Family Law Spring Update - In-Person
At the CBA-CLE Family Law Spring Update, learn the essential information you need to be a top family law practitioner in Colorado. Take a deep dive into contemporary issues with our experienced and enthusiastic faculty, including the very latest on substance abuse, imputation and support obligations, the hard truth about revenge porn and tech abuse, and a special presentation by DU Law Professor Rebecca Aviel on the effect of Dobbs (overturning Roe v. Wade) on unenumerated parental rights.
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CBA-CLE will email webinar access information to registrants 24-48 hours before the program.
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
If disability accommodations or special assistance are needed, please contact us at [email protected]. Requests must be made at least two weeks prior to the scheduled program.
The program will be submitted for CLE accreditation in Colorado. If you need to seek accreditation in another state, please review the process and requirements for that individual state. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee’s responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
8:00 - 8:30 am
Registration and Coffee
8:30 - 8:40 am
Welcome and Introductions
Extended by Steven Epstein, Esq., Epstein Patierno, LLP, and W. Benjamin King, Esq., Montgomery Little & Soran, PC, Program Co-Chairs
8:40 – 9:30 am
Case Law Update
Presented by Christopher Grifftiths, Esq., Griffiths Law PC, and Courtney McConomy, Esq., Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC
9:30 – 10:20 am
Tax Faux Pas in Separation Agreements and When Income isn’t Income
Presented by Ashley Emerson, Esq., GEM Family Law, and Sandi Gumeson, CPA (CA License), CDFA, Wellspring Divorce Advisors
10:20 – 10:30 am
Stretch Break
10:30 – 11:20 am
Strategic Decisions About the Use of Evaluative Experts in DR Cases
Presented by Honorable Angela Arkin (ret.), JAG, and Jane Irvine, MA, LPC, MCC, Jane Irvine MA, LPC, LLC
11:20 am – 12:30 pm
Lunch Break on Your Own
12:30 – 1:00 pm
Legislative Update
Presented by James S. (Jim) Bailey, Esq., Cox Baker & Page, LLC
1:00 – 1:50 pm
Hard Truths in Revenge Porn, Eavesdropping, and Surveillance
Presented by Sibylle Clark, Esq., Danielle Loth, Esq., and Caitlin Rohan, Esq., Montgomery Little & Soran, PC
1:50 – 2:00 pm
A Word from our Sponsors
A Word from DBA Metro Volunteer Lawyers and the Civil Appeals Clinic
Presented by Elizabeth (Liz) Jones, Esq., Metro Volunteer Lawyers
2:00 – 2:10 pm
Stretch Break
2:10 – 3:00 pm
Addiction and the Imputation of Income: A Practical Application
Presented by Joseph Maher, Esq., Griffiths Law PC, and Lorraine Bockman, LCSW, Comprehensive Addiction Solutions, LLC
3:00 – 3:50 pm
Discussion on Disqualification and Update on Ethics
- Rule 97 (Disqualification)
- Competency and Important Ethics Updates
Presented by Honorable Bryon M. Large, Presiding Disciplinary Judge, Colorado Supreme Court
Submitted for .3 Ethics/Professionalism Credits and .2 EDI Credits
3:50 – 4:00 pm
Stretch Break
4:00 – 4:50 pm
Fundamental Rights and Family Law After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Presented by Rebecca Aviel, Esq., Professor of Law, Sturm College of Law, University of Denver
4:50 – 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $529.00 |
| CBA Member | $399.00 |
| CBA Family Law Section Member | $319.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $199.50 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $199.50 |
| Active Military | $199.50 |
| Public Service/Government | $199.50 |
| Student Currently Enrolled in Law School | $0.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS - ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 8.00
- Ethics Credits: 0.30
- EDI Credits: 0.20
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