Carla M. Calabrese
5944 Luther Ln., STE 875, Dallas, TX 75225
About Carla M. Calabrese
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati, OhioJ.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: With Honors
- Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OhioB.S.B.A., Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Honors: magna cum laude
Classes and Seminars
- “Why Collaborative Law Should Be a Household Name.” – Presented to the Dallas Roundtable, April 16, 2013
- “Resolving divorces using the collaborative law process – What it is, how it works, and why your clients should consider using it?” Presented to The Lifeworks Group, PA, April 26, 2012
- “Case Study from Hell”, presented to Collin County Family Law Bar Assoc., March 2011
- “Collaborative Law – Ethical Considerations,” The Collaborative Law Institute of Texas and State Bar of Texas Collaborative Law Course, 2011
- Ask the Experts – Collaborative Family Law, D Magazine, January 2011
- “How to Protect Your Clients and Their Net Worth During Divorce – A Process That Every Top-Notch Financial Professional Should Know About”, presented to Tolleson Wealth Management, October 2010
- “Cracking the Mental Health Code: Helping Lawyers Spot (and Understand the Impact of) Mental Health Issues”, The Collaborative Law Institute of Texas and State Bar of Texas Collaborative Law Course, 2010
- Collaborative Law Primer – Presented to Andrews & Barth, March 2010
- “Introduction to Collaborative Law – Dissecting the Case from Hell”, presented to Plano Bar Association, October 2009
- “Case Study from Hell”, The Collaborative Law Institute of Texas and State Bar of Texas Collaborative Law Course, 2009
- ▪ “The Collaborative Team Model, Learn It, Do It, Love it!”, Texas State Bar Advanced Family Law Seminar, 2007
- “Why Aren’t Those Lawyers Going to Court”, presented to 100 lawyers at the Mahon Inns of Court, Fort Worth, Texas 2006
- “The Collaborative Team Model, Taking Texas to the Next Level”, Texas State Bar Advanced Family Law Seminar, 2005
- “Introduction to Collaboration in the Practice of Law”, Dallas Bar Association ADR Section, 2004
- “Top Ten Reasons to Choose Collaborative Law”, Vial, Hamilton, Koch & Knox, 2003
- “Introduction to Collaborative Law”, Dallas Group Analytical Practice, 2003
- “Protocols for the Practice of Collaborative Family Law”, Adopted by the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas, Co-Authored with the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas Protocols Committee, 2003 - present
- “How to Sell Collaborative Law”, Dallas Collaborative Law Group, 2002
- “Collaborative Law – A New Way to Practice Family Law” Instructor, Law Awareness Course, The Hockaday School, 2003
- “Top Ten Reasons to Choose Collaborative Law”, Haynes & Boone, LLP, 2002
- Scriptwriter & Participant, Children in the Middle, AT&T Cable Program, Role-playing Collaborative Law Case, 2 episodes, 2002
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1986
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas (Member)
- Dallas Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Past Positions
- Haynes & Boone, LLP, Commercial Litigation Lawyer, 1986 – 1991
- Xerox Corporation, Industrial Buyer, 1982 – 1983 (left to attend law school)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- 0.1 mile away
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