Highlights: Family Law Year in Review 2019 

Join us for TWO DAYS of incredibly informative and entertaining interaction discussing several topics with an All-Star lineup of some of Texas’ best Family Law practitioners.

Course Directors - Kimberly Levi and Stacey Valdez

12.75 Hours CLE 1.5 ethics APPROVED (MCLE ID 174061650)

Thursday, September 26, 2019

9:30 to 10:15         Registration w/ Coffee and Pastries        

10:15 to 10:30       Welcoming Remarks

10:30 to 11:00       Bill De La Garza - Professionalism

11:00 to 11:30       Hon. Roy Moore - Modifying Custody at Temporary Orders

11:30 – 11:50        LUNCH SERVED

11:50 – 12:00        Shari Goldsberry – Introduce Judge Panel

12:00 to 1:00         JUDGE PANEL - Policies, Procedure and Professionalism - Hon. Chip Wells, Hon. Julia Maldonado, and Hon. Linda Dunson

1:00 to 1:30           Shari Goldsberry - There’s No Such Thing as a Nonrefundable Retainer

1:30 to 2:00           Jennifer Klein Strauss - Family and Estate Planning: Advice for the Monied and Not-So-Monied Client

2:00 to 2:30           Craig Haston - Practicing Law in the Cloud

2:30 to 3:00           Laura Dale - The Hague: Processes and Procedures

3:00 to 3:15           BREAK   

3:15 to 3:45           Dennis Slate - Saving Family and Winning Sanctions Against DFPS

3:45 to 4:15           Hon. Paula Vlahakos – Child Custody Evaluations: Current Impacts of Chapter 7

4:15 to 4:45           Hon. Michael ‘David’ Sydow, Jr. - What Every Family Lawyer Needs in the Evidence Toolkit

 

Friday, September 27, 2019

8:00 to 8:30           Coffee and Pastries          

8:30 to 9:00           Hon. David Farr - The In’s and Out’s of Calculating Child Support

9:00 to 9:30           Hon. John Schmude/Kimberly Levi/Lacey Richmond - Enforcements – Essential Trial Toolkit

9:30 to 10:00         Stephanie Proffitt - Interim Attorney's Fees

10:00 to 10:30       Hon. Alyssa Lemkuil – Tips for a Successful Mediation

10:30 to 10:45       BREAK   

10:45 to 11:15       Myrna Gregory - When You Are Appointed by the Court…

11:15 to 11:45       Warren Cole - Drafting Techniques for Premarital and Marital Property Agreements

11:45 – 12:05        LUNCH SERVED

12:05 to 12:15       Stacey Valdez - Introduce Judge Panel

12:15 to 1:15        JUDGE PANEL - Policies, Procedure and Professionalism Hon. Germaine Tanner, Hon. Sandra Peake, Hon. Sonya Heath, Hon. Angela Graves-Harrington, Hon. Barbara Stalder, Hon. Tristan Longino, Hon. Janice Berg, and Hon. Gloria Lopez

1:15 to 1:45           Greg Enos - Standing: Asserting and Attacking Non-parent SAPCRS

1:45 to 2:15           Hon. John Schmude – Legal Ethics: What You Need to Know

2:15 to 2:45           Bill Stradley - The Intersection of Criminal Law and Family Law – How to Protect Your Client

2:45 to 3:15           Hon. Eileen Gaffney - Challenging the Amicus   

3:15 to 3:30           BREAK   

3:30 to 4:00           Bryn Poland – Medicaid Coverage for Long Term Care

4:00 to 4:45           Stacey Valdez – Caselaw and Legislative Updates

Schedule Topics, Speakers and Time are subject to change.

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