CLE CONFERENCE 2022 FALL - InterContinental San Diego San Diego, CA October 12-15, 2022 - American Bar Association
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ABA SECTION OF FAMILY LAW
2022 FALL
CLE CONFERENCE
InterContinental San Diego
San Diego, CA
October 12–15, 2022
CONFERENCE SPONSORS
The following companies have made the special rates for the
conference and social events possible:
SECTION CHAIR
Thad F. Woody, Atlanta, GA
Corporate Sponsors:
CHAIR-ELECT
Brian M. Karpf, Boca Raton, FL
VICE-CHAIR
Lyne Ranson, Charleston, WV
SECRETARY
Jennifer A. Brandt, Philadelphia, PA
FINANCIAL OFFICER Platinum Sponsors:
Melissa J. Avery, Indianapolis, IN
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Candace B. Peeples, Birmingham, AL
SECTION DELEGATES
Scott N. Friedman, Columbus, OH
CLE COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS Bronze Sponsors:
C. Gustav Dahlberg, Columbus, OH
Karen Platt, New York, NY
Exhibit Sponsors:
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Program, law student essay contest, service
projects, and donations to outside organizations in
TBD cities where we host our conferences.
An Inside Look at the IVF Lab: Private Tour of IVF
Lab Techniques Ticket Price: $75
San Diego Fertility Center
Transportation will not be provided.
Space is limited. Please sign up when you register.
Transportation will not be provided.
Thursday, October 13, 2022
8:30am-4:30pm
7:30am-12:30pm
Family Advocate Editorial Board Meeting
Registration
Hospitality A
Bayview & Pacific Foyers
2:00-3:00pm
7:30-9:00am
Finance Committee Meeting
Breakfast
Embarcadero
Bayview & Pacific Foyers (seating in Bayview
3:00-5:00pm Ballroom B)
Officers’ Meeting
7:30-8:30am
Embarcadero
Newcomers’ Breakfast
2:00-4:30pm Bayview Ballroom A
Registration Is this your first or second time attending a Family
Bayview & Pacific Foyers Law Section conference? Or, have you returned
after a long hiatus from Section conferences?
After 4:30pm, please pick up your badge at the If so, start your morning by joining some of our
Welcome Reception (Sunset Terrace) Section’s current and former leaders for breakfast.
You’ll have an opportunity to learn more about the
5:00-6:15pm conference and our Section! Please sign up when
Welcome Reception you register.
(Sponsored in part by Marcum LLP and
NetDocuments) A NOTE ON GUEST ATTENDANCE: Only registered
Sunset Terrace guests may accompany an attendee to this
Come mingle with your fellow conference attendees breakfast. Please purchase a Guest Badge for those
and enjoy cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres as you wish to attend with you.
the Section offers you a warm welcome to our Fall
conference! Please sign up when you register. 8:00-8:45am
Diversity & Fellows Meeting
A NOTE ON GUEST ATTENDANCE: Only registered Harbor
guests may accompany an attendee to this
reception. Please purchase a Guest Badge for those 8:45-10:45am
you wish to attend with you. PLENARY CLE SESSIONS
Mama He’s Ridiculous: You Need to Divorce Him
7:00pm Pacific Ballroom D
Section’s Charitable Fund Fundraiser Vulnerable and impaired clientele are increasingly
Lips San Diego opting for separation and divorce and are at
3036 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego, CA 92104 increased risk of exploitation and undue influence
Join us for Drag Bingo at Lips San Diego. The ticket factoring into their decision on marriage, divorce,
price includes admission to bingo, dinner, and a and allocation of assets. Many factors can interfere
$30 donation to the Section’s Charitable Fund. Your with their mood, thought processing, memory,
tax-deductible donation supports critical programs judgment, reasoning, insight, and decision
and initiatives, including the Section’s Fellowship making. This session will discuss the benefits
of incorporating a forensic psychologist in your
domestic relation cases, review relevant case law,
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and provide an overview of mental illness as well as They are also great for meeting other conference
psychological assessment techniques that can be attendees. The following committees will meet this
applied to your case. morning:
Moderator: • Communications
Rachael K. Pirner, Esq., Triplett Woolf Garretson, • LPM/Technology (Subcommittee: Health &
LLC, Wichita, KS Wellness)
• Military Law
Speakers: • Special Circumstances (Subcommittees:
Scott N. Friedman, Esq., Friedman & Mirman Co., Domestic Violence, Modest Means, Special
L.P.A., Columbus, OH Needs Families, & Vulnerable Adults)
John L. Tilley, PsyD, MSCP, ABPP, Behavioral • Trial Practice & Techniques
Science Specialists, LLC, Columbus, OH • Young Lawyers
**ART** Navigating the Sea of Insurance: Are 11:30am-12:30pm
You Swimming with the Dolphins or the Sharks? SIMULTANEOUS CLE SESSIONS
Pacific Ballroom C Addressing Interstate Support Issues—
The world of insurance as it exists for use in The Finer Points of UIFSA
surrogacy journeys is ever changing. This program Pacific Ballroom D
will provide an overview of existing insurance As more and more of our cases involve interstate
options and will discuss why policy construction and and international support issues, it is important to
the language included in contracts and judgments understand not only the basics of UIFSA, but also
matters. Our speakers will also discuss liens, the provisions of UIFSA that have been traps for
coverage issues, and what options may exist when the unwary. This CLE will briefly cover the basics,
what you expect to occur does not actually happen. and will move on to concentrate on subject matter
jurisdiction, personal jurisdiction, registration, and
Moderator: residence, among other topics, that the various
Kate Gaskill, Esq., Circle Surrogacy, LLC, Boston, MA state courts have differed on and thus are hidden
pitfalls. This CLE will also cover best practices for
Speakers:
litigating a UIFSA case from one of our top family
Lynn Bodi, Esq., The Law Center for Children and
law trial attorneys.
