Program


08:30–08:45
Introduction and Sponsor Appreciation
Abbas Hadjian, Esq., Organizer
08:45–09:00
Welcome Ceremony
Hon. Lawrence P. Riff, Supervising Judge, Family Law Division, LASC; Steve Mindel, Esq., Chair Family Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association; Bernadet Babasi, Esq., President, The Iranian-American Lawyers Association, Abbas Hadjian, Esq., William Spiller, Jr., Esq.
09:00–9:15
Access to Justice from the Lens of Diverse Belief Systems
Gitu Bhatia, Psy. D.
9:15–10:30
Panel 1: Viewing Access to Justice Through a Socio-Economic Lens
Speakers: Hon. Maria Puente Porras, Judge Family Law Division, LASC; Ana Storey, Esq., Levitt Quinn; Susan Thrall, LMFT Family Court Services LASC
Moderator: Diane M. Goodman, JD, PhD
10:30–10:35
Q&A Panel 1 / Break
10:33–11:50
Panel 2: Viewing Access to Justice through the Disabilities Lens
Speakers: Hon. Christine Byrd, Judge, Family Law Division, LASC; Danny Paskin, PhD, Professor of Journalism at CSULB; Phu C. Nguyen, Esq., Court Counsel, LASC
Moderator: Linda Bortell, Psy.D.
11:50–12:00
Q&A Panel 2 / Break
12:00–13:30
Panel 3 - Lunch with Your Family Law Judge
Hon. Amir Aharonov, Commissioner, LASC, Chatsworth; Hon. Sarah J. Heidel, Judge LASC, Pasadena; Hon. Lisa R. Washington, Judge LSC, Pamona; Hon. Gia G. Bosley, Judge, LASC, Torrance and Annex; Hon. Wendy L. Wilcox, Judge LASC, Stanley Mosk; Hon. Charles Q. Clay, Judge LASC, Whittier; Hon. Firdaus F. Dordi, Judge LASC, Van Nuys East; Hon. Elizabeth Scully, Judge LASC, Stanley Mosk; Hon. Esther P. Kim, Judge LASC, Compton; Hon. Maria Puente Porras, Judge LASC, Compton; Hon. Ashley Tabaddor, Immigration Judge, President National Association of Immigration Judges (Personal Capacity)
Judicial Moderators: Hon. Christine Byrd, Judge LASC, Stanley Mosk; Hon. Alexander Giza, Judge LASC, Stanley Mosk
Attorney Moderators: Laurel Brauer, Esq.; Jinna Kang, Esq.; Steve S. Zand, Esq.
13:30
Closing Ceremony
Abbas Hadjian, Esq., William Spiller, Jr., Esq.