Iranian American Lawyers' Association (IALA),in Association with the University of West Los Angeles, School of Law (UWLA); the California Lawyers Association, Family Law Section (FLS-CLA); the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA); the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
presents
Program
| 8:00 to 8:30 |
Sign Up & Traditional French Breakfast, courtesy of the French-American Bar Association |
| 8:30 to 8:45 |
WelcomeHon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Supervising Judge (LASC Family Law Division); Chantelle Ameli, Esq. (Pres. IALA); Prof. Steve Zand, Esq., CFLS (UWLA); Cari M. Pines, Esq., CFLS (LACBA), Avi Levy, Esq., CFLS (FLS-CLA) |
| 8:45 to 9:00 |
Introducing Event, Panels, Discussion, Sponsors and Managment |
| 9:00 to 10:00 |
Panel 1: The Global Couple & Premarital Agreements: Legal and Cultural Issues to ConsiderSpeakers: Hon. Amy Pellman, Judge LASC; Noelle Halaby, Esq., CFLS; Lynette Berg Robe, Esq., CFLS; Elie Seyedian, Esq. |
| 10:00 to 10:15 |
Tea & Coffee Break |
| 10:15 to 11:15 |
Panel 2: Cultural Boundaries: Validity of the Marriage and DivorceSpeakers: Hon. Firdaus F. Dordi, Judge LASC; Robert Brandt, Esq., CFLS, AAML, IAFL; F. Faye Nia, Esq., CFLS; Jinna Kang, Esq., CFLS |
| 11:15 to 12:15 |
Panel 3: Domestic Violence: Decoding Abuse Across CulturesSpeakers: Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Judge LASC; Gitu Bhatia, Psy.D; Linda Bortell, Psy. D; Shuray Ghorishi, Esq. |
| 12:15 to 13:15 |
Traditional Persian Lunch |
| 12:30 to 13:30 |
Panel 4: Lunch With Your Family Law JudgeParticipants: Hon. Christine Byrd, Judge LASC; Hon. Charles Clay III, Judge LASC; Hon. Michael J. Convey, Judge LASC; Hon. Firdaus F. Dordi, Judge LASC; Hon. Mark Epstein, Judge LASC; Hon. Dianna Gould-Saltman, Judge LASC; Hon. Bruce G. Iwasaki, Judge LASC; Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Supervising Judge LASC (Family Law Division); Hon. Amy Pellman, Judge LASC; Hon. Laura Seigle, Judge LASC; Hon. Ashley Tabaddor, President of the National Association of Immigration Judges, Judge LASC; Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Judge LASC; Hon. Joshua Wayser, Judge LASC |
| 13:45 to 14:45 |
Panel 5: Culture & Court Orders: A Context for Enhanced Design, Greater Compliance and Effective EnforcementSpeakers: Hon. Michael A. Convey, Judge LASC; Hon. Keith Clemens (Comm. Retired); Raymond Goldstein, Esq.; Steve Zand, Esq., CFLS |
| 14:45 to 15:00 |
Tea & Coffee Break |
| 15:00 to 16:00 |
Panel 6: Children of Tomorrow: Custody and Visitation in a Borderless WorldSpeakers: Hon. Dianna Gould-Saltman, Judge LASC; Jeremy Morley, Esq., IAFL; Warren Shiell, Esq., CFLS |
| 16:00 |
CLOSING |