Rachel Felbeck - Biographical Overview


Founder of the Collaborative Law professional community in Washington State


Member:

 

·         Washington State Bar Association - Family Law Executive Committee Member 2005 - 2008 (this position is by election, statewide within the WSBA Family Law Section)

 

·         Washington State Bar Association - Section Member of Family Law; Small and Solo Practice and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections

 

·         King County Bar Association – Section Member of Collaborative Law and Family Law

 

·         Collaborative Professionals of Washington, Secretary and Board Member (2007)

 

·         King County Collaborative Law (President: 2003-2006)

 

·         King County Collaborative Law (Board Member: 2003-present)

 

Admitted:

 

·         1995 to the Washington State Bar

·         1995 to the United States District Court, Western District of Washington

 

Law School:

 

·         Seattle University, J.D. 1994;  (graduated cum laude)

 

Undergraduate College:

 

·         University of Delaware, B.A. in Political Science and History; 1983

 

Speaking Engagements:

 

·         Gig Harbor, WA, Co-Trainer, “Should We Terminate?”, Collaborative Professionals of Washington 2^nd Annual Statewide Forum, November 2009

 

·         Boise, ID, Co-Trainer “Introduction to Collaborative Law” (2 day basic Training), November 2009

 

·         Lynwood, WA, Co-Trainer “Introduction to Collaborative Law” (2 day basic Training), October 2009

 

·         Seattle, WA, Co-Trainer “Collaborative Law Advanced Negotiation Skills", May 2009

 

·         Seattle, WA, Co-Trainer “Introduction to Collaborative Law” (2 day basic Training), February 2009

 

·         Seattle, WA, Co-Trainer “Introduction to Collaborative Law” (2 day basic Training), September 2008

 

·         Seattle University, “Skills Necessary to be a Collaborative Attorney”, March 2008

 

·         Seattle, WA, Co-Trainer “Introduction to Collaborative Law” (2 day basic Training), February 2008

 

·         Bremerton, WA, Co-Trainer “Introduction to Collaborative Law” (2 day basic Training), September 2007

 

·         Seattle, WA, “Emerging Trends in Dispute Resolution”, WSBA ADR Section, September 2007

 

·         Spokane, WA, “Collaborative Law: The Team Approach” WSBA Family Law Mid-Year, June 2007

 

·         Lynnwood WA, Co-Trainer “Introduction to Collaborative Law” (2 day basic Training), June 2007

 

·         AOC Spring Judicial Conference, Semiahmoo, WA, April 2007

 

·         Seattle University, 20^th Century Lawyer Program, April 2007

 

·         Seattle University, “Truth and the Law: Honesty as Advocacy”, March 2007

 

·         Bellingham, WA, Co-Trainer, Co-Trainer “Introduction to Collaborative Law” (2 day basic Training), March 2007

 

·         Seattle University, various CLE programs 2003 - present

 

·         Seattle University, Family Law Practicum with Betsy Hollingsworth, 2004 - present

 

·         WSBA Family Law Mid-Year, Walla Walla, WA, June 2006

 

·         NW ADR Annual Conference, “Collaborative Law: How it Works”, Seattle, WA, April 2006

 

·         Council for Community Property States, Phoenix, Arizona, April 2006

 

·         Island County Bar Association, Oak Harbor, WA, spring 2006

 

·         Seattle University, “Collaborative Law: An Introduction”, December 2005

 

·         Whatcom County Collaborative Law Group, fall 2005, Bellingham, WA

 

·         Washington State Bar Association, Co-Chair “Advanced Client Communication Skills for Lawyers”, Seattle, WA, August 2005

 

·         Access to Justice Annual Meeting, Yakima, WA, spring 2005

 

·         Spokane County Bar Association, “Make Peace Not War: A Collaborative Approach to Family Law” Spokane, WA, November 2004

 

·         Seattle University, “Unbundled Legal Services”, Seattle, WA, February 2004

 

·         WSBA Family Law Mid-Year, Ocean Shores, Washington, June 2003

 

 

Publications:

 

·         Editor, Chapters 56 and 57, Washington State Bar Family Law Deskbook, Fall 2009

 

·         Quoted in “Harmonic Divergence: A Win-Win Way to Divorce” by Karen West, Seattle Woman Magazine, April 2009. (http://www.seattlewomanmagazine.com/articles/april09-2.htm)

 

·         Co-author, Amicus Brief on behalf of Washington State Bar Association, Family Law Executive Committee, September 2008, Tresler v. Treadwell

 

·         Co-author, “Collaborative Family Law and Ethics in Washington”, January 2008

 

·         "Collaborative Law: The Evolution of a Revolution", Published in Family Law Section Quarterly Newsletter, Spring 2007

 

·         Editor, Chapter 56, Washington State Bar Family Law Deskbook, Fall 2006

 

·         "Collaborative Law and Difficult Cases", Family Law Mid-Year 2006

 

·         "Meretricious Relationships and the Pennington Case", Washington State Bar News

 

·         Co-author, "Collaborative Law Reaches Out", Washington State Bar Association, February 2004

Rachel Felbeck
5400 Carillon Point
(5000 Carillon Building, 4th Floor)
Kirkland,WA 98033
Tel: 425-822-0283
Fax: 425-576-4040

rachel@felbecklaw.com

www.felbecklaw.com