COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE ATTORNEY PRESENTS
AT ANNUAL ILLINOIS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONVENTION(S)

Kathryn had the great privilege of co-presenting a discussion on Conflict Resolution: Two Outside the Box Approaches for the Illinois Psychological Association during their annual convention November 6-8, 2008. The convention theme was: Thinking Outside the Box – Experiencing Psychology in 2008. A paradigm of Difficult Conversations was presented in conjunction with
a discussion on the emerging field of collaborative family and divorce
law and the fantastic alternative it is providing to adversarial conflict in divorce cases. In the legal realm, the emerging field of collaborative family & divorce law provided and important alternative to adversarial conflict in divorce cases.

Kathryn Engel, J.D. is a dynamic/strategic attorney with a Masters in Business Administration and 18+ years of diverse legal and business experience. Kathryn’s practice concentration is Collaborative Divorce. Her background includes a multitude of related, complementary disciplines: mediation; collaborative negotiation; conflict resolution; structuring successful solutions for families and organizations; providing human resource guidance, compliance and employment related services.

Kathryn is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago and Capital University Law and Graduate School in Columbus, Ohio. She studied and received her Mediation certification from DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, and her Collaborative Law certification through the Collaborative Law Institute of Illinois.