Upcoming Events
Friday, February 24 at 12:30 pm at the Mount Washington Tavern
A roundtable discussion on the various options to resolve a family law dispute.
Mt. Washington Tavern
Pimlico Room (upstairs)
5700 Newbury St
Baltimore, MD 21209
We have some exciting news – some new choices on the menu! Click here to view the menu.
For those who wish to attend the luncheon, the cost of lunch is $25. Please bring your check made payable to CPB. Please RSVP to Mollie Caplis at mcaplis@wcslaw.com.
Friday, March 31 at 12:30 pm at the Mount Washington Tavern
Presentation (topic: TBD) by mental health professionals/coaches in the collaborative process.
Speakers: Scott Holzman, Amy Mazer, & Barbara Tobin
Mt. Washington Tavern
Pimlico Room (upstairs)
5700 Newbury St
Baltimore, MD 21209
We have some exciting news – some new choices on the menu! Click here to view the menu.
For those who wish to attend the luncheon, the cost of lunch is $25. Please bring your check made payable to CPB. Please RSVP to Mollie Caplis at mcaplis@wcslaw.com.
Friday, April 28: at 12:30 pm at the Mount Washington Tavern
Which comes first, the prenup or the estate planning? And how to use the collaborative process for both.
Presentation by Suzy Eckstein and Steven Weisbaum
Mt. Washington Tavern
Pimlico Room (upstairs)
5700 Newbury St
Baltimore, MD 21209
We have some exciting news – some new choices on the menu! Click here to view the menu.
For those who wish to attend the luncheon, the cost of lunch is $25. Please bring your check made payable to CPB. Please RSVP to Mollie Caplis at mcaplis@wcslaw.com.
Thursday, May 25 at 5:30 pm at the Mount Washington Tavern
Annual End of Year Meeting
Mt. Washington Tavern
Pimlico Room (upstairs)
5700 Newbury St
Baltimore, MD 21209
Past Events
January 27 at 12:30 pm
Real estate and the current market.
Friday, November 18 at 12:30 pm
Social Security benefits and how they play a role in collaborative divorce cases
Speaker: Christina Hester Snyder, CFP®, ChFC®, RICP®, CISP™, AEP®
Monday, October 17 at 12:00 pm
HCCP & CPB Networking Lunch
Eggspectations
10209 Grand Central Avenue # 126
Owings Mills , MD 21117
Friday, October 28 at 12:30 pm
Managing Student Loan Debt including Financial Aid, Repayment Strategies, Loan Forgiveness, Student Loans and Divorce, and Recent News.
Speaker: Jason Anderson, CFP, CPA, CSLP, Founder and Owner of Gradmetrics, LLC
Friday, September 16 at 12:30 pm
Lunch Program
Monday, May 23, 2022 5 pm – 7 pm
Annual General Meeting/Happy Hour
This is our annual open membership meeting to discuss the upcoming year, elect the next board of directors, and reconnect with our Collaborative community.
Friday, April 1, 2022 at 12:30 pm
Lunch Program
Digital Assets and Equitable Distribution: A Guide for Family Law Practitioners
Speakers: Richard Wolf and Jack Tangeman, of Gross Mendelsohn
Monday, January 25, 2021 12 – 1 pm via Zoom
Collaborative Practice During a Pandemic: A panel discussion by Collaborative Professionals experienced in conducting a Collaborative Case via Zoom
Panel Speakers: Scott Holzman, Ph.D., Barb Tobin, Psy.D., Geoff Burroughs, CFP, Shelly Ingram, Esq., and Sarah Novak Nesbitt, Esq.
Monday, February 22, 2021 12 – 1 pm via Zoom
Divorce and Bankruptcy
Speaker: Eric S. Steiner, Esquire
Monday, March 30, 2020
Presentation: Developing Parenting Plans, including special circumstances such as safety plans and substance abuse issues
Presenters: Anna Walsh and Mary Stengel
February 24, 2020 at 12:30 pm
Business Development Strategies for Collaborative Professionals
Lunch Program (No board meeting)
Wendy Merrill of StrategyHorse Consulting Group
January 27, 2020
How Technology is Aiding the Role of the Financial Neutral in the Collaborative Process
Shawn Miller, CDFA of Sovereign Financial Services
November 25, 2019
How to Use Business Valuations to Help Your Divorce Clients
Richard L Wolf
A closely held business is often one of the largest assets involved in a divorce, and as such, a common ground for disputes between spouses. To ensure equitable distribution of assets for their clients, many attorneys rely on accredited valuation experts to perform business valuations.
However, despite their familiarity with business valuations, many divorce attorneys struggle to understand how the valuation process works.
Join Richard Wolf, CPA/ABV, CFE, CVA, CGMA, of Gross Mendelsohn’s Forensics & Litigation Support Group as he covers the basics of business valuations, using real-life examples and stories to give you a behind-the-scenes look at the valuation process.
You’ll learn:
- What a business valuation is, when is it needed and who needs one
- How the methods used to value businesses (income, market and asset) differ
- How to best work with a valuation expert in the Collaborative process
October 28, 2019
Bankruptcy and Divorce
Eric L Steiner
September 30, 2019
College Tuition/Education and Divorce
Heidi Fletcher
May 20, 2019
State of Affairs
General Membership Business Meeting
April 29, 2019
Luncheon
Handling of overnights and very young children
Esther L. Finglass PhD, LLC
Times change and legal values change along with them. Was a time when “the tender years” doctrine defined the court’s attitude towards young children, and mothers were assumed to be the best caretakers. That’s shifted towards a trend for shared access schedules for both parents, and there is an abundance of research with school age children and adolescents supporting the conclusion that maximal time with two loving parents is beneficial for emotional health. But what of very young children? 40% of all births in this country are to unmarried parents. Approximately half of those parents don’t live together and of the other half, unmarried relationships are less stable than married ones. Moreover, 20% of marriages end in divorce within the first 5 years when there are likely to be young children in the household. This talk addresses current research and mental health considerations regarding parent access schedules for infants and toddlers, including overnights with non-residential parents.
Esther Finglass, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist with a private practice in Owings Mills, Maryland and an adjunct appointment in the psychology department at Loyola University, Maryland. Dr. Finglass works with children, adolescents, adults and families performing psychotherapy and psychological assessment, with a specialty in parent coordination for families in transition. Dr. Finglass has a background in infant development with a focus on parent-infant attachment.