Register Now! Don’t miss this enlightening and informative program aimed at updating your practice of family law. Experienced judicial officers, attorneys and accountants will guide you through the rapidly evolving aspects of the practice of family law, such as: E-designing your pleading in preparation for electronic filing; Up to date techniques for billing and marketing; Ethics; How litigators and consensual dispute resolution professionals can work together to resolve cases and preserve available judicial resources for those cases that require traditional litigation; How to present and maximize your client’s case under the new case management rules; and The basic and sophisticated approaches to determine cash flow available for support.
Program Schedule:
8:00-8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:30-9:00 AM Greetings and Introductions/Status of Department 2
Panelists: Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Supervising Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Cari M. Pines, CFLS, Pines Law Group Kevin James Mooney, Esq., Minyard Morris Family Law, LLP Eve Lopez, CFLS, Lopez Law Group
In preparation for the launch of electronic pleadings, learn how to e-design your pleadings to appeal to your judicial officer’s e-perspective.
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30 AM Panel 2 (includes 1 hr. Ethics CLE credit) Getting and Keeping Clients
Panelists: Steven A. Mindel, CFLS, Managing Partner, Feinberg, Mindel, Brandt and Klein, LLP John J. Gilligan, CFLS, Managing Partner, Brandmeyer, Gilligan & Dockstader, LLP
John and Steve manage two of the larger family law firms in Los Angeles County. They will teach you up to date techniques in billing, marketing, and how to ethically get and keep clients. This program will benefit those in larger firms as well as solo practitioners.
Participants will receive one hour of ethics CLE credit.
11:35 AM-12:35 PM Panel 3 Working Together: Traditional Litigation and Consensual Dispute Resolution in the 21st Century
Panelists: Charles K. Wake, Esq. Law Office of Charles Wake Jeffery S. Jacobson, CFLS, Jacobson Scully Shebby, LLP Jaye-Jo Portanova M.D., Psychiatrist specializing in family issues. Melanie D. Mandles, Esq., Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles
The courts are becoming more and more crowded, while judicial resources dwindle. Traditional litigation and Consensual Dispute Resolution (CDR) are not mutually exclusive. Learn how litigators and CDR professionals can work together to resolve proceedings consensually, preserving available judicial resources for those cases that require traditional litigation.
12:35- PM Luncheon
1:45-3:00 PM PANEL 4 New Case Management Rules: What the Court Needs From You When Presenting Your Case
Panelists: Hon: B. Scott Silverman, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Hon: Roy Paul, Benchmark (Retired) Lawrence E. Leone, CFLS, Law Offices of Lawrence E. Leone Marshall W. Waller II, CFLS, Feinberg & Waller
Learn about the new case management rules and how best to present your case from this distinguished and experienced panel of two judicial officers and two family attorneys. Learn how to maximize the outcome of your client’s case. The tips and knowledge to be gained from this panel will enhance your family law practice.
3:00-3:15 PM Break
3:15-4:30 PM Panel 5 Cash Flow: Where Do You Find The Money?
Panelists: Hon: Lawrence P. Riff, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court Lorna Mouton Riff, CPA, CFF, CBIZ, Inc. Andrew L. Hunt, CPA, ASA, White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Hunt & Luna, LLP Matthew K. Skarin, CFLS, CPA, Feinberg, Mindel, Brandt and Klein, LLP
These experienced attorneys and accountants will teach basic and sophisticated approaches to determine cash flow available for support. The judge will share insights and tips on point.
Location: Hilton Universal City555 Universal Hollywood Drive Universal City, CA 91608
CLE Credit: 6.25 hrs CLE credit (Includes 6.25 hrs. Family Law Legal Specialization Credit) includes 1 hr. Ethics
Parking: Hotel Valet: $20.00 +tax Self-Parking: $12.00 +tax
Prices:
CLE+PLUS Cardholders with Meals
$185
Family Law Section Members
$285
LACBA Members
$310
All Others
$360
Judicial Officers
Government/Non-Profit Attorneys
Law Students
Paralegals
Exhibitors (includes two staff admission)
$800
Exhibitors (includes one staff admission)
$700
Sponsors (includes two staff admissions)
$1,700
Exhibitor Meals (for Additional Staff)
$100
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