Many people intrigued by the concept of mediation are unwilling or hesitant to proceed without an attorney, even with a neutral mediator present. Collaborative law offers a cooperative forum and yet retains the protections of individual representation. Contact an attorney experienced in collaborative law at our firm today to discuss your case.
St. Louis, Missouri Collaborative Law Attorney
Collaborative law is a relatively new way to resolve disputes. It is similar to mediation in many respects but provides couples with the added incentive of having to find new lawyers if they cannot settle their differences outside of court.
Founded in 1972, The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C. has helped many couples in the St. Louis metropolitan area and surrounding portions of Missouri and Illinois to end their marriages quietly, with dignity and at a fraction of the cost of litigation by using the collaborative law approach. Visit our collaborative law Web page to learn more about how our law firm can help you resolve your differences together. Or, contact us to schedule an initial consultation.
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The Comprehensive Law Movement
Collaborative law is often considered to be one component of the comprehensive law movement. The comprehensive law movement views law from an all-inclusive, holistic perspective. Rather than simply looking at what is going on in this particular case, the comprehensive law view attempts to see beyond the short-term outcome to the long-term effects the case may have on the parties involved. For more information, contact an attorney with experience in collaborative law from The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C in St. Louis, Missouri today.
Philosophy Rather Than Process
The comprehensive law movement is a philosophy rather than a process. Attorneys and clients who believe in this philosophy, however, are more likely to look for collaborative processes for resolving matters with which they are confronted.
Therapeutic Jurisprudence
One of the philosophies of the comprehensive law movement is therapeutic jurisprudence. This philosophy focuses on the impact of the law on the emotional and psychological well-being of those involved. It looks at all aspects of law as a social force that can produce either therapeutic or non-therapeutic results and focuses on resolutions that will produce the highest level of therapy to the parties involved.
Transformative Law
Transformative law is another element of the comprehensive law movement. According to this perspective, conflict is produced by the imbalance of the parties' relationships with each other and with themselves. Such imbalance causes both parties to feel defenseless and thus more self-involved than before the dispute arose. Since these negative processes feed each other as the parties interact, a vicious cycle develops creating feelings that are even more negative. The transformative law philosophy focuses on party empowerment and recognition as a means of restoring this balance.
Holistic Law
Holistic law attempts to take all of the client's circumstances into account to create a long-term plan to address these issues, rather than focus only on the pending legal matter. This may include helping clients obtain assistance for mental health or substance abuse problems or helping clients secure social services. Holistic practices can take many forms. Attorneys may incorporate collaborative approaches as a means to resolve their client's issues or use other methods to reach the same ends.
Conclusion
While the comprehensive law movement may manifest itself in many forms with somewhat different focal points, those forms always seek ways to improve the lives of all involved in the legal system, whether as practitioners or as consumers. Contact an experienced collaborative law attorney from The Marks Law Firm, L.L.C in St. Louis, Missouri to learn more about the available alternatives to litigation.
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