Families, Madison, WI
Virginia Hart, CEO, ART Risk Financial & Insurance Speakers:
Solutions, Inc., Valencia, CA Laura Morgan, Esq., Family Law Consulting,
Natalie A. Kanellis, Esq., Weltman Law Group, Amherst, MA
Boston, MA Peter M. Walzer, Esq., Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP,
Dean E. Masserman, Esq., Vorzimer/Masserman– Woodland Hills, CA
Fertility & Family Law Center, Woodland Hills, CA
ART 101
9:00-10:00am Pacific Ballroom B
Bylaws & Policy Committee Meeting This panel will focus on both the medical and
Embarcadero legal processes involved in Assisted Reproductive
Technology. The attendees will get to learn a
9:00am-12:30pm
general overview of the legal complexities of the
Hospitality
contracts and parentage processes involved in the
Bayview & Pacific Foyers
ART legal practice while also learning about the
Light snacks will be provided between CLE
medical steps in creating embryos for use in ART
sessions.
procedures.
11:00-11:30am
Moderator:
Committee Meetings
Dean Hutchison, Esq., Circle Surrogacy, LLC,
Pacific Ballroom A
Boston, MA
Committee meetings are open to all Family Law
Section members and allow you to learn more about
specific practice areas and committee activities.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Speakers: 1:30-4:30pm
Dr. Said T. Daneshmand, M.D., FACOG, San Diego Council Meeting
Fertility Center, San Diego, CA Bayview Ballroom
Sherry A. Fox, Esq., Fox Family Formation, Stop by this meeting to learn more about current
Richmond, VA Section activities and projects—all are welcome!
Related Title(s):
Looking for somewhere delicious for
Assisted Reproductive Technology:
dinner? We recommend taking a short
A Lawyer’s Guide to Emerging Law
walk (less than one mile) to San Diego’s
and Science, 3rd Edition, by: Maureen
Little Italy. With options such as cafés, food
McBrien and Bruce Hale
halls, and fine dining, there’s something for
Developing a Successful Assisted everyone! Visit https://www.littleitalysd.
Reproduction Technology Law com/ for a full list of restaurants.
Practice, by: Richard B Vaughn and
Stephanie M Brinkley
Friday, October 14, 2022
**ART** Common Rules of Professional
Responsibility and Ethics Applied to the ART World 7:30am-12:30pm
Pacific Ballroom C Registration
Ethics Credit Bayview & Pacific Foyers
As with all legal practice areas, the practice of ART
7:30-9:00am
law is governed by the applicable state’s rules of
Breakfast
legal ethics and professional responsibility. With a
Bayview & Pacific Foyers (seating in Bayview
typical ART matter taking place across numerous
Ballroom)
state lines, ethical questions commonly arise
relating to topics such as multijurisdictional practice 8:45-10:45am
of law, competency, fee sharing, confidentiality, PLENARY CLE SESSIONS
amongst other relevant professional and ethical Mobile Families—Interstate and International
rules. Typical ART related fact patterns will be Family Law Issues
presented to the esteemed speakers to sift through Pacific Ballroom D
the ethical and professional rules of conduct that Post-pandemic life and remote work environments
are at play in commonly faced ART situations. have created more opportunities for parents to
relocate with their children—both nationally and
Moderator:
internationally. Our panel will address issues
Susan G. Ridgeway, Esq., Hall & Evans, LLC,
associated with parental relocation, including
Missoula, MT
parenting plans, the UCCJEA and relevant Hague
Speakers: Convention Treaties, as well as support issues and
Alison P. Buchanan, Esq., Hoge Fenton Jones & UIFSA.
