Iranian American Lawyers' Association (IALA), in Association with the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section (LACBA); the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers(AAML, Southern California Chapter), the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC, California Chapter), the American Inn of Court (Southern California Family Law), the Association of Certified Family Law Specialist (ACFLS), the University of West Los Angeles, School of Law (UWLA)
presents
Program
| 08:30–08:45 |
Introduction and Sponsor AppreciationAbbas Hadjian, Esq., Organizer |
| 08:45–09:00 |
Welcome CeremonyHon. 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 SystemsGitu Bhatia, Psy. D. |
| 9:15–10:30 |
Panel 1: Viewing Access to Justice Through a Socio-Economic LensSpeakers: Hon. Maria Puente Porras, Judge Family Law Division, LASC; Ana Storey, Esq., Levitt Quinn; Susan Thrall, LMFT Family Court Services LASCModerator: 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 LensSpeakers: Hon. Christine Byrd, Judge, Family Law Division, LASC; Danny Paskin, PhD, Professor of Journalism at CSULB; Phu C. Nguyen, Esq., Court Counsel, LASCModerator: Linda Bortell, Psy.D. |
| 11:50–12:00 |
Q&A Panel 2 / Break |
| 12:00–13:30 |
Panel 3 - Lunch with Your Family Law JudgeHon. 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 CeremonyAbbas Hadjian, Esq., William Spiller, Jr., Esq. |