IAHL 2008 Conference
Steve Potts: Using Energy for Creative Purposes
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Topics:
Corporate/Business Law
Audience:
Lawyers Part 1: Steve went to law school to be Perry Mason and did it for a while. He became aware of the game-playing in law, focusing on technicalities rather than resolution then discovered mediation. While he enjoyed mediation, it was still about dealing with "spilled milk" so he began focusing on transactional law and creating futures. Steve talks about how his career path has intertwined with his spiritual path, working with clients to get them moving forward.
In Part 2, Steve continues to discuss how his holistic approach helps business clients accomplish more than they expected. His win/win approach to negotiation offers opportunity for creating relationships.
IAHL 2009 Conference: “Every great idea must be 'spoken' into being”
Section:
Comprehensive Law Movement The International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers announced today that conference registration is now open for their 2009 conference, Voices of the New Lawyer: Finding and expressing your true voice in your practice. They are also seeking sponsors, with the highest level of sponsorship being for a dinner honoring Steve Keeva and the 10th anniversary of his book, Transforming Practices.
They also announced an EXTREME Early Bird special. If you register by March 7th and book 3 hotel nights, the conference fee is ONLY $100.00, a significant savings over the regular conference rates.
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Topics:
Continuing Education
Audience:
Lawyers
Audience:
Mediators
Audience:
Teachers/Professors
Audience:
Law Students Fran Brochstein: Listening to Clients
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Topics:
Communication
Topics:
Divorce/Family Law
Topics:
Pro Bono and Community Service
Audience:
General Interest Part 1:
Part 2: Fran talks about her pro bono work.
Kevin Houchin: Creative Problem-Solver
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Creative Problem-Solving
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Topics:
Creativity and Artistic Expression
Topics:
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Audience:
Lawyers
Audience:
Law Students Kevin, a trademark and business development lawyer, talks about his career path from graphic designer to holistic lawyer, his focus on creativity, and his conference presentation, Strange Fire, 5 Guiding Values.
Part 2: Kevin talks about using the passion of the conflict to focus on problem-solving.
Jennifer Foster: Being a Holistic Lawyer in Community
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Topics:
Creativity and Artistic Expression
Topics:
Pro Bono and Community Service
Audience:
Lawyers
Audience:
Law Students Jennifer talks about her career, introduction to holistic law, her work in connecting pro bono service and holistic law, and does the "lawyer rap" at the 2008 IAHL conference.
Phil Daunt: Transformational Lawyer
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Lawyer-Coach
Topics:
Coaching/Mentoring
Audience:
General Interest This interview was recorded at the International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers conference in Detroit, Michigan in May, 2008.
Part 1: From Gunslinger to Conflict Manager to Transformational Lawyer, Making a Difference in Other People's Lives
Part 2: Living a balanced life - wholeness includes emotion
Jill Breslau: Valuing Emotions in Law
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Lawyer Well-being and Psychology
Topics:
Wholeness/Balance
Audience:
General Interest Jill Breslau, a lawyer and therapist, discusses her professional journey, finding a better way to do family law than the adversarial process.
Part 1: Lawyers Expanding as Human Beings
Part 2: Congruency with our Higher Values & Valuing Emotion in the Law
Lorraine Weber: Being a Change Agent
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Topics:
Spirituality
Topics:
Wholeness/Balance
Audience:
General Interest Lorraine Weber is Executive Director of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association. She was the ceremonialist at the conference.
"You don't need to have someone else tell you what is true from you. You just need to learn to listen to yourself."
"You don't always judge your success by the results but on whether it is the right thing to do."
Part 1: Finding a Spiritual Space for Expressing Herself
Part 2: Being a Change Agent
Carl Michael Rossi, 2008-9 President of IAHL
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Many Faces of Mediation
Topics:
Litigation
Audience:
General Interest At the 2008 conference, Carl Michael Rossi became President of the International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers and has been active in IAHL since 1999.
In fairness to CMR, he wasn't President when we interviewed him so he was not being presidential - just his genuine self.
Part 1:
cMr tells the story of his professional journey
Part 2:
On the joy of trial work, being counselors at law, and embracing all of our selves as lawyers:
Videos: International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers 2008 Conference Interviews
Cutting Edge Law Categories:
Holistic Law
Topics:
Introduction/Description
Topics:
Pioneers and Role Models
Audience:
General Interest What is holistic law? Who goes to holistic law conferences? What are the issues they talk about? Are there new ideas? Useful skills and conversations?
Since Bill van Zyverden founded the International Alliance of Holistic Lawyers, members have always been asked: What is holistic law? Bill refused to answer the question, believing that everyone should answer it for himself/herself.
