The value of the Collaborative process is catching on in the world of celebrity. Famed director, Cameron Crowe, and his now ex-spouse, rocker Nancy Wilson, were recently divorced via the Collaborative Law process, a process which is favored and promoted by the Los Angeles Superior Court judiciary. The story about the couple’s choice to utilize the Collaborative model was featured in this article: http://myfamilylaw.com/celebrityblog/2010/09/24/cameron-crowe-nancy-wilson-divorcing/
Nancy Wilson’s Collaborative Attorney was Forrest Mosten (http://www.mostenmediation.com/index.html) a pioneer in mediation and collaborative law, and Cameron Crowe’s Collaborative Attorney was Patsy Ostroy, a Los Angeles attorney active in collaborative practice.
The turn to Collaborative Law seems a natural progression for high-profile cases particularly because of the confidentiality provision in the Participation Agreement and conflict management within the collaborative team that can help prevent this aspect of a celebrity’s personal life from becoming a feeding frenzy for the media circus (think Brittany and Kevin?). These are characteristics of Collaborative Law that any couple, celebrity or not, can benefit from.
