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Thursday, March 23
8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
2023 Family Law Retreat - An A to Z Roundtable
A hot tips program with 26 speakers, each speaking on a topic corresponding with a letter of the alphabet.
GROUP I
Mike Fonseca, Soberlink - Alcohol testing
Samuel Berse, Esq., Berse Law, LLC - Beneficiaries and trustees for life insurance
Thomas Manzo, Esq., Szaferman Lakind - Civil litigation (Tevis claims)
Alexis Sanchez, First Alliance Home Mortgage, LLC - Divorce lending
Len Friedman - Exempt assets (proofs and testimony)
Alexander Pron, Pron Wealth Management Group at Merrill Lynch - Financial planning post-divorce
David Bruno, Esq., Bianchi Law Group - Guns, weapons and domestic violence after 5th Circuit decision
Elizabeth Rozin-Golinder, Esq., Rozin-Golinder Law, LLC - Health savings accounts
GROUP II
Sandra Klevan, Financial Research Associates - Inflation, impact on divorce
Matt Tintle, Creative Solutions Investigative Services - Jeopardizing admissibility investigations while maintaining the admissibility of evidence
Dina Mikulka, Esq., Ullmann & Mikulka, Attorneys at Law - Kinship Legal Guardianship
Greg Cooke, USI Affinity - Lawyers Professional Liability
Cindy Rossine, loanDepot - Mortgages
Jack Tawil, Wiss & Co. - Net income analysis
Marco Munoz, Dcomply - Objective proofs
Peter Baverstock, LEAP - Practice management, tracking hours and clients
Lauren Mirman and John Rocco, The Matina Group at UBS - Questions to ask prior to dividing assets
GROUP III
Marc Demetriou, The Divorce Lending Expert at Guaranteed Rate - Rates of interest
Craig Hubert, Esq., Szaferman, Lakind - SASPA
Jason Adesso, DLA - Tax returns, when they don’t tell the whole story
Stefanie Jedra, Marcum - Unvested stocks and options
Bob Bianchi, Esq., Bianchi Law Group - Violence, issues related to domestic violence
Jody D’Agostini, The Falcon Financial Group, LLC - Wealth management
Lauren Miceli, Esq., Arndt, Sutak & Miceli, LLC - eXtraordinary medical expenses (Trusts, special ways to address future expenses)
Wendy Rosen, Esq., Ulrichsen, Rosen & Freed, LLC - Young children, parenting plans for infants
Michelle Barr, Our Family Wizard - Zen, remaining tranquil while co-parenting
Matrimonial Law Certification: 2.6 general credits
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 2.6 credits (50 minute hour)
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 2.5 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 2.0 substantive credits pending ($8 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
Friday, March 24
8:30 - 11:30 a.m.
2023 Family Law Retreat - Litigation Vignettes in Family Law – Exploring Realistic Situations and How to Best Utilize Your Experts
Each panel will go through a fact-pattern/scenario, dealing with a specific stage of litigation and present realistic situations and solutions.
Panel One - Pendente Lite Stage
• Establishing Interim Support and Parenting Time
• When to go to court, when not to go to court
• What to do when courts aren’t easy to get into
• How to best utilize experts during this stage (investigation into assets or confirming assets, establishing support without all of the facts)
Speakers: Hon. Catherine M. Fitzpatrick, J.S.C. (Ret.); Carleen Gaskin; Judy Doyle; Ali Freed, Esq.; Alix Claps, Esq.
Panel Two - Mediation Stage
• Selecting a Mediator (go early or wait for ESP/discovery to be complete)
• Preparing for and attending mediation
• How can experts assist before and during mediation
• Establishing Alimony, Alimony or ED buyouts over time
• Cash flow and lifestyle analyses (how they help/hurt at mediation)
Speakers: Hon. Lisa F. Chrystal, P.J.F.P. (Ret.); Alex Krasnomowitz; Rita Aquilio, Esq.; Christine Fitzgerald, Esq.
Panel Three - Arbitration/Litigation Stage
• Arbitration v. Court
• Complicated and fluctuating income structures – how to get the judge/arbitrator to get it.
• Business valuations (using them at trial and challenging them at trial)
• Alienation, Coercive control, Communication Issues in contentious custody litigation
Speakers: Hon. Terry Paul Bottinelli, J.S.C. (Ret.); Mike Saponara; Amanda Cade Ricketti; Carolyn Daly, Esq.; Jennifer W. Millner, Esq.
Panel Four - Post-Judgment Stage
• “clean up” after entry of the MSA (QDROs, real estate transfers, distributing and closing accounts)
• Why use experts on a post-judgment basis
• Non-compliance with agreements
• Buyer’s Remorse or modifying agreements on a post-judgment basis
Speakers: Hon. Marcia L. Silva, (Ret.); Hubert Klein; John O’Grady; Thomas DeCataldo Jr., Esq.; Andrea Beth White, Esq.
Matrimonial Law Certification: 3.2 general credits
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 3.2 credits (50 minute hour)
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 3.0 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 2.5 substantive credits pending ($12 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
Saturday, March 25
8:30 - 9:35 a.m.
2023 Family Law Retreat – Diversity Panel
Introductions: Jeffrey Fiorello, Esq.
Moderators: Debra Guston, Esq. and Raquel Vallejo, Esq.
Guest Speakers: Claudia Work, Esq. and Profession Evelyn Cruz
Brief look at comparative law; Arizona Law: LGBTQ Family Law; Arizona Law: Disposition of stored embryos in divorce; Arizona Law: Immigration and the impact on children and families
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 1.2 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.2 diversity and inclusion credit.
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 1.0 diversity, inclusion, and elimination of bias credits
PA CLE: 1.0 ethics credit pending ($4 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
9:45 - 11:30 a.m.
2023 Family Law Retreat – Young Lawyer’s Present Scottsdale Squares
Gameshow of “Scottsdale Squares” which is a play on Hollywood Squares. There will be 7 rounds with nine questions in each round, plus tiebreakers.
Moderators: Katie Lapi, Esq. and Michelle Wortmann, Esq.
Nine Squares: To be confirmed at the retreat
Eight Team Leaders (all attendees will be placed on a team to play)
Matrimonial Law Certification: 2.1 general credits
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 2.1 credits (50 minute hour)
NY CLE (Non-transitional): 2.0 professional practice credits
PA CLE: 1.5 substantive credits pending ($8 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)