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Presented by the ISBA's Family and Juvenile Law Section
2017 FAMILY LAW SEMINAR
OCTOBER 26-27, 2017
2017 FAMILY LAW SEMINAR
2017 FAMILY LAW SEMINAR
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26
7:30 - 8:00 - Registration
8:00 - 9:15 - Family Law Update
Speaker: Jim Meade, Meade Law Firm
9:15 - 10:00 - Parenting Coordinator: Resolving Conflicts Informally
Speakers: Diane Dornburg, Carney & Appleby PLC and Karen Thalacker, Correll Sheerer Benson
Engels Galles & Demro PLC
10:00 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 11:15 - New Changes to the Iowa Child Support Guidelines
Speakers: Hon. Chad Kepros, District Court Judge, District 6; Hon. Eliza Ovrom, District Court Judge,
District 5C; Marlis Roberts, Robberts & Kirkman, LLLP; and Wayne Bergman, Assistant Attorney
General
11:15 - 12:00 - Special Issues in Child Support Cases
Speaker: Laurie Parrish, Miller Pearson Gloe Burns Beatty & Parrish PLC
12:00 - 12:30 - Lunch (provided with registration)
12:30 - 1:00 - Lunch Presentation: Providing Limited Scope, Pro Bono Legal Services
Speaker: Amy Skogerson, The Law Shop by Skogerson McGinn LLC
1:00 - 2:00 - Ethical Pitfalls to Avoid by Maintaining Client Control and Expectations
Speaker: Tara van Brederode, Attorney Disciplinary Board
2:00 - 2:45 - Intellectual Property Issues in a Dissolution of Marriage Case
Speakers: Charles Damschen, Hamilton IP Law PC
2:45 - 3:00 - Break
3:00 - 4:00 - Post-secondary Education
Speaker: Hon. Nancy Baumgartner, Senior Judge, District 6
4:00 - 5:00 - Compassion Fatigue: How to Take Care of Yourself
Speaker: Hon. Colin Witt, District Associate Judge, District 5C
5:00 - 6:00 - Chair’s Reception - Join us for complimentary drinks and snacks, greet old friends,
make new acquaintances, meet our speakers and discuss the day's events.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017 AGENDA
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2017 AGENDA
2017 FAMILY LAW SEMINAR
2017 FAMILY LAW SEMINAR
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27
7:30 - 8:00 - Registration
8:00 - 9:00 - Making Premarital Agreements Romantic by Taking Out the
“D” Word - Speaker: Joseph Pavelich, Spies, Pavelich & Foley, LLC
9:00 - 10:00 - Valuing The Professional Practice - Speakers: David Cox,
Bray & Klockau PLC; Shannon Shaw, Shaw Business Valuation and Litigation Support Services, LLC;
Brian Crotty, HDH Advisors, LLC; and Jim Nalley, BCC Advisers
10:00 - 10:15 - Break
10:15 - 11:15 - How To Cross-examine a Business Valuation Expert - Speakers: Anita Ventrelli,
Schiller DuCanto & Fleck LLP and Mario Ventrelli, Ventrelli Simon, LLC
11:15 - 12:00 - How To Support or Cross-examine a Psychologist’s Report - Speaker: Arnold
Shienvold, Riegler Shienvold & Associates
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch (provided with registration)
1:00 - 2:00 - Tips For Handling the Grey Divorce (Divorces with Parties Over the Age of 50) -
Speaker: Samantha Gronewald, Sullivan & Ward PC
2:00 - 2:45 - Ethical Considerations of Legal Services Agreements - Speaker: Rae Kinkead,
Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman PLC
2:45 - 3:00 - Break
3:00 - 4:00 - Expert Testimony in Domestic Abuse Cases - Speaker: Laurie Schipper, Executive
Director Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence
4:00 - 5:00 - The Pilot Program for Informal Divorce Trials - Speaker: Hon. Henry Latham II,
District Court Judge, District 7 and Hon. Nancy Tabor, District Court Judge, District 7
JUVENILE LAW TRACK (FRIDAY)
Please indicate track attendance when registering.
8:00 - 9:00 - Updates from the Department of Human Services (DHS) – Speakers: Jerry Foxhoven
and Wendy Rickman, DHS
9:00 - 10:00 - UCCJEA/ICPC Issues in Juvenile Cases
10:00 - 11:00 - Addressing Disproportionality in the System - Speakers: Ashley Hopkins, Four
Oaks Cedar Rapids, Billy Claywell, Solution Focused and Sara Baker - DHS Wapello County
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 AGENDA
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017 AGENDA
Caveat
The printed materials contained in this book
and the oral presentations of the speakers are
not intended to be a definitive analysis of the
subjects discussed. The reader is cautioned that
neither the program participants nor The Iowa
State Bar Association intends that reliance be
placed upon these materials in advising your
clients without confirming independent research.
CLE Credit
15.5 State CLE hours which includes
3.25 hour of Ethics CLE.
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