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Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section in association with
University of West Los Angeles, School of Law presents

Program

Saturday, July 26, 2025


08:30–08:45
Introduction & Welcome
Hon. Shelly Kaufman, Supervising Judge, Family Law Division
Brial Lepak, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA
Steve S. Zand, Esq., Associate Dean, Director of Faculty Development, UWLA
Abbas Hadjian, Esq. Organizer
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.

19:00–11:00
Panel 2
Foreign Prenuptial Agreements & Divorces in U.S. Courts

Hon. Christine Byrd (Judge Retired), Abbas Hadjian, Esq., Jeremy Moreley, Esq.

11:00–11:15
Break
11:15–12:30
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.

12:30–1:00
Lunch
1:00–2:00
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. Shelly 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), Brial Lepak, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA

2:00-2:15
Closing

Abbas Hadjian, Organizer, Brial Lepak, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA