8:00 | SIGN UP |
8:20 to 8:30: | WELCOME |
8:30 to 9:30: | PANEL I: Immigrants Divorce: Psychological issues, Interactions between Federal Immigration Law and California Family Law |
Speakers: | Hon. Ashley A. Tabaddor, Immigration Judge LA (Personal Capacity); Foojan Zeinie, Psy. D. MFT; Hon. Gita Vahid Tehrani, Immigration Judge LA (Personal Capacity) |
Liaison: | Arsalan Hayatdavoodi, Esq. |
9:35 to 10:35: | PANEL II: Mixed Divorce: Interrace, Interfaith, and Intercultural Family Litigation |
Speakers: | Hon. Patrick A. Cathcart, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Linda Bortell, Psy.D. |
Moderator: | Diana L. Martinez, Esq.. |
Liaison: | Atousa Saei, Esq. |
10:35 to 10:45: | TEA BREAK |
10:45 to 11:45: | PANEL III: Gray Divorce, 55 years and older: Characteristics, Interaction between California Probate and Family Law |
Speakers: | Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Hon. Reva G. Goetz, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court |
Moderator: | Peter Walzer, Esq., CFLS, AAML, IAML |
Liaison: | Jonathan Termechi, Esq. |
11:45 to 12:45: | LUNCH BREAK (Traditional Iranian and vegetarian dishes) |
12:00 to 13:00: | Panel IV: Lunch With Your Family Law Judge: Q&A with Judges of diverse ethnicity, faith, gender, race. |
Participants: | Hon. Holly J. Fujie, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Hon. Lon F. Hurwitz, Supervising Judge, Family Law Panel , Orange County; Hon. Bruce G. Iwasaki, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, Hon. Maren E. Nelson, Supervising Judge, Family Law Division, Los Angeles Superior Court; Hon. B. Scott Silverman, Judge Los Angeles Superior Court |
Moderators: | B. Laurel Brauer, Esq., CFLS; Abbas Hadjian, Esq., CFLS; Steven G. Hittelman, Esq., CFLS |
13:10 to 14:10: | PANEL V: Micro Aggression Gone Violent: Cultural Behavior amounting to Domestic Violence |
Speakers: | Hon. D. Zeke Ziedler, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Hon. Cynthia L. Loo, Comm., Mariposa County Superior Court |
Moderator: | Gitu Bhatia, Psy. D. |
14:15 to 15:30: | PANEL VI: Same Sex Divorce: Impact of USSC's Decision on California Family Practice |
Speakers: | Hon. Harvey A. Silberman, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Stephen C. Phillips, J.D., Psy. D. ; Diane Goodman, Esq. |
Moderator: | F. Faye Nia, Esq., CFLS |
Liaison: | Kian Moghbeli, Esq. |
15:30 to 15:45: | TEA BREAK |
15:45 to 17:00: | PANEL VII: Marvin Actions , Domestic Partnerships, Invalid Marriage Divorces |
Speakers: | Hon. Frederick C. Shaller, Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court; Connolly Oyler, Esq., AAML; Carol Newman, Esq. |
Moderator: | Steve Zand Esq., CFLS |
Liaison: | Nellie Azimzadeh, Esq. |
17:00: | CLOSING |