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