Katherine J. Morneau is the owner and founding attorney at Morneau Law in Nashua, NH.  She has been practicing family law since 2006 and recently celebrated her firm’s 10^th anniversary.  As a current Co-chair of Collaborative Divorce New Hampshire, Kate is passionate about the collaborative divorce process, which allows families to resolve their family matters without the need for Court intervention.  Having attended the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law, New Hampshire’s only law school, Kate regularly returns to the school to educate students about the collaborative process and invites students to join her firm for a Legal Residency to get first-hand experience with the process. Kate was selected to be part of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Leadership Academy for the 2021-2022 year. As an active member of IACP, Kate is part of the Fundraising Committee and is looking forward to presenting on the collaborative process at the 2023 Annual Forum in Toronto. 

Karen Van Kooy is the owner of Van Kooy Law and Mediation, with offices in Newton and Southborough, Massachusetts. Karen practices family law and estate planning. Using mediation, collaborative law, or attorney-to attorney negotiation, Karen provides out-of-court, client centered approaches to these sensitive family matters. Karen is past president and current board member of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, and is a trainer for the MCLC Introductory Interdisciplinary Training on Collaborative Law. Karen is also a recent graduate of the IACP 2022- 2023 Leadership Academy.