Offering a compassionate, less adversarial approach to divorce through collaborative law and mediation. Our experienced attorney, mediator, and financial neutral team helps couples make informed decisions and shape their futures.
Collaborative Law is a legal option which allows couples to complete their entire divorce process out of court, supported and guided by professional with specialized training and experience. For more information on the Collaborative process, please visit:
King County Collaborative Law: https://kingcountycollab.org/what-is-collaborative-law/
Collaborative Professionals of Washington: https://collaborativedivorcewashington.com/blog/
If you are considering divorce or have started the divorce process, it is important to understand your options for reaching an agreement with your spouse. Please reach out to discuss these options in more detail and determine if Mediation or Collaborative Divorce is a appropriate for you and your spouse.
I am the principal Mediator and Collaborative Law Attorney of True Collaborative Solutions. I am licensed to practice law in Washington and California. My goal is to bring clarity and peace of mind for clients going through difficult life transitions.
After immigrating from Romania at the age of 12 years-old and spending my adolescent years in Bellevue, I earned a BA in Japanese and Political Science from the University of Washington and a JD from the University of California at Davis. My legal career began in California, focusing on federal tax controversy, estate planning, and elder law.
In 2020, I became a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP) with the Divorce Lending Association, and in 2022 I co-founded True Lending Company, a local mortgage brokerage focusing on divorce mortgage lending. Since then, I've helped hundreds of clients with divorce mortgage planning.
After training as a Collaborative Attorney and Mediator, I launched True Collaborative Solutions, a client-focused law firm aiming to help clients complete their divorce process out of courts.
I live in Edmonds with my husband, our two daughters, and our two toy-poodle mix rescue dogs.
I am proud to support the efforts of other Mediators and Collaborative Law Professionals who work diligently to help their clients use my amicable and peaceful ways to resolve conflicts, especially when it comes to transitioning two a two-family household and ending their marriage. I am a member of King County Collaborative Law, Collaborative Professionals of Washington, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Also, I am the Chair of King County Bar Association's Collaborative Law Section.
I am believer in "doing well by doing good." In addition to providing free divorce mortgage planning help to hundreds of clients, I serve three non-profit boards that are support causes very close to my heart. I am proud to be a board member of the Mother Attorney Mentoring Association ("MAMA Seattle"), the Washington First Responders Wills Clinic, and King County Bar Association's Collaborative Law Section.
I am a Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP) with the Divorce Lending Association and a licensed Mortgage Loan Originator in WA, CA and CO. This means that I live in the intersection of family law and lending, and I help match up the legal options we identify during the divorce process with executable lending options.
When I first meet my clients, I aim to learn their goals - where would they like to live post divorce? If young children are involved, most divorcing parents seek to find a way to keep the family home as a way to provide stability for the children. Through divorce mortgage planning, I help clients identify their options, then provide gui
When I first meet my clients, I aim to learn their goals - where would they like to live post divorce? If young children are involved, most divorcing parents seek to find a way to keep the family home as a way to provide stability for the children. Through divorce mortgage planning, I help clients identify their options, then provide guidance and the language needed in the divorce documents to meet their housing goals post-divorce.
It is not enough to help a client get divorce. As a Mediator, Collaborative Law Attorney, and CDLP, I seek a wholistic solution that helps my client navigate their divorce process feeling empowered and supported. I help my clients land on their feet - both financially and emotionally. Often, knowing they have a safe and affordable place
It is not enough to help a client get divorce. As a Mediator, Collaborative Law Attorney, and CDLP, I seek a wholistic solution that helps my client navigate their divorce process feeling empowered and supported. I help my clients land on their feet - both financially and emotionally. Often, knowing they have a safe and affordable place to live after the divorce brings peace and the knowledge that they CAN start their new chapter with confidence.