Hudson Valley lawyers group nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The International Association of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) announced it has been nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.

According to a statement issued by the association, the nomination cited its “transforming the way families resolve conflict around the world by offering an alternative to litigation, a conflict resolution model called Collaborative Practice, or Collaborative Divorce. The remarkable nomination shines a spotlight on Collaborative Practice, and on a group of Hudson Valley lawyers active within IACP that founded the first interdisciplinary collaborative association in New York State more than 20 years ago.”

The IACP did not state who put the organization”™s name forward for the prize. Kathryn Lazar, a co-founder and managing partner of the Lazar Schwartz & Jones LLP law firm in Hopewell Junction and a director of the IACP, acknowledged the likelihood of IACP”™s winning the Nobel Prize was long shot, but she added that being nominated “reminds us that peace can begin at home. It”™s my hope that the nomination will expand awareness of the value of Collaborative Practice and encourage couples who are considering separating to explore this option.”