Appel, San Jose, CA
Speakers:
Kevin Mohr, Esq., Western State College of Law,
Edward L. Kainen, Esq., Kainen Law Group, PLLC,
Irvine, CA
Las Vegas, NV
12:30-1:15pm Melissa A. Kucinski, Esq., MK Family Law, PLLC,
Networking Event Washington, DC
Pacific Ballroom A Richard Min, Esq., Green Kaminer Min & Rockmore
Connect with friends old and new! This is a great LLP, New York, NY
opportunity to meet new people, eat great small Ashley Tomlinson, Esq., Laura Dale & Associates,
bites, and join lively discussions. PC, Houston, TX
Ticket price: $35
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Related Title(s): 11:00-11:30am
Child Custody Jurisdiction: The Committee Meetings
UCCJEA & PKPA, by: Marie Fahnert Pacific Ballroom A
and Mélyse Mpiranya Committee meetings are open to all Family Law
Section members and allow you to learn more about
The Hague Abduction Convention: specific practice areas and committee activities.
Practical Issues and Procedures for They are also great for meeting other conference
Family Lawyers, Third Edition, by: attendees. The following committees will meet this
Jeremy D. Morley morning:
**ART** Crisis Intervention • Alternative Dispute Resolution
Pacific Ballroom C • Custody (Subcommittee: Adoption)
Drawing from the collective experience of • Financial Issues (Subcommittees: Alimony,
ART attorneys, an escrow professional, and a Bankruptcy, Child Support, Marital Property,
licensed psychologist, this panel will explore the & Taxation)
various functions, roles, and responsibilities of • International Law
each profession when dealing with crises, both • Law Students
domestically and abroad. The panel will use • Member Benefit Development
hypotheticals to highlight best practices and
contract drafting tools. 11:30am-12:30pm
SIMULTANEOUS CLE SESSIONS
Moderator: Tax Issues in a Post-Pandemic World
Christine M. Hanisco, Esq., The Stein Law Firm, Pacific Ballroom D
PLLC, Concord, NH Enhance your tax knowledge in divorce finance by
reviewing important tax issues in a post-pandemic
Speakers: world. In addition, we will review real-world case
Natalie Gamble, Esq., NGA Law, London, UK studies related to current issues with business
Kaitlyn Oberley, B.S., SeedTrust Escrow, West Palm valuations, income calculations, asset distributions,
Beach, CA and tax credits.
Kimberly M. Surratt, Esq., Surratt Law Practice,
Reno, NV Speakers:
Alison J. Wilson, Ph.D., Alison J. Wilson, Ph.D. Beth Garrett, JD, CPA, CVA, Frazier & Deeter,
Licensed Psychologist, Centennial, CO Atlanta, GA
James M. Godbout, ASA, CVA, CDFA, CFP®,
9:00-10:00am Marcum LLP, Chicago, IL
Sponsorship Committee Meeting
Harbor Related Title(s):
The 1040 Handbook: A Guide to
9:30am-12:00pm Income and Asset Discovery, Seventh
Hospitality Edition, by: Jack Zuckerman
Bayview & Pacific Foyers
Light snacks will be provided between CLE Recent Developments in Domestic Violence Law:
sessions. Using Non-Physical Abuse to Explain a Pattern
of Power and Control
10:00-11:00am Pacific Ballroom B
Program Support Fund Committee Meeting This program will focus on legislative trends across
Harbor the nation to codify coercive control, or non-physical
forms of abuse, as domestic violence for the purpose
11:00am-12:00pm
of seeking remedies in family court. Presenters will
Strategic Planning Committee Meeting
discuss how coercive control shows up in family law
Harbor
matters and identify common tactics used to exert
power and control. Speakers will also demonstrate
strategies for presenting an effective case that
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
highlights how abusive tactics can support a finding Saturday, October 15, 2022
of domestic violence, even if your state does not have
an anti-coercive control law. 7:30am-12:30pm
Registration
Speakers: Bayview & Pacific Foyers
Maleaha L. Brown, Esq., Southwestern Law
School, Los Angeles, CA 7:30-9:30am
Pallavi J. Dhawan, Esq., Los Angeles City Breakfast
Attorney’s Office, Los Angeles, CA Bayview & Pacific Foyers (seating in Bayview
Ballroom)
**ART** ASRM Guidelines and Their Impact on
Your ART Law Practice 8:00-9:00am
Pacific Ballroom C Meeting of Past Chairs and Current Officers
The panelists will present an updated overview of Harbor
ASRM’s most current guidelines. This panel will
include a comprehensive overview to shed light 8:00am-12:00pm
on the medical side of Assisted Reproduction and Family Law Quarterly Editorial Board Meeting
its impact on the clients, the attorney/IVF Clinic Hospitality A
relationship, and the practice of ART Law.
