Family Law 101: Basics for the New Practitioner

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September 21 & 28, 2012

Presented by the AAML and the University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Families, Children and the Courts

September 21 & September 28, 2012
8:30 am—4:00 pm

 

This two-part beginner level program focuses on issues in family law cases from initial client contact through trial. The program features judges, masters, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Fellows and attorneys from the Family and Juvenile Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association.


Friday, September 21, 2012

Morning Session
Reference Books, Conflicts, Initial Contacts, Initial Consultation and Retainer Agreements
Speakers: Cheryl Hepfer and Sally Gold

Mini Break

Marital Settlement Agreements and ADR
Speakers: Richard Jacobs and Kristine Howanski

Brief Panel Discussion

Lunch

Afternoon Session
Discovery – Interrogatories, Request for Documents, Request for Admissions, Subpoenas, Depositions, What to Do When You Don’t Get It, 5th Amendment
Speakers: Glenn Cooper and Howard Soypher

Mini-Break

Pendente Lite (PL) Hearings and Exceptions
Speakers: Linda Ostovitz and Fred Silverstein
  

Friday, September 28, 2012

Morning Session
9-207 Statement
Speakers: Steve Krohn and Justin Sasser

Mini Break

Financial Statements, Whether to File, How to Plead
Speakers: Deb Webb, Dodie Fait and Geraldine Hess 

Brief Panel Discussion

Lunch

Afternoon Session
Trial Preparation and Presentation, Modifications
Speakers: Leslie Billman, Chris Nicholson and Jim Milko

Mini-Break

Judgments, Orders, Contempt
Speakers: Tom Ries and Dana Williams

Registration is $85 per session or $160 for both sessions.

To register, click on the PDF below and send your completed registration application and tuition payment to the address indicated on the form.

Location

University of Baltimore School of Law Moot Court Room
1420 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21201-5779

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