| 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
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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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| 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.
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| 11:00–11:15 |
Break
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| 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.
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| 12:30–1:00 |
Lunch
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| 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
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| 2:00-2:15 |
Closing
Abbas Hadjian, Organizer, Brial Lepak, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA
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