8:00am-12:00pm
Moderator: Publications Development Board Meeting
Lila Newberry Bradley, Esq., Southern Surrogacy, Embarcadero
Atlanta, GA
8:45-10:45am
Speakers: PLENARY CLE SESSIONS
Lila M. Seif, Esq., New Family Fertility Law, APC, Impeachment of an Expert Witness
Glendale, CA Pacific Ballroom D
Sean Tipton, American Society for Reproductive Skills Credit
Medicine, Washington, DC This program will focus on how to impeach an
expert witness, whether it be on cross examination,
12:30-1:30pm in a deposition, or otherwise. The panel will include
ART Committee Meeting two attorneys, one child-related expert, and one
Pacific Ballroom C financial expert. Presenters will offer practical tips
and tricks on how to properly pick apart expert
6:00-9:00pm testimony. At the end of this session, attendees will
Friday Night Event be able to identify what to do when faced with an
(Sponsored in part by Soberlink) adverse expert report, demonstrate practically how
Portside Pier/Ketch to impeach expert testimony, show how an expert
1360 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101 can be flipped, and know what strategies are useful
Just a short walk away—enjoy dinner with and which to avoid. This program will also include
breathtaking views of the bay. Partake in some audience participation.
friendly competition with fellow attendees during a
classic yard game or sit back and enjoy the music Speakers:
as the sun sets over the water. This will be the Gregory W. Herring, Esq., Herring Law Group,
perfect way to celebrate a successful conference! Santa Barbara, CA
Christopher C. Melcher, Esq., Walzer Melcher &
Advance Ticket Price: $200* Yoda LLP, Woodland Hills, CA
On-Site Ticket Price: $300* Alexandra A. Peais, CPA, Gursey Schneider, LLP,
San Francisco, CA
*Space is limited and all event attendees must
Jeffrey Wittmann, Ph.D., Forensic Consultation
purchase a ticket.
Services, Albany, NY
FAMILY LAW | 7**ART** Navigating Concerns For ART Howell v. Howell - Five Years Later
Practitioners (Part 1) Pacific Ballroom B
Pacific Ballroom C The United States Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in
Issues abound for ART attorneys. Our panel Howell v. Howell forever closed the door on divorce
discussion will help guide you towards smooth courts ordering servicemembers to indemnify
sailing when it comes to dealing with clients that former spouses when disability elections reduced
have shared donor cycles and tandem journeys. The military retirement benefits. Or did it? Join us as
panelists will also discuss whether there should our panel discusses the handful of states that have
be age limits for Intended Parents, how to address found creative workarounds to Howell and tips and
a serious illness of Intended Parents, and how we techniques on both sides of this still controversial
look at the best interest of the child in ART. decision.
Moderator: Moderator:
Amira Hasenbush, Esq., The Law Office of Amira Steven P. Shewmaker, Esq., Shewmaker &
Hasenbush, Encino, CA Shewmaker, LLC, Peachtree Corners, GA
Speakers: Speakers:
Sunday Crider, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD (ABB), The Dawn M. Laubach, Esq., Laubach Law Office,
Surrogacy Consultant, Houston, TX PLLC, San Antonio, TX
Dr. Daniel J. Kaser, MD, FACOG, RMA Fertility Clinic, Vanessa N. Puhak, Esq., Law Offices of Mark E.
San Francisco, CA Sullivan, P.A., Raleigh, NC
Michelle A. Keeyes, Esq., Reproductive Law Center, Gene Brentley Tanner, Esq., Parker Bryan Family
La Mesa, CA Law, Raleigh, NC
Colin Rogerson, Esq., BLM, London, UK
Steven H. Snyder, Esq., Steven H. Snyder & Related Title(s):
Associates, Maple Grove, MN The Military Divorce Handbook:
A Practical Guide to Representing
9:00am-12:00pm Military Personnel and Their Families,
Hospitality Third Edition, by: Mark Sullivan
Bayview & Pacific Foyers
Light snacks will be provided between CLE **ART** Navigating Concerns for ART
sessions. Practitioners (Part 2)
Pacific Ballroom C
11:00am-12:00pm Issues abound for ART attorneys. Our panel
SIMULTANEOUS CLE SESSIONS discussion will help guide you towards smooth
Internet Income sailing when it comes to dealing with clients that
Pacific Ballroom D have shared donor cycles and tandem journeys. The
From influencers to cryptocurrency, the internet panelists will also discuss whether there should
offers a wide variety of income streams that can be age limits for Intended Parents, how to address
be difficult to identify and characterize in marital a serious illness of Intended Parents, and how we
dissolution. Hear from an experienced panel of look at the best interest of the child in ART.
experts about these new considerations in divorce.
