| 08:00–08:30 |
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| 08:30–08:45 |
Introduction & Welcome
Hon. Shelly L. Kaufman, Supervising Judge, Family Law Division
Tigran Palyan, Esq., Palyan Heitt, LLP, Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA
Steve S. Zand, Esq., Associate Dean, Dir. of Faculty Development, UWLA
Abbas Hadjian, Esq. Law Offices of Abbas Hadjian, Seminar’s Founder & Organizer
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| 08:45–9:45 |
Panel 1
Neurodivergent Parents and Children in Family Court
Speaker: Daniel Pickar, Ph.D., ABPP, Child & Family Clinical & Forensic Psychology
Moderator: Mike J. Kretzmer, Esq., Law Office of Michael J. Kretzmer
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| 9:45–10:45 |
Panel 2
Impact of Disabilities on Family Dynamics
Hon Mark J. Juhas, Judge, Los Angeles Country Family Law Division
Lorna Mouton Riff, CPA, CFF, Lead Managing Director, CBIZ FCG LLC
Alison Freeman, Ph.D.Clinical Psychologist, Hearing Loss Specialist
Gitu Bhatia, Psy. D.
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| 10:45–11:00 |
Break
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| 11:00–12:00 |
Panel 3
The Intersection of Mental Health or Developmental Diagnosis & Family Law
Hon. Michael A. Convey, Judge, Los Angeles Country Family Law Division
Carol Hirshfield, PhD, Psychologist licensed in CA and WA
Sophia Blizotis, Esq. Attorney at Law, Partner Vanaman German LLP
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| 12:00–1:30 |
Lunch with Your Family Law Judge
Roundtable discussions with the judges will begin promptly at 12:30
Participants (in alphabetical order):
- Hon. Marc Bertet, Judge (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 22, Home Court.)
- Hon. Naomi R. Cohen, Commissioner (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 8, AB 1058 Court.)
- Hon. Emily J. Cole, Judge (Chatsworth, Dept. F-58, Home Court.)
- Hon. Sonia B. Dujan, Judge (Chatsworth, Dept. F-48, Home Court.)
- Hon. Holly Hancock-Goode, Judge (Metro, Dept. 68, Restraining Order Court.)
- Hon. Joel Lofton, Judge (Pasadena, Dept. L, Home Court.)
- Hon. Sarah Reisman, Commissioner (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 8, AB 1058 Court.)
- Hon. Kendra Thomas, Commissioner (Chatsworth, Dept. F-40, Home Court.)
Judicial Moderator: Hon. Firdous Dordi, Asst. Sup. Judge, Family Law Division
Attorney Moderator: Tigran Palyan, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA
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| 1:30 |
Closing
Abbas Hadjian, Esq.
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