Day 1: Thursday, February 6, 2025
7:30 - 8:00 am
Registration and Breakfast
8:00 - 8:10 am
Welcome Remarks
Extended by Program Co-Chairs, The Honorable Jamin Alabiso, 1st Judicial District Court, Rachel Kranz Caldwell, Esq., Cline Caldwell, LLP, and Halleh T. Omidi, Esq., Hogan Omidi, PC; and Jody Davis, Esq., CBA-CLE
8:10 - 9:00 am
Ethics for Family Law Attorneys
Presented by Janie Cox, Esq., Burns Figa & Will
Submitted for 1 Ethics/Professionalism Credit
9:05 - 9:30 am
Overview on Running a Family Law Practice and Initial Client Information
Presented by Hannah Jannicelli Westmont, Esq., Polidori, Franklin, Monahan & Beattie, LLC
9:30 - 9:40 am
Break
9:40 - 10:00 am
Jurisdiction
Presented by The Honorable Jamin Alabiso, 1st Judicial District Court, and Natalie C. Simpson, Esq., Polidori, Franklin, Monahan & Beattie, LLC
10:05 - 10:55 am
Disclosures and Discovery (Including Rule 16.2)
Presented by Jennifer Feingold, Esq., Feingold Horton, PLLC, and The Honorable Michal Lord-Blegen, 17th Judicial District Court
10:55 - 11:10 am
Break
11:10 - 11:50 am
Childhood Development and Children with Special Needs
Presented by Kathleen McNamara, PhD, Kathleen McNamara, PhD, PLLC
11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Lunch Pickup (included in your tuition)
12:20 - 12:35 pm
Collaborative Law
Presented by Emma A. Fletcher, Esq., Harrington Brewster Mahoney Smits, P.C., The Denver Center for Mediation and Collaborative Law
12:35 - 1:25 pm
Parental Responsibilities and CFIs/PREs
Presented by Kathleen McNamara, PhD, Kathleen McNamara, PhD, PLLC, Kristen Tarrin, Esq., McLaughlin Tarrin Law, LLC, and Jaime Watman, JD, PRE/CFI Program Coordinator, State Court Administrator's Office
1:25 - 2:15 pm
Property Division
Presented by Luke S. Abraham, Esq., Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC, and Emily P. Koekkoek, Esq., Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC
2:15 - 2:25 pm
Break
2:25 - 3:05 pm
Separation Agreements and Parenting Plans
Presented by Erica R. Kemmerley, Esq., Sherr Puttmann Akins Lamb PC, and Kate M. Lewis, Esq., Cooper | Ramp | Cage | Bucar | Lewis
3:05 - 4:00 pm
Evidence and Trial Tactics
Presented by The Honorable Stephanie Scoville, 2nd Judicial District Court, and The Honorable Ted Tow III, Colorado Court of Appeals
4:05 - 5:00 pm
Child Support, Child Support Services, and Parentage
Presented by Jennie A. Campbell, Esq., Hogan Omidi, PC, Lara Delka, Esq., Denver City Attorney's Office, Linda Nickels, Esq., Denver City Attorney's Office, and Sahar P. Safi, Esq., Hogan Omidi, PC
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Day 2: Friday, February 7, 2025
7:30 - 8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 - 8:40 am
Low Income Issues in Family Law Cases
Presented by Rebekah Pfahler, Esq., Colorado Legal Services
8:45 - 9:15 am
Mediation Arbitration, and Parenting Coordinators/Decision-Makers
Presented by Courtney J. Cline, Esq., Cline Caldwell, LLP, and Rachel Kranz Caldwell, Esq., Cline Caldwell, LLP
9:15 - 9:25 am
Break
9:30 - 10:20 am
Criminal Law/Family Law Intersection and Protective Orders
Presented by The Honorable Patrick Esser, 8th Judicial District Court, and The Honorable Ryan P. Loewer, 1st Judicial District Court
10:20 - 10:50 am
Trial Preparation
Presented by Robin Lutz Beattie, Esq., Polidori, Franklin, Monahan & Beattie, LLC, and Heather M. White, Esq., Polidori, Franklin, Monahan & Beattie, LLC
10:50 - 11:20 am
Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals
Presented by The Honorable Angela R. Arkin (ret.), Judicial Arbiter Group (JAG), Inc., and Amy Goscha, Esq., Kalamaya | Goscha
11:20 am - 12:00 pm
Lunch Pickup (included in your tuition) and Open Forum for Questions
12:00 - 12:30 pm
Professionalism
Presented by David Littman, Esq., Littman Family Law, and Courtney Baldwin, Esq., Littman Family Law
Submitted for 0.6 Professional Responsibility Credit
12:30 - 12:40 pm
Introduction to the Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program (COLAP)
Presented by Kerry McCarthy, LPC, LAC, Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program
12:40 - 1:30 pm
Intersections Between Family Law and Bankruptcy
Presented by Diana A. Ray Esq., Diana Ray Law, P.C., and Jared C. Walters, Esq., Chapter 7 Panel Trustee, The Law Office of Jared C. Walters, LLC
1:30 - 2:10 pm
Maintenance
Presented by Cynthia L. Ciancio, Esq., Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C., Jordan M. Fox, Esq., Sherman & Howard, and Banafsheh Lari, Esq., Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C.
2:15 - 3:10 pm
Managing a Diverse Client Caseload
Presented by Samer A. Bandak, Esq., Divorce Matters; Maha A. Kamal, Esq., Colorado Family Law Project, and Nicoal C. Sperrazza, Esq., Colorado & Denver Bar Associations
Submitted for 1.1 EDI Credits
3:10 - 3:20 pm
Break
3:20 - 3:55 pm
Juvenile Issues in Domestic Relations Cases
Presented by Bonnie E. Saltzman, Esq., Law Office of Bonnie E. Saltzman, LLC
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Views from the Bench
Panelists include The Honorable Karen F. Hübler, 2nd Judicial District Court, The Honorable Kelley R. Southerland, 17th Judicial District Court, and The Honorable Christine A. Washburn, 18th Judicial District Court
Moderated by The Honorable Jamin Alabiso, 1st Judicial District Court
5:00 pm
Adjourn
