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Bruce E. Avery began his dispute resolution career in the United States military. Mr. Avery first began assisting individuals with resolving conflicts as an Army ombudsman, and later provided 15 years of service in the Judge Advocate General's Corps.
In 1993, Bruce Avery continued his legal practice career exclusively in family law. First as a solo practitioner and then partnering with his daughter, Prudence Avery Upton, Mr. Avery is committed to practicing law that serves the best interests of his clients' families.
As a certified civil and family law mediator and a facilitator for the family law division of the Montgomery County Circuit Court, Bruce Avery understands how to help individuals experiencing divorce and other family law issues come to their own agreements and decide the futures of their families, rather than have those decisions made for them by the courts.
Bruce Avery is admitted to the Kentucky and Maryland state bars. He also is authorized to practice before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court, and in South Korea.
Mr. Avery is a founding member of Collaborative Dispute Resolution Professionals (CDRP), Maryland Collaborative Practice Council (MCPC), and the Collaborative Practice Training Institute (CPTI).
About Bruce Avery
Law School: University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Admitted: 1992, Maryland
Blog: www.rockvilledivorceattorneysblog.com
Professional Webpage: www.averyuptonlaw.com/Bio/BruceAvery.asp
Honors and Awards:
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law
- Listed in Who's Who in America
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Admitted to Kentucky Bar, 1976
- Admitted to Bar of Republic of Korea, 1989
- Admitted to DC Bar, 1993
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Founding Member and Board Member, Maryland Collaborative Practice Council
- Founding Member/Past-President, Collaborative Dispute Resolution Professionals
- Member, International Legal Society (Tokyo and Seoul)
- Member, Montgomery County Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, DC Bar
- Member, Kentucky Bar Association
- Member, Maryland State Bar Association
- Member, Tri-state collaborative coordination group
- Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Trainer, Collaborative Practice Training Institute
- Member, Bar of the Republic of Korea.
- Founding Member, Collaborative Practice Training Institute
- Kentucky, 1976
- Supreme Court of Kentucky, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1984
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
- South Korea, 1989
- U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals, 1992
- Maryland, 1992
- Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1992
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1993
- DC Court of Appeals, 1993
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Trainer, Collaborative Practice Training Institute (CPTI)
- Trainer, Multidisciplinary Collaborative Training, Collaborative Practice Training Institute/MICPEL, May 20, 2009 - May 22, 2009
- Trainer, Basic Collaborative Law Training, Blue Ridge Legal Aid/CPTI, October 24, 2008 - October 25, 2008
- International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Presenter, Informed Consent: Doctors Do It, Why Not Lawyers, 2011
- Trainer, Multidisciplinary Collaborative Practice, Maryland Administrative Office of Courts/CPTI, 2011
Educational Background:
- U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 1987
- Judge Advocate General School-U.S. Army, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1984LL.M., equivalent
- Hobart College, BA, Major: Sociology and Political Science, 1971
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