Wading Through Complexity: Family Law Fall Update 2025 Out of Stock
Supported by The Family Law Section of the Colorado Bar Association
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Family lawyers are problem-solvers at heart, navigating uncharted waters, untangling financial knots, and guiding clients through life’s toughest transitions. Under the leadership of program co-chairs, Wading Through Complexity offers a full day of updates and insights to strengthen your skills, sharpen your strategies, and keep you steady in even the roughest currents.
You’ll gain:
Solutions for emerging family formation challenges from assisted reproduction to families in crisis, dependency and neglect cases.
Clear approaches to complex financial issues including trusts in divorce, capital gains considerations, and other fiscal intricacies.
Actionable guidance from the bench in a candid judicial panel discussion on today’s family law issues.
Home studies will be available 2-3 weeks following the live program.
CBA-CLE is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, and employment. To request an accommodation please contact [email protected] at least 14 business days in advance.
The program is accredited in Colorado. CBA-CLE staff can provide a Uniform Certificate of Attendance, and it is the attendee's responsibility to complete the accreditation outside of Colorado.
8:20 – 8:50 am
Registration and Coffee
8:50 – 9:00 am
Welcome Remarks
Extended by Jody Davis, Esq., CBA-CLE, Natalie C. Simpson, Esq., and Hannah Jannicelli Westmont, Esq., Beattie, Westmont & Simpson, LLC, Program Co-Chairs
9:00 – 9:50 am
Family Formation: Assisted Reproduction Law
Presented by Emma A. Fletcher, Esq., Harrington Brewster Mahoney Smits, P.C., Laura J. Koupal, Esq., Koupal Law Firm, and Adeline M. Sulentich, Esq., Hogan Omidi, PC
9:50 – 10:40 am
Primer on Trusts in Divorce
Presented by Rebecca C. Alexander, Esq., Law Office of Rebecca C. Alexander, P.C.
10:40 – 10:50 am
Morning Break
10:50 – 11:40 am
Determining Business Value and Safeguarding Clients from Unintended Consequences of Divorce-Related Business Transfers
Presented by Vera J. Divenyi, JD, CFP®, BMO Private Bank, and Jessica Landay, ASA, CVA, MAFF, ABV, Harper Hofer & Associates, LLC
11:40 am – 12:40 pm
Lunch On Your Own
12:40 – 1:40 pm
Hot Topics
• 12:40 – 1:00 pm
The Capital Gains Game – To Include or Not to Include?
Presented by Tamara Rigberg, CPA, CVA, Harper Hofer & Associates, LLC
• 1:00 – 1:20 pm
Oh, Yeah? So, What’s So Special About a Master?
Presented by The Honorable Julie Field (ret.), Consilium Institute
• 1:20 – 1:40 pm
Families in Crisis: What Every Family Law Attorney Should Know About D&N
Presented by Katelyn B. Parker, Esq., One Accord Legal, LLC
1:40 – 2:30 pm
Renovating the Master Suite into your C-Suite
Presented by Leslee K. Balten, Esq., Ciancio Ciancio Brown PC, Rachel Kranz Caldwell, Esq., Cline Caldwell, LLP, and Carrie Chaille Eckstein, Esq., Cline Caldwell, LLP
2:30 – 2:40 pm
Afternoon Break
2:40 – 2:45 pm
A Word From DBA Metro Volunteer Lawyers
2:45 – 4:00 pm
Perspectives from the Bench
Panelists include The Honorable Michael W.V. Angel, 2nd Judicial District Court Judge (Denver County), The Honorable Megan M. Brewer, 23rd Judicial District Court Magistrate (Douglas County), and The Honorable Michelle E. Jones, 18th Judicial District Court Judge (Arapahoe County)
Moderated by Natalie C. Simpson, Esq., and Hannah Jannicelli Westmont, Esq., Beattie, Westmont & Simpson, LLC, Program Co-Chairs
4:00 pm
Adjourn
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $529.00 USD
- Member Price $399.00 USD
- General Credits 7.00
- Ethics Credits 0.00
- EDI Credits