Integrative Lawyers of the World

Ana Luiza Etchalus is a Brazilian lawyer with a multi-disciplinary legal background including international trade law, legal psychology, collaborative law, and Conscious Contracts certification. She has created a systemic legal vision that she wants to share with the world. While Ana Luiza is a co-founder of OLA-DC, a Latin American Collaborative Organization, she is also an author of “Basque Soul...

We talk with MariaClaudia Perego of Italy about the power of Integrative Law to make change, how having processes be client driven brings about better outcomes, and how conflict is an opportunity for deeper understanding and growth. She shares with us her family history of how the law is in her DNA and how is in the DNA of society. MariaClaudia Perego is an integrative lawyer from Italy (outside o...

Rhiannon Thomas Email: roothomas@gmail.com For more information about Rhiannon Thomas and Milkwood: www.milkwoodlaw.co.za BRIEF BIO: From Milkwood Law website: Rhiannon has two decades of legal experience. She is an attorney, notary, conveyancer and administrator of deceased estates in practice at Michelle Dommisse & Associates in Cape Town. She is also a values consultant and accredited Conscious...

Tanya Lat Email: atty.tanyalat@gmail.com Graduate Program Coordinator at University of the Philippines College of Law Brief Bio:   Tanya left big firm practice looking for a meaningful way to practice law that was aligned with her values.  She is a professor of law teaching ethics such courses as : Legal and Judicial Ethics,  Legal Profession,  Legal Technique and Logic,  The Lawyer as Leader and...

Geraldine Johns-Putra Email: geraldine@geraldinegrace.com.au Her Law Firm Name: Geraldine Grace Podcast:  New Earth Lawyer Location: Melbourne, Australia Brief Bio: Geraldine Johns-Putra is a corporate lawyer who uses the law to build impactful, human-centered, earth-friendly enterprises and ecosystems.  She works with businesses, governing bodies and institutions, and enterprises for happier huma...

Show Notes: In this episode with J. Kim Wright, we discuss: What integrative law means to her Her vision and hopes for Integrative Lawyers of the World and the integrative law movement The connected layers and ripples of integrative legal work Examples of  some integrative law projects going on in the world how the pandemic has pushed us forward and how we are at a crossroads for building whole ne...

Klaartje Freeke & Wikke Monster went from big prestigious criminal defense law firms to opening their own, Freeke & Monster. They do all matters but focus on criminal defense, victim representation, and corporate and commercial matters. In our conversation, we talk about: Forgiveness and acceptance in criminal matters Seeing the human in the suspect Giving voice to the victim Lawyers as Changemake...

After working as a lawyer on the legal staff of a judge, Nitya Bansal realized that the litigation and criminal law paths were not for her.  She went back to school and earned a master’s degree in International Peace Studies from the University for Peace (A UN Mandated university in Costa Rico).  She currently focuses on mediation with a dream of building an online mediation and resolution platfor...

She has worked for more than 20 years as a traditional lawyer.  However, the traditional way seemed toxic and she was looking for a better way to practice law.  In this search, she found J. Kim Wright, integrative law, and conscious contracts.  She now uses conscious contracts with her business clients.   In our conversation, we discuss: Her journey to integrative law and going from hating the pra...

In this conversation with well-respected and well-loved legal pioneer and founder of collaborative law, Stu Webb, we discussed: Love & Fear Duality and Non-Duality Making the paradigm to non-duality, higher consciousness of love – GROKKING IT [love consciousness],  His journey to GROKKING IT (going from understanding intellectually to feeling it deeply and fully in your heart and gut), and The Min...

Dr. Amar Dhall is a polymath supporting authentic people to embody their unique genius and live richly meaningful, empowered and holistically abundant lives.  He works with individuals, couples, teams and organisations using a blended approach of one-on-one, group and adult educational approaches by harnessing the power of his unique neuro-somatic approach to emotionally intelligent leadership. Dr...

In a recent writing*, Magistrate Gabriela explains her life’s journey: "My life journey expresses my passion and purpose to work always and only, ‘for the children’s sake’." Initially finding the practice of law toxic and acrimonious, she left the practice of law to become a full-time mother to her four children.  In 2008, she had cancer and the chemotherapy treatments forced her to pause and be s...