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SERVING TWO LEGAL MASTERS
 

IRANIAN AMERICAN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION - The first association of Iranian American attorneys in the U.S. - Established 1994
presents
CULTURAL COMPETENCY IN FAMILY PRACTICE

Serving Two Legal Masters
8 panels of family law judges and practitioners examine interactions between family law litigation in California and foreign jurisdictions.
 

SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2014

The University of West Los Angeles, School of Law 9800 S. La Cienega Blvd., 12th Floor, Inglewood, CA 90301

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Program

► 8:00 to 8:20:
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► 8:20 to 8:30:
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Hon. Mark Juhas, Abbas Hadjian, CFLS, Steve Zand, CFLS
 
► 8:30 to 9:30:
PANEL I: Subjective Objective: Making Putative Spouse out of a Foreign Defective Marriage
Speakers:Hon. Mark Juhas; Abbas Hadjian, CFLS
 
► 9:30 to 10:30:
PANEL II: No Right to Remain Silent: Foreign Assets in California Litigation
Speakers:Hon. Shelley Kaufman; Paul J. White; CPA, ABV, CVA; Steve Zand, CFLS
 
► 10:30 to 10:40:
TEA BREAK

 
► 10:40 to 11:40:
PANEL III: DV With Cause: Proving and Opposing Cultural Violence
Speakers:Hon. Cynthia Loo; Foojan Zeini, Psy.D.; Naghmeh Bashar, CFLS
 
► 11:40 to 12:40:
PANEL IV: Yes, Without Your Daughter: Applying UCCJEA to Foreign Custody Orders
Speakers:Hon. B. Scott Silverman; Robert C. Brandt, CFLS, AAML, IAML; Faye Nia, CFLS
 
► 12:40 to 13:00:
LUNCH BREAK - Traditional Iranian Meal
 Served by Malek Restaurant & Catering, 818.887.5450, malekrestaurant@gmail.com
 
► 13:00 to 14:00:
PANEL V: Unpacking Cultural Backpack: Spirits, Tigers and HEW
Speakers:Hon. Amy Pellman; Linda Bortell, Psy. D.; Gitu Bhatia, Psy.D.
 
► 14:00 to 15:00:
PANEL VI: Take My Child Back: Handling your First Hague Petition
Speakers:Hon. Fredrick C. Shaller; Leslie E. Shear, CFLS, CALS, IAML; Warren Shiell, CFLS
 
► 15:00 to 15:10:
TEA BREAK

 
► 15:10 to 16:10:
PANEL VII: Broken Promises: Dealing with Unconventional Foreign Marital Agreements
Speakers:Hon. Bruce Iwasaki; Peter M. Walzer, CFLS, AAML, IAML; David Yamamoto, CFLS
 
► 16:10 to 17:10:
PANEL VIII: Long Arm of Foreign Courts: Applying UIFSA to Foreign Support Judgments
Speakers:Hon. Harvey Silberman; Raymond Goldstein, Esq.; Randy Medina, CFLS
 
► 17:10:
CLOSING