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Don't Overlook This Opportunity to Enhance Your Skills
Managing complex child support calculations, tracing hidden assets, and dealing with high-conflict custody disputes are just a handful of the tasks that paralegals take on in family law cases. Do you have the skills you need to tackle whatever obstacle comes your way? In this advanced-level program, our esteemed instructors provide you with ingenious strategies for overcoming legal challenges in family law. Sharpen your edge - register today!
- Gain new discovery tips and tricks.
- Examine best practices for tracing hidden or misrepresented assets.
- Handle thorny custody disputes with expertise.
- Address key challenges involving child and spousal support calculations.
- Hear sophisticated tactics for preparing briefs and notebooks.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Advanced Discovery Techniques
- Savvy Ways to Trace and Address Hidden or Misrepresented Assets
- Dealing With High-Conflict Custody Disputes
- Top Challenges Involving Child and Spousal Support Calculation
- Preparing Briefs, Notebooks, and Trial Exhibits: Secrets and Insider Tips
- Creative Paralegal Techniques for Case and Office Management
- Avoiding Ethical Issues and UPL
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| California MCLE Paralegal |
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6 Total | 03-19-2027 |
| Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals |
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6 Total | 03-19-2027 |
| New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of |
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6 Total | 03-19-2027 |
| Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division |
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6 Total | 03-19-2027 |
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Agenda
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Advanced Discovery Techniques
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Savvy Ways to Trace and Address Hidden or Misrepresented Assets
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Dealing With High-Conflict Custody Disputes
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Top Challenges Involving Child and Spousal Support Calculation
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Preparing Briefs, Notebooks, and Trial Exhibits: Secrets and Insider Tips
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Creative Paralegal Techniques for Case and Office Management
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Avoiding Ethical Issues and UPL
- Conflicts of Interest
- Confidentiality Issues
- Ethics of Dealing With Emotional Clients
- What to Do When You Suspect a Client Is Lying
- Avoiding UPL Landmines
Who Should Attend
This advanced level course will offer attendees actionable guidance for handling difficult issues that arise in family law. Those who should attend include:
- Paralegals
- Legal Technicians
- Legal Assistants
- Legal Support Staff
Speakers
Speaker bio
B. J. Fadem
is a senior attorney and president of the Law Offices of BJ Fadem & Associates, APC. Within the area of family law, he has extensive experience in handling palimony, international jurisdiction matters, domestic partners/same sex marriage, and difficult custody cases. Mr. Fadem is an international mediator as certified by University of California Hastings Law School. He is an adjunct professor at Santa Clara Law School, California. Mr. Fadem is a certified specialist in family law by the State Bar of California. He is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association (Family Law Section), National Association of Counsel for Children, Santa Clara County Minors Counsel Committee, Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, and State Bar of California. Mr. Fadem is also a member of the BAYMEC-board member and co-chair of the Policy Committee, chair-Santa Clara County Bar Association Family Law Section LGBTQI+ Committee, Chair-Diversity Committee for the Santa Clara County Bar Association, and member of executive committee of Santa Clara County Bar Association. He was appointed by Retired Judge LaDoris Cordell to serve on the San Jose Independent Police Auditors Advisory Commission and continues to serve on the Commission. Mr. Fadem earned his B.S. degree from San Jose State University and J.D. degree from the Golden Gate University School of Law.
Speaker bio
Hon. Jeanette A. Irby
is a retired Circuit Court Judge for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. She is currently managing director of Juridical Solutions PLC, where she mediates family law disputes which are most suited to alternative dispute resolution. Judge Irby is experienced in all areas of civil litigation, including complex business disputes, divorce (equitable distribution, spousal support and custody), and personal injury claims. Before going on the bench, she practiced law with her primary focus on domestic relations. Judge Irby earned her B.S. degree from Central Michigan University and her J.D. degree from Thomas W. Cooley Law School.
Speaker bio
Kevin T. Knight
is a partner in the law offices of DSK Law. He is board-certified as a trial lawyer by both The Florida Bar and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Over the course of his practice, Mr. Knight has generally focused on personal injury litigation. He earned his B.S.B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida and his J.D. degree from Stetson University College of Law.
Speaker bio
Janet L. Porro
is an attorney at Porro Law Group LLC. Her main areas of practice are family law, alternative dispute resolution, and non-profit organizations. Ms. Porro is an adjunct professor in the paralegal studies program at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She received her B.A. degree from Rutgers University and her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Rutgers law School.
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