
Seattle Collaborative Law Center
To model, provide and teach a peacemaking approach to conflict resolution that promotes the values,
needs, and interests of the parties, their families, and the professionals with whom they work.
Transitions at the Seattle Collaborative Law Center
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the closure of the Seattle Collaborative Law Center (SCLC) following the unexpected death of its founder, Kevin Robert Scudder, who died from complications caused by an allergic reaction to heparin after a knee replacement surgery.
We are no longer accepting new clients. If you are a client of the Seattle Collaborative Law Center, we will be sending you more information about the firm’s closure and how we will support you through this transition. If you have immediate questions, please contact us via email at info@seattleclc.com or by phone at 206-524-7828. You – and the quality handling of your legal matters – are important to us.
If you are looking for help with estate planning, please contact Adrienne Keith-Wills at Wills Law Firm, either by phone at 206-523-3047 or by email at akwills@willslawfirm.com. Adrienne is a collaboratively-trained attorney who was one of Kevin’s friends and trusted colleagues. She will be able to help you with your estate planning or probate needs or refer you to another trusted attorney.
If you are looking for help with a family law matter, please contact Collaborative Professionals of Washington (CPW) or King County Collaborative Law for a list of professionals to assist you, or contact us directly through the aforementioned means for a referral list.
We thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.
With gratitude,
The Seattle Collaborative Law Center Team
Kevin Scudder’s family: Anna Davis, Clara Scudder-Davis, and Ella Scudder-Davis
Welcome to the Seattle Collaborative Law Center
The Seattle Collaborative Law Center, PLLC is the realization of a dream that started in 2008 when Kevin Scudder, our founder, took his introductory Collaborative Training and experienced a personal and professional sense of
“Coming Home”.
From the start of his Collaborative work, it was clear to Kevin that a legal process that incorporates the tenets of good faith, respect, informed consent, and full disclosure is a more humanistic approach to conflict resolution, an antidote to the emotional, psychological and financial damage that often accompanies the alternative dispute resolution model that litigation is becoming.
The vast majority of people do not want to go to war. They want safety, to be heard, financial sufficiency, their children to be given the best chance of being healthy human beings, and a result that reflects their idea of what is fair and just rather than to have one imposed on them through the coercion of a settlement conference or a decision from a third party who cannot possibly know them, their children, or their underlying needs and interests.
The Seattle Collaborative Law Center is committed to furthering Kevin’s dream of providing a place for consumers and professionals to come to be educated and to receive quality, compassionate professional services.
– Seattle Collaborative Law Center Team

Amazing, caring, and trustworthy – I hired Kristina when leaving a domestic violence marriage with a baby and I’ve never felt more supported than by her! She was extremely considerate, kind, did not push anything onto me, and made sure I understood 100% of everything going on. She was not judgemental and she gave wonderful advice and if she didn’t know an answer off the top of her head she let me know and she went out of her way to get the knowledge. Kristina was someone I could talk to easily and was so friendly and professional and always made sure to get back to my emails very quickly. She is my #1 suggestion to anyone needing her type of service!
– Robyn
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