Iranian American Lawyers Association, Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association,
andUWLA, School of Law
present
Cultural Competency in Family Law Practice
psychologists will examine new issues and challenges facing every family law practitioner.
Saturday, July 25, 2015 — 8:30am to 5:00pm
The University of West Los Angeles, School of Law 9800 S. La Cienega Blvd., 12th Floor, Inglewood, CA 90301RSVP
www.ialawyers.org
Program
| 8:00 | SIGN UP |
| 8:20 to 8:30: | WELCOME |
| 8:30 to 9:30: | PANEL I: Immigrants Divorce: Psychological issues, Interactions between Federal Immigration Law and California Family Law |
| Speakers: | Hon. Ashley A. Tabaddor, Immigration Judge LA (Personal Capacity); Foojan Zeinie, Psy. D. MFT; Hon. Gita Vahid Tehrani, Immigration Judge LA (Personal Capacity) |
| Liaison: | Arsalan Hayatdavoodi, Esq. |
| 9:35 to 10:35: | PANEL II: Mixed Divorce: Interrace, Interfaith, and Intercultural Family Litigation |
| Speakers: | Hon. Patrick A. Cathcart, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Linda Bortell, Psy.D. |
| Moderator: | Diana L. Martinez, Esq.. |
| Liaison: | Atousa Saei, Esq. |
| 10:35 to 10:45: | TEA BREAK |
| 10:45 to 11:45: | PANEL III: Gray Divorce, 55 years and older: Characteristics, Interaction between California Probate and Family Law |
| Speakers: | Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Hon. Reva G. Goetz, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court |
| Moderator: | Peter Walzer, Esq., CFLS, AAML, IAML |
| Liaison: | Jonathan Termechi, Esq. |
| 11:45 to 12:45: | LUNCH BREAK (Traditional Iranian and vegetarian dishes) |
| 12:00 to 13:00: | Panel IV: Lunch With Your Family Law Judge: Q&A with Judges of diverse ethnicity, faith, gender, race. |
| Participants: | Hon. Holly J. Fujie, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Hon. Lon F. Hurwitz, Supervising Judge, Family Law Panel , Orange County; Hon. Bruce G. Iwasaki, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, Hon. Maren E. Nelson, Supervising Judge, Family Law Division, Los Angeles Superior Court; Hon. B. Scott Silverman, Judge Los Angeles Superior Court |
| Moderators: | B. Laurel Brauer, Esq., CFLS; Abbas Hadjian, Esq., CFLS; Steven G. Hittelman, Esq., CFLS |
| 13:10 to 14:10: | PANEL V: Micro Aggression Gone Violent: Cultural Behavior amounting to Domestic Violence |
| Speakers: | Hon. D. Zeke Ziedler, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Hon. Cynthia L. Loo, Comm., Mariposa County Superior Court |
| Moderator: | Gitu Bhatia, Psy. D. |
| 14:15 to 15:30: | PANEL VI: Same Sex Divorce: Impact of USSC's Decision on California Family Practice |
| Speakers: | Hon. Harvey A. Silberman, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Stephen C. Phillips, J.D., Psy. D. ; Diane Goodman, Esq. |
| Moderator: | F. Faye Nia, Esq., CFLS |
| Liaison: | Kian Moghbeli, Esq. |
| 15:30 to 15:45: | TEA BREAK |
| 15:45 to 17:00: | PANEL VII: Marvin Actions , Domestic Partnerships, Invalid Marriage Divorces |
| Speakers: | Hon. Frederick C. Shaller, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Connolly Oyler, Esq., AAML; Carol Newman, Esq. |
| Moderator: | Steve Zand Esq., CFLS |
| Liaison: | Nellie Azimzadeh, Esq. |
| 17:00: | CLOSING |