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Supreme Court Grants Bar's Collaborative Petition
The Supreme Court of Mississippi issued an En Banc Order Issuance of the order sets the stage for a new type of practice
this summer granting The Mississippi Bar's Petition to Create for family lawyers in which they work as collaborators instead
Rules for Collaborative Law and limiting it to family law. The of adversaries. The Mississippi Bar has hosted webinars and
order was issued July 26 and it went into e ect August 26, 2024. in-person seminars about Collaborative Law and plans to hold
several more in the coming months.
What is collaborative law?
• a voluntary, contractually-based alternative dispute process The Mississippi Bar Upcoming
• lawyer's representation is limited to representing them Collaborative Law Workshops
solely for the purposes of negotiation GULFPORT
• if the matter is not settled, new lawyers will be retained if December 3, 2024
the matter proceeds to litigation or arbitration TUPELO
• the lawyers and the clients agree to engage in good faith March 21, 2025
negotiation, respectful communications, share relevant Details at msbar.org
information, use joint experts (if experts are needed), cli-
ents participate in the negotiations, and the negotiation
process is conï¬dential.
Rural Attorneys Panel Speaks at Law Schools
On September 23, the Mississippi Bar's Access to Justice Committee hosted a Rural Attorneys Panel for the students at
University of Mississippi School of Law. The panelists discussed how they practice in rural areas of Mississippi, to help encourage
students to work in areas where lawyers are in short supply. Featured panelists were (below left, from left to right) Karen Peairs,
Matt Harris, Brittany B. Frankel, and Adreain Reynolds. Frederick Slabach, Dean of the Law School, is also pictured at bottom
right. A panel at Mississippi College School of Law is scheduled for October 23.
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