Sign Up & Breakfast

French Continental Breakfast, Courtesy of French‐American Bar Association, California Chapter, Elie Seyedian, Esq.

Welcome

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Supervising Judge (LASC Family Law Division); Mory Ahmadi, Esq. (Pres. IALA); David Lederman, Esq., CFLS (Chair FLEXCOM); Joseph P. Spirito, Jr., Esq., CFLS (Chair F. L. Comm. LACBA); Steve Zand, Esq., CFLS (Prof. UWLA)

Introducing Event, Panels, Discussion, Sponsors and Management

Abbas Hadjian, Esq., CFLS

Panel 1: CP & Support Without Borders:

Finding and Enforcing in Lands Unknown

Speakers: Hon. Patrick A. Cathcart, Judge, LASC; Gregory Jessner, Esq.; David Shebby, Esq., CFLS.
Moderator: Merlyn Hernandez, CFLS

Persian Morning Tea Break

Panel 2: Immigrants Divorce:

Issues and Guidelines to Handle and Assist Divorcing Immigrants

Speakers: Hon. Maria Puente-Porras, Comm’r., LASC; Faith Nouri, Esq., CFLS.; Kia Feyzjou, Esq., CCLS
Moderator: Elie Seyedian, Esq.

Panel 3: Hunting for Putative Spouses:

Dealing with Defective Marriages

Speakers: Hon. Keith Clemens, Comm’r. Ret.; Jeannette J. Wright, Esq.; Robert Fairfield, Esq.
Moderator: Jinna Kang, Esq., CFLS

Traditional Persian Lunch

Provided by Malek's Persian Cuisine, 20050 Vanowen St J, Winnetka, CA

Panel 4: LUNCH WITH YOUR FAMILY LAW JUDGE

Participants: Hon. Patrick A. Cathcart, Judge, LASC; Hon. Dianna Gould-Saltman, Judge, LASC; Hon. Bruce Iwasaki, Judge, LASC; Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Supervising Judge (LASC Family Law Division); Hon. Amy Pellman, Judge ,LASC; Hon. Maria Puente-Porras, Comm’r., LASC; Hon. Harvey A. Silberman, Judge, LASC.
Moderators: Laurel Brauer, Esq., CFLS; Steve Hittleman, Esq., CFLS; Steve Zand, Esq., CFLS

Panel 5: Not Without My Religious Divorce:

The Long Arm of California Divorces

Speakers: Honey Amado, Esq.; Donna Echiverri-Beckham, Esq.; Alexandra Leichter, Esq.; Sr. Tracey Sharp, SCRH; Imam Suhail Hasan Mulla
Moderator: Amaka Ada Akudinobi, Esq.

Traditional Korean Tea and Sweets

Courtesy of Korean-American Bar Association; Jinna Kang, Esq., CFLS and Christian T. Kim, Esq.

Panel 6: Homelessness at Home:

Living Under the Threat of Deportation

Speakers: Indhushree Rajan, Ph.D.; Reuben Vaisman-Tzachor, Ph.D.; Peyman Raoofi, Psy.D.
Moderator: Gitu Bhatia, Psy.D.

CLOSING

Abbas Hadjian, Esq., CFLS