Nora Kalb Bushfield

Summarizing this video series is like trying to put an octopus in a bag. The very multifaceted Nora Kalb Bushfield is a native of Atlanta and in her interview she talks about growing up in Atlanta, being a white woman attending a black college, living during the civil rights movement. Her colorful career included time as a family therapist, developing standards in foster care and child neglect, a project in juvenile justice, then attending a unique law school and practicing law as a member of the innovative Hyatt Legal Group, providing flat fee services to middle class clients. Eventually, Nora became a collaborative lawyer and trainer in the multidisciplinary practice of collaborative law. Nora is also the mother of a handicapped child, an experience that profoundly influences her life and career.