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" Malpractice Risks of Collaborative Divorce," Wisconsin Lawyer, May, 2002, vol. 75, no. 5

Attempting to avoid an adversary court proceeding, collaborative divorce imports the adversary relation into your own professional obligations, committing you to serve two adverse masters at once.

Linda Roberson,"Cooperative Divorce: An Alternative," from the June, 2002, issue of Wisconsin Woman

An alternative to collaborative divorce, presented by the past president of the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and past chair of the Family Law Council of Community Property States.

Opinion 115 of the Ethics Committee of the Colorado Bar Association, relating to Collaborative and Cooperative Law.

"The Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit a lawyer from participating in Collaborative Law so long as a contractual obligation exists between the lawyer and the opposing party whereby the lawyer agrees to terminate the representation of the client."

"Patty, Your New Client ," Discussion Problem from Mental Health Care and the Law, seminar at UW-La Crosse, October 12, 2001.

After this initial interview, should you accept Patty as your client? What do you do when her parents sue you?

"The Chevron Decision: Unanswered Questions In Accounting Malpractice Law," Wisconsin Lawyer, May, 1994, vol. 67, no. 5

When a CPA withdraws a report on a client's financial statements, to whom must the CPA disclose the withdrawal?

"CPA Liability for Estate Planning in Wisconsin," presentation to the Madison Estate Council, April 20, 1998

The primary malpractice risk in estate planning arises from the division of labor among estate planning professionals: Who is supposed to do what?

"CPA Liability Arising from Compilation Engagements," from Accounting Malpractice Law in Wisconsin (1995)

If the CPA assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of compiled financial statements, how can compilation engagements make the CPA liable to clients and third parties?

"CPA Liability Arising from Review Engagements," from Accounting Malpractice Law in Wisconsin (1995)

Why should you ever rely on a CPA's review report?

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