark Baumann will be chairing this CLE, presented by Bruce Wind, with panelists Mark Baumann, Joe Shaub and Molly Kenny
Location: WSBA CLE Conference Center, Century Square building, 1501 4th Ave., Ste. 308, Seattle WA
Date: June 10, 2013
Sponsored by: Washington State Bar Association and the WSBA Alternative Dispute Resolution section
Program description: [Read more…] about De-escalating intense emotions: The secrets of a hostage negotiator
Foreclosure Prevention On The Olympic Peninsula: Tips On Growing Your Practice
Presented by the Northwest Justice Project and the Jefferson and Clallam County Bar Associations
Friday, June 7, 2013 9:00 am to 4:30 pm [Read more…] about Foreclosure Prevention On The Olympic Peninsula: Tips On Growing Your Practice
Mark Baumann assisted at HCI high conflict training
Mark Baumann was invited to assist at Bill Eddy’s two-day seminar Mediating High Conflict Disputes: Advanced Training for Dispute Resolution Professionals. The seminar was hosted by the High Conflict Instute and Mediate BC, and held in Vancouver B.C., March 29-30, 2012.
- (Left to right) Mark Baumann (Port Angeles), teaching assistant, Michael Lomax (Victoria B.C.), co-presenter, Bill Eddy (San Diego), presenter, and Kari Boyle (Vancouver B.C.), Mediate BC executive director. Mediating High Conflict Disputes: Advanced Training for Dispute Resolution Professionals, Vancouver B.C., 2012
Mr. Eddy presented a new paradigm for mediating with high conflict people that focuses on the future and making proposals, rather than focusing on facts and interests. For a summary of the training see Mr. Eddy’s summary at www.highconflictinstitute.com.
CLE: The Significance of Childhood Attachment in a Rural Family Law Practice
To all Clallam-Jefferson-Kitsap bar members:
- Topic: The Significance of Childhood Attachment in a Rural Family Law Practice
- Date & Time: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 9-1
- Location: Port Angeles, Washington (specific place TBD)
Childhood attachment is considered by many to be the most important psychological discovery in the last 50 years. Supported by substantial neuroscience research in how childhood attachment is intimately tied to infant brain development, attachment theory has driven considerable change in how the fields of mental health, social work and conflict management understand the impact of early relationships on childhood development. More recently, attachment theory and its practical implications are being applied in the law. Prevention Works of Clallam County is pleased to announce a training on this essential topic for all family law practitioners and all other legal professionals who work with families.
The training will be led by Andrew Benjamin J.D., Ph.D., and Sarah Baxter Ph.D. Dr. Benjamin is a clinical Professor of Psychology and affiliate Professor of Law at the University of Washington, and Dr. Baxter is a clinical psychologist whose work specializes in children, families and trauma.
Please save the date. We will provide more information on the precise location, cost and agenda as it becomes available.
Mark Baumann
Port Angeles
New web site for Alternative Dispute Resolution section of Washington State Bar Association
The Alternative Dispute Resolution section of the Washington State Bar Association announces their web page at www.wsba-adr.org. Any person interested in mediation, arbitration, restorative justice, high conflict or other alternative methods to resolving conflict may sign up. Membership in the ADR section is suggested but not required.
The site offers web site members the opportunity to create a free customizable page within the site, which is searchable by lawyers and the general public. It also offers information, news and events about ADR in Washington.
You may join the section at http://www.wsba.org/Legal-Community/Sections
Angeles Mediation Pro Bono Domestic Violence Mediation Project
Announcement:
Angeles Mediation Pro Bono Domestic Violence Mediation Project
In 2011-2012, Mark Baumann, JD, Rachel Hardies, MA, and Angeles Mediation, will be operating a pro bono Domestic Violence Mediation Project to help low income families who have had allegations or a history of domestic violence resolve conflict through mediation. Domestic violence may involve physical and/or emotional abuse, and/or may be perceived as a “high conflict” case. These are difficult cases that require special handling and attention, particularly to both parties needs and safety.
The interdisciplinary DV Mediation Project is an access to justice oriented project, offering people of modest means an alternative to litigation that may also offer a more effective method of managing entrenched conflict patterns. Part of the purpose of the project is to develop and report on effective mediation techniques for domestic violence situations.
The DV Mediation Project encourages attorney and advocate participation and the development of safety plans. Attorneys and advocates interested in participating in the Project may contact Mark Baumann or Nancy Rohde, and are encouraged to attend the Quileute Tribe’s unique DV training opportunity by the Southwest Center for Law and Policy in La Push on June 28 and 29. (This training is free and offers CLE credit. For more information see https://clallamcountybar.com/2011/06/03/842/)
Referrals to the DV Mediation Project will only be accepted from professionals, including lawyers, therapists and advocates. Parties interested in mediation services should ask professionals they are working with for a referral, and/or call Healthy Families for advocate and safety planning services in this or any DV situation. If you are interesting in contributing to the project, as a volunteer mediator, advocate, advisor, counselor, educator, concept developer, or otherwise, please call for more information.
Mark Baumann
360-452-8688
Rachel Hardies
360-670-2336
Healthy Families, 360-452-2381
Angeles Mediation offers family law mediation services
Angeles Mediation helps people resolve their cases without having to go to court. Their mediators are experienced lawyers who can keep costs down. Angeles Mediation handles family law cases like parenting plans, child support, divorce, dividing up property, and relocation (when one person wants to move away). Domestic violence cases can also be addressed in mediation. For mediation to work, everyone has to want to participate.
Mediation is a process where the mediator helps guide the parties to reach an agreement in their case. Lawyer don’t have to be involved but they can be as much or as little as anyone wants. Mediation allows people to make their own choice about how things get decided, rather than taking their personal problems to court for a judge to tell people how they are going to live. You can also keep your personal information out the the public court file.
Mediation can be started at the very beginning, before anything is filed in court. It can also start shortly after someone files in court or after the court process has been going on for a while.
Because an experienced lawyer is involved, Angeles Mediation makes sure everyone is treated fair. If you need papers for court, they can help get them written up.
Angeles Mediation is based in Port Angeles, and serves Sequim, Forks, Port Townsend, Silverdale, Bremerton, and Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties. Mediation can be done in person or remotely by video and/or phone.
You can find more information at Angeles Mediation’s website or by calling 360-452-8689.