PROGRAM AGENDA
FRIDAY, August 1, 2014:
12:00 pm
Registration Open
12:55 pm
Announcements
Gary Abrams, Executive Director, Colorado Bar Association CLE, Denver, CO
1:00 pm
Welcoming Remarks
Trish Cooper, Esq., Chair Elect to the CBA Family Law Section, Program Co-Chair, Denver, CO, and Jennifer Feingold, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP, Denver, CO
Lightning Rounds:
1:15 - 2:30 pm
Access to Justice for Families
- Rule 30(b)(6) Depositions
- John Tatlock, Esq.
- The New C.R.S. 14-10-114 and the Maintenance Recapture Trap
- Robyn Schnetzler, CPA
- Trying a Complex APR Case Without an Evaluation
- Robert T. Hinds, Jr., Esq.
- Effective Business Model for Unbundled Representation
- Beth Lieberman, LCSW
- Dividing the Pets or Bonding with Bowser
- Richard Zuber, Esq.
2:30 - 2:50 pm
Networking Break
Lightning Rounds continued...
2:50 - 3:35 pm
- Pot and Parenting: Update on the Impact of Amendment 64
- John Rymers, LPC, CACIII
- Magistrate Rules and Review of Magistrate Orders
- Anne Whalen Gill, Esq.
- What the Practitioner Needs to Know About the New Deployment Statute
- Carl Graham, Esq.
3:35 - 4:25 pm
Case Law Update
Ronald D. Litvak, Esq.
Timothy R.J. Mehrtens, Esq.
4:25 - 4:55 pm
PRESENTATION OF THE 2014 FAMILY LAW SECTION ICON AWARD
Trish Cooper, Esq., Chair Elect, Family Law Section
4:55 pm
Adjourn
5:00 - 6:00 pm
ANNUAL WINE TASTING RECEPTION
All 2014 Family Law Institute attendees and their guests are invited to this 14th annual wine tasting, featuring a variety of wines from around the world. Stay and enjoy refreshments, hors d'oeuvres and great conversation with faculty, colleagues and friends!
SATURDAY, August 2, 2014
7:15 am
Registration Open / Continental Breakfast
Breakout Sessions Begin
Please select the session you wish to attend on the registration form.
FUNDAMENTALS OF FAMILY LAW:
8:15 - 9:05 am - Session 1
The Basics of Business Valuation
Tiffany Nelson, CPA
Matt Armstrong, CPA
9:10 - 10:00 am - Session 4
The Attorney's Role in Mediation
Terri Harrington, Esq.
ADVANCED FAMILY LAW PRACTICE:
8:15 am - 9:05 am - Session 2
Navigating Military Retirement Issues
Bill Carew, JD, LLM, Col. (JAGC) USA (Ret.)
9:10 - 10:00 am - Session 5
Beyond the 1040: Tax Documents that Don't Mean What You Think They Do
Kathy Hogan, Esq.
Scott Saltzman, CPA
FACETS OF FAMILY LAW:
8:15 am - 9:05 am - Session 3
Coulda Woulda Shoulda - Tracing Separate
Property
Eric Critchfield, CPA
Ron Seigneur, CPA
Shannon Domaille, CPA
9:10 - 10:00 am - Session 6
Psychological Assessment & Parental Responsibilities
Les Katz, Psy.D
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Networking Break - PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS!
10:15 - 11:45 am
Plenary Session
The Interface Between Domestic Violence & Parental Responsibilities: Practicing Under the Revised C.R.S. 14-10-124
Honorable Victor Reyes
Bill Fyfe, Ed.D
Fran Fontana, Esq.
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Lunch and Networking - On Your Own. Enjoy Vail!
Breakout Sessions Continued...
FUNDAMENTALS OF FAMILY LAW:
1:15 - 2:05 pm - Session 7
Deposition Fundamentals and Strategy
Todd Stahly, Esq.
Frank DeVincent, Esq.
2:10 - 3:00 pm - Session 10
Practice Management - Fee Agreements
Martin Brown, Esq.
Jennifer Holt, Esq.
ADVANCED FAMILY LAW PRACTICE:
1:15 - 2:05 pm - Session 8
Post-Decree Modification Standards - You say best interests, I say endangerment...
Marie Moses, Esq.
Kathryn Beck, Esq.
2:10 - 3:00 pm - Session 11
Panel - Unraveling Competence
Honorable Elizabeth Leith
Virginia A. Frazer-Abel, Esq.
Kara Martin, Esq.
FACETS OF FAMILY LAW:
1:15 - 2:05 pm - Session 9
Judicial Panel - The Judicial Experience of ENA
Justice William Hood;
Honorable Anne Mansfield (ret.)
Honorable Jack Berryhill
Honorable Emily Anderson, and
Family Court Facilitator Michelle Gaschler
2:10 - 3:00 pm - Session 12
New Substance Abuse Testing Methodologies
Armand Lebovits, LCSW, CAC III
3:00 - 3:15 pm
NETWORKING BREAK - PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS!
BREAKOUT SESSIONS CONTINUED...
FUNDAMENTALS OF FAMILY LAW:
3:15 - 4:05 pm - Session 13
Judges Panel - Excelling in the Courtroom: Preparation, Presentation & Professionalism (Do this, not that!)
Honorable Angela Arkin
Magistrate Elizabeth Brodsky
Magistrate H. Clay Hurst
Cyndy Ciancio, Esq., (moderator)
4:10 - 5:00 pm - Session 16
Separation Agreement Drafting: What Every Practitioner Should Know
Robin Beattie, Esq.
Peter Franklin, Esq.
ADVANCED FAMILY LAW PRACTICE:
3:15 - 4:05 pm - Session 14
DOMA, the Post-Windsor Legal Landscape, Civil Unions & Taxes: Practical Considerations
Ann Gushurst, Esq.
Preston Hofer, CPA
4:10 - 5:00 pm - Session 17
The Spy Who Loved Me: The Impact of Technological Advances in Family Law Cases
Catherine Puttmann, Esq.
Courtney McConomy, Esq.
FACETS OF FAMILY LAW:
3:15 - 4:05 pm - Session 15
Faulty Presumptions about Parenting Time and Decision-Making
Joan McWilliams, Esq.
Andrew Loizeaux, PsyD
4:10 - 5:00 pm - Session 18
My Adolescent: Enriching the Parenting Plan
Daniel Mosley, Ed.D
Kendra Dunn, Psy.D
Heidi Sauder, Ph.D
5:00 - 6:00 pm
COCKTAIL PARTY Sponsored by The Colorado Chapter of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
SUNDAY, August 3, 2014
7:30 am
Registration Open / Continental Breakfast / Visit Our Sponsors
8:30 - 9:25 am (1.1 Ethics Credit)
The Times They Are A-Changin': Social Media Discovery, the Proper Use of Social Media in Family Law Cases, and Ethical Considerations
Erin Eiselein, Esq.
9:25 - 9:35 am
Re-fill Your Coffee Break and Last Chance to Visit Our Sponsors!
9:35 - 10:30 am
Social Networking: Ethical Tips for the Uninitiated and the Unwary (1.1 Ethics Credit)
Amy C. DeVan, Esq., Assistant Regulation Counsel, Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel
10:30 am
Closing Remarks
Trish Cooper, Esq., Program Co-Chair, and Jennifer Feingold, Esq., Program Co-Chair
10:45
Adjourn