| 08:30–08:45 |
Introduction & Welcome
Hon. Shelley Kaufman, Supervising Judge, Family Law Division
Brian Lepak, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA
William Spiller, Jr., Esq., Co-host
Steve S. Zand, Esq., Associate Dean, Director of Faculty Development, UWLA
Abbas Hadjian, Esq. Organizer
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| 08:45–10:00 |
Panel 1
Cultural, Ethical, and Practical Concerns: Judges speaking of their challenges, attorney challenges, MHP speaking to elicit information, and how to avoid microaggressions.
Hon. Scott Gordon (Judge Retired). Mike Kretzmer, Esq. Gitu Bhatia, Psy. D.
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| 10:00–10:15 |
Break
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| 10:15–11:15 |
Panel 2
Foreign Prenuptial Agreements & Divorces in U.S. Courts
Hon. Christine Byrd (Judge Retired), Abbas Hadjian, Esq., Jeremy D. Morley, Esq.
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| 11:15–11:30 |
Break
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| 11:30–12:45 |
Panel 3
Family Law Issues in the Current Climate: When Immigration, Custody, and Divorce Collide
Hon. Firdaus Dordi (Assistant Supervising Judge, Family Law Division), Linda Bortell, Psy.D., Merlyn Hernandez, CFLS, Faith Nouri, CFLS, Jinna Kang, Esq.
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| 12:45–1:30 |
Lunch
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| 1:30–2:30 |
Lunch with Your Family Law Judge
Judicial Panel:
- Hon. Nicole Bershon, Judge (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 2C)
- Hon. George Bird, Judge (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 2A)
- Hon. Christmas Brookens, Judge (Inglewood, Dept. 6)
- Hon. Susel Carrillo-Orellana, Commissioner (Whittier, Dept. 301)
- Hon. Erika J. Diaz, Commissioner (Pomona, Dept. B)
- Hon. Shelley Kaufman, Judge (Stanley Mosk, Supervising Judge, Family Law Division)
- Hon. Jessica C. Kronstadt, Judge (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 7)
- Hon. Kimberly Repecka, Judge (Metropolitan, Dept. 65)
- Hon. Elizabeth Scully, Judge (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 35)
- Hon. Stephanie Story, Judge (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 88)
- Hon. Judge Helen H. Yang (Pasadena, Dept. K)
Judicial Moderator: Hon. Firdaus Dordi, Judge (Stanley Mosk, Assistant Supervising Judge, Family Law Division)
Attorney Moderators: Dena Kleeman (Immediate Past Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA), Brian Lepak, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA
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| 2:30-2:40 |
Closing
Abbas Hadjian, Organizer, Brian Lepak, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA
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