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Must-Try Divorce Settlement Strategies

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New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 56 minutes
Jeanette Irby
Ronald Petroff
Tamar Faulhaber
Richard Iglar
Thomas Scarr
William Sharp
With Hon. Jeanette A. Irby from Juridical Solutions PLC + 5 others
Recorded April 09, 2026.
Product ID 101751

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Overview

Secure a Competitive Edge in Divorce Law Settlements

Combative clients, stalled negotiations, and agreements that fall apart at the last minute: these are just a handful of the many issues that divorce lawyers run into during settlement talks. Do you have the skills you need to overcome any hurdle that comes your way? In this strategic program, our knowledgeable practitioners spill tips and tricks for securing fair settlements. Determine which issues to prioritize during mediation, gain helpful language to use at the post-settlement conference, and much more. Boost your confidence and results at the negotiation table - register today!

  • Compare and contrast different alternative dispute resolution methods.
  • Examine best practices for getting the divorce case ready for negotiation.
  • Discover tips for preparing your client - and yourself - for settlement.
  • Uncover practical guidance for breaking through an impasse.
  • Formulate strategies for the post-settlement conference.

This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2026 Content Advisory Committee Member Erika MacCormac.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Rethinking Resolution: Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Collaborative Law vs. Judicial Mediation
  2. Strategic Preparation for Settlement: Part I
  3. Strategic Preparation for Settlement: Part II
  4. The Settlement Conference/Mediation: Clever Negotiation Tactics
  5. Post-Settlement Conference Strategies and Next Steps
  6. Ethical Considerations in Divorce Settlement Practice
Product ID 101751

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Rethinking Resolution: Mediation vs. Arbitration vs. Collaborative Law vs. Judicial Mediation

  2. Strategic Preparation for Settlement: Part I

    1. Strategic Discovery Collection and Case Leverage
    2. Expert Engagement for High-Value Cases
    3. Preparing Subpoenas, Depositions, and Third-Party Documents
    4. Maximizing Negotiation Outcomes Through Timing, Environment, and Strategy
    5. Valuing Complex Assets and Structuring Negotiation Strategies
  3. Strategic Preparation for Settlement: Part II

    1. Preparing Your Client for Settlement
      1. Client Expectation Management and Strategic Counseling
      2. Laying Out a Clear Timeline
      3. Preparing Clients for Mediation Dynamics
      4. Supporting Client Well-Being Strategically
      5. Parental Considerations and Divorce Coaching
      6. Leveraging Psychological or Behavioral Insights to Achieve Settlement Outcomes
    2. Preparing Yourself for Settlement
      1. Preparing a Strategy Memo for Yourself and Pre-Conference Discussion With Mediator or Judge
      2. Analyzing Opposing Counsel: Anticipating Tactics and Preparing Responses
      3. Preparing Case Law and Supporting Evidence
      4. Organizing Your File and Evidence
      5. Narrowing the Issues and Seeking Stipulations
  4. The Settlement Conference/Mediation: Clever Negotiation Tactics

    1. Strategically Planning Location, Logistics, and Support During Mediation
    2. Useful Techniques for Reading Opposing Counsel
    3. Creative Negotiation Tactics
    4. 5 Secrets to Managing High-Conflict Personalities and Emotional Dynamics
    5. Settlement Agendas and Negotiation Points: Who Is Tracking It?
    6. Structuring Offers With Tax-Aware Strategies
    7. Prioritizing Issues During Mediation
      1. Custody and Visitation
      2. Child Support 
      3. Asset Distribution
  5. Post-Settlement Conference Strategies and Next Steps

    1. Helpful Language to Use
    2. Logjam Techniques for Resolving Settlement Stalls
    3. Tried-and-True Tactics for Managing Complex Settlements
    4. If You've Reached a Settlement, Memorialize It - and Quickly
    5. Preparing for Litigation If Settlement Falls Through
  6. Ethical Considerations in Divorce Settlement Practice

    1. Giving Honest Feedback and Advocating Ethically When Clients Make Questionable Decisions
    2. When Your Client Wants to Back Out the Day After You Reach an Agreement: What to Do
    3. When Your Client Fires You Halfway Through a Two-Day Settlement: Ethical Obligations
    4. What Can You Ethically Reveal From a Failed Settlement Conference?
    5. Ethically Managing Difficult Clients and Third-Party Pressures

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Hon. Jeanette A Irby
Hon. Jeanette A.
Irby
Juridical Solutions PLC
Ronald R Petroff
Ronald R.
Petroff
Petroff Law Offices, LLC
Tamar O Faulhaber
Tamar O.
Faulhaber
Faulhaber Family Law, LLC
Richard F Iglar
Richard F.
Iglar
Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C.
Hon. Thomas E Scarr
Hon. Thomas E.
Scarr
Juridical Solutions
Hon. William W Sharp
Hon. William W.
Sharp
Juridical Solutions
Speaker bio
Hon. Jeanette A Irby

Hon. Jeanette A. Irby

Juridical Solutions PLC
Jeanette Irby

is a retired circuit court judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. She is currently managing director of Juridical Solutions PLC, where she mediates family law disputes which are most suited to alternative dispute resolution. Judge Irby is experienced in all areas of civil litigation, including complex business disputes, divorce (equitable distribution, spousal support and custody), and personal injury claims. Before going on the bench, she practiced law with her primary focus on domestic relations. Judge Irby earned her B.S. degree from Central Michigan University and her J.D. degree from Thomas W. Cooley Law School.

