Written by My Collaborative Team President, Edward S. Sachs

Sometimes I raise these provocative issues to keep us thinking and questioning and talking about the best ways to market ourselves as Collaborative Professionals.

Over the past six months we at My Collaborative Team have met and heard from practitioners in communities that have successful Collaborative practices. These communities, like Kansas City, Tallahassee, Florida and Orange County, California seem to have one thing in common. They work under agreed upon protocols that shows their commitment to the Practice and their dedication to their craft.

So, have we been wrong in trying to build the Practice with large numbers or should we be focusing on quality and exclusivity?

In California there have been a few Collaborative Law Centers that have been successful. My friend Bob Merlin once investigated opening one in Coral Gables, Florida. A Collaborative Law Center is a place where a group of attorneys, financial neutrals, and mental health professionals share office space and work as Collaborative teams. It is the epitome of what I describe as “exclusive.” A group of practitioners who work under agreed upon protocols.

Maybe instead of building large Practice Groups encompassing an entire community, we should consider smaller groups of practitioners who work together as familiar teams.

What are your thoughts. Please share or join us on Friday at Happy Hour at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.