You will learn how to conduct discovery to uncover Moderator:
crypto assets and how to allocate and divide crypto Amira Hasenbush, Esq., The Law Office of Amira
interests and income. Hasenbush, Encino, CA
Moderator: Speakers:
Erin Simmons, Esq., Pryor Cashman, LLP, Sunday Crider, Ph.D., HCLD/ELD (ABB), The
New York, NY Surrogacy Consultant, Houston, TX
Dr. Daniel J. Kaser, MD, FACOG, RMA Fertility Clinic,
Speakers: San Francisco, CA
Dorothy Haraminac, GreenVets, Houston, TX Michelle A. Keeyes, Esq., Reproductive Law Center,
Jason Pierce, CPA, CMA, CFM, CVA, MAFF, J.S. Held La Mesa, CA
LLC, Boston, MA Colin Rogerson, Esq., BLM, London, UK
Steven H. Snyder, Esq., Steven H. Snyder &
Associates, Maple Grove, MN
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ROOM RESERVATIONS & HOTEL INFORMATION REGISTRATION FEE INFORMATION
Accommodations will be provided by the InterContinental The attendee registration fee includes access to all CLE
San Diego. The discounted room rate is $295/night (plus programs and the downloadable materials prior to the
applicable fees & taxes). Reservations should be made conference. Additionally, your fee covers Wednesday’s
directly with the hotel by going to ambar.org/flfall and Welcome Reception and breakfast & hospitality breaks
clicking on the link to hotel reservations or by calling each day (Thursday-Saturday). The guest registration fee
877.666.3243 by Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 5:00pm includes Wednesday’s Welcome Reception and breakfast
CST. When making your reservations by phone, please be each day (Thursday-Saturday). Guests are not eligible to
sure to refer to the ABA Section of Family Law Fall CLE attend CLE sessions or receive CLE credit. Any events not
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2022.
or before Wednesday, September 28, 2022. No refunds
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The Section of Family Law offers a limited number of
scholarships to defray tuition expenses for CLE programs.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION
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Service Center at 800.285.2221.
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members is Wednesday, August 31, 2022. All registrations will receive at least a 50% reduction in the course fee(s). For
must be made on or before that date to receive the early more information and to apply, visit: ambar.org/flsfellowship.
bird rate, so don’t delay.
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ABA Members $930
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*Even though children 5 years and under are complimentary, and 10.8 hours of CLE credit for this program in 50-minute
they still must be registered. Please make sure to sign up for states including 1 hour of Ethics credit in 60-minute states
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FAMILY LAW | 9GENERAL INFORMATION
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Beaches
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https://www.sandiego.org/explore/things-to-
https://littleitalyfoodhall.com/
do/beaches-bays
Includes delicious “stations” like pizza, tacos,
San Diego sits along 70 miles of coastline,
gelato, and more.
so grab your beach towel and sunscreen and
Lola 55 head to one of San Diego’s beaches for some
https://lola55.com/ relaxation and a little fun in the sun.
Morning Glory Belmont Park
https://morningglorybreakfast.com/ https://www.belmontpark.com/
Starlite From rides like the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster
https://www.starlitesandiego.com/ to family friendly activities like mini golf and
laser tag to shopping along the boardwalk, this
TOURS beachfront park has something for everyone
Looking for a guided San Diego experience? to enjoy.
Find the tour that’s right for you by contacting USS Midway Museum
one of the companies below: https://www.midway.org/
Brewery Tours of San Diego This interactive museum lets you explore
https://brewerytoursofsandiego.com/ America’s longest running aircraft carrier of
Old Town Trolley Tours the 20th century and live the life of an aviator
https://www.trolleytours.com/san-diego/hop- through their flight simulator.
on-hop-off Visit the conference website ambar.org/flfall
San Diego Harbor Cruise for even more information!
https://www.flagshipsd.com/cruises/san-
diego-harbor-tour
Social Cycle
https://socialcycleca.com/san-diego/
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