Speaker bio
Ronald R Petroff

Ronald R. Petroff

Petroff Law Offices, LLC
Ronald Petroff

is the founder and managing partner at the law firm of Petroff Law Offices, LLC. He practices exclusively in all aspects of family law. Mr. Petroff earned his B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. He has been voted by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys as one of the ten best family law lawyers under the age of 40 in the state of Ohio for 2014 and 2015. In 2015, Mr. Petroff was voted as being one of the nation's top 1% of attorneys by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. He is admitted to practice in front of all state courts and agencies in the state of Ohio, as well as before the United States District Court for the Southern and Northern districts of Ohio. 

Speaker bio
Tamar O Faulhaber

Tamar O. Faulhaber

Faulhaber Family Law, LLC
Tamar Faulhaber

is an attorney and owner of Faulhaber Family Law, LLC. She is a trained guardian ad litem and domestic mediator; and over the past 17 years, has handled all types of family law matters, including divorces, child support, custody, legitimation and paternity, contempt, domestic violence, international custody disputes, appeals and jury trials. In addition to the practice of domestic litigation, Ms. Faulhaber also taught domestic relations law as an adjunct professor at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta. She is admitted to practice law in California, Arizona and Georgia, and is a member of the Family Law sections of the American and Atlanta bar associations. She served on the Rules Committee to establish and maintain the Fulton County Family Division, which has served as an example as a model of a family court to other counties in the state. Ms. Faulhaber also served on the Forms Committee of the Fulton County Family Law Information Center to assist citizens of the state to represent themselves in domestic matters. She earned her bachelor's degree in philosophy, magna cum laude, with honors, from Lafayette College and her J.D. degree from UCLA Law School.

Speaker bio
Richard F Iglar

Richard F. Iglar

Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C.
Richard Iglar

is a partner at Skoloff & Wolfe, P.C. and has been with the firm since 1999. He has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney. He has been listed as a "Super Lawyer" by New Jersey Monthly each year since 2010. Mr. Iglar is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), a preeminent organization in the nation for family law practitioners. He served as the President of the New Jersey Chapter of the AAML for the 2020-2021 term. He is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL). Mr Iglar has published a number of articles in blogs and The New Jersey Law Journal and has provided his expert legal commentary for television, radio and other printed media. He has appeared as a legal commentator on News12 New Jersey, analyzing a variety of family law topics, including custody matters, father's rights, the development of New Jersey family law and high-profile cases. Early in his career, Mr. Iglar was selected by peer review, conducted by Springboard Public Relations, as one of the "Top 10 Attorneys Under 40" in New Jersey. He was also one of youngest attorneys in the State to have been admitted to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Mr. Iglar devotes his career to the practice of family law and all of its aspects including divorce, custody, child support, alimony, domestic violence. His philosophy has always been to resolve every family law case with the priority on the client's goals and the client's financial and psychological needs. He graduated from Boston College Law School, where he was an editor of the Boston College International and Comparative Law Review. For his undergraduate education, he attended Rutgers College, and graduated Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He has appeared in the state, federal and the appellate courts of New Jersey and New York, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. 

Speaker bio
Hon. Thomas E Scarr

Hon. Thomas E. Scarr

Juridical Solutions
Thomas Scarr

is retired from the bench, bringing over four decades of litigation and appellate experience to his work as a mediator, arbitrator, and neutral. He recently completed his term as Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia, where he served from the Court's inception in 2022 through the end of 2024. During his tenure, he authored numerous published decisions and helped establish the Court's early jurisprudential legacy. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Scarr built a distinguished trial and appellate practice across West Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic. Throughout his career, he has tried more than 40 jury trials, handled complex commercial, construction, employment, and toxic tort matters, and represented clients in both state and federal courts. Judge Scarr served as Litigation Section Leader and Marketing Committee Chair at Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC, and earlier was a partner at Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love. He earned his B.A. degree with Distinction in English Literature from the University of Virginia and his J.D. degree from Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary. Mr. Scarr is a permanent member of the Judicial Conference, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and a member American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute.

Speaker bio
Hon. William W Sharp

Hon. William W. Sharp

Juridical Solutions
William Sharp

retired as a Judge of the 26th Circuit Court, where he presided in Warren County. Before his election to the Circuit Court, Judge Sharp served as a Judge of the 26th District Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for twenty-five years and was Chief Judge of that court from 1998 to 2007. Immediately following retirement Judge Sharp participated in the Judicial Settlement Program sponsored by the Supreme Court of Virginia. He was successful in settling numerous family law matters and other civil disputes. In 2018 Judge Sharp received an honor much prized by members of the judiciary, the Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award. This award is given annually by the Judicial Council of Virginia to recognize a Judge who goes above and beyond the call of duty in giving back to the courts and the surrounding communities. The following year he received the 2019 Lelia Baum Hopper Service Award from the Virginia Council of Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judges. Judge Sharp was an active member of the Virginia Court Improvement Program Advisory Board, the Warren County Foster Care Best Practices Team, and the Frederick/Winchester Best Practices Team. He has previously served as chairman of the State Advisory Committee on Child Support Litigation and the Juvenile Court Judges/DCSE Support Committee. Before his election to the bench Judge Sharp practiced law in Front Royal, Virginia. He handled a variety of civil litigation matters, including personal injury, workers compensation, real estate disputes and contracts generally. He also handled criminal litigation in the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney in Front Royal, Virginia. Mr. Sharp earned his B.A. degree from Yale College and his J.D. degree from Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William and Mary.

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