2020-2021 Family Law Brown Bag Schedule

All Committee Brown Bags will take place from 1:00-2:00pm ET. There is no fee to participate in Section brown bags; however, you must register to receive the meeting information. The title and description for each brown bag will posted the month prior to the scheduled brown bag. If you register for the brown bag before the title and description are available, you will receive an email when the meeting information is updated. A recording of each brown bag will be available on our website; a link to the recording will be listed below.  

Please note: The content of these programs does not meet requirements for continuing legal education (CLE) accreditation. You will not receive CLE credit for attending.

September 2020

• Adoption Committee (September 10, 2020)
  
  Post Adoption Contact Agreements- Drafting Tips and Trends
  
  There has been a growing trend among states to allow post adoption contact agreements, or what is currently understood to be “open adoptions.” This Brown Bag assists practitioners with drafting tips to ensure enforceable agreements that help secure the least adversarial termination of parental rights scenarios, while ensuring that the adoptive parents are not unnecessarily inhibited moving forward after adoption. 
  
  Register for Adoption Brown Bag
  

• Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag (September 14, 2020)
  
  The Most Important Quality Needed to Win Your Trial
  
  Based on chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6, of the late judge Ralph Adam Fine’s “The How to Win Trial Manual” and chapter 3 of Pozner and Dodd, “Cross Examination : Science and Techniques,” we’ll discuss the art of persuasion, theory of the case, and integrity of practice.  Please bring your inquisitiveness, creativity, thoughts on the subject, and war stories.
  
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• Alimony Committee (September 24, 2020)
  
  The Alimony Case in a COVID-19 World
  
  This brown bag will be an open discussion of the real world impact of COVID-19 on alimony requests and modifications. We hope to discuss a wide range of potential implications, including:
  
  - How are PPP loans and other government assistance factored into income?
  
  - How is monthly need or ability to pay analyzed with a decrease is social or public activity or based on the deferral of required payments?
  
  - Other special issues practitioners are dealing with during this unprecedented time.
  
  Register for Alimony Brown Bag

October 2020

• Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (October 1, 2020)
  
  How to Move your Mediation Practice Online
  
  Mediators can have a robust and successful mediation practice where their predominant meeting space is virtual.  Join Melissa Kucinski where she talks about the resources she uses to successfully mediate remotely.
  
  Register for ADR Brown Bag
• Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag (October 5, 2020)
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• Domestic Violence Committee (October 15, 2020)

Addressing Access to Justice Issues for Domestic Violence Survivors During COVID-19 Pandemic

We will discuss unique access to justice issues, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, that domestic violence survivors are now facing. Additionally, we will share creative tips and best practices to resolve some of the common issues.

Register for Domestic Violence Brown Bag

November 2020

• Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag (November 2, 2020)
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• ART Committee (November 5, 2020)
  Register for ART Brown Bag
• Bankruptcy Committee (November 19, 2020)
  Register for Bankruptcy Brown Bag

December 2020

• Child Support Committee (December 3, 2020)
  Register for Child Support Brown Bag
• Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag (Decemeber 7, 2020)
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• Communications Committee (December 17, 2020)
  Register for Communications Brown Bag

January 2021

• Custody Committee (January 7, 2021)
  Register for Custody Brown Bag
• Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag (January 11, 2021)
  Register for Trial Practice Brown Bag
• Diversity Committee (January 21, 2021)
  Register for Diversity Brown Bag

February 2021

• Trial Practice & Techniques Series (February 1, 2021)
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• International Law Committee (February 4, 2021)
  Register for International Law Brown Bag
• Law Practice Management & Technology Committee (February 18, 2020)
  Register for Law Practice Management & Technology Brown Bag

March 2021

• Trial Practice & Techniques Series (March 1, 2021)
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• Law Student Committee (March 4, 2021)
  Register for Law Student Brown Bag
• Marital Property Committee (March 18, 2021)
  Register for Marital Property Brown Bag

April 2021

• Trial Practice & Techniques Series (April 5, 2021)
  Register for the Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• Taxation Committee (April 8, 2021)
  Register for Tax Brown Bag
• Member Benefit Committee (April 22, 2021)
  Register for Member Benefit Brown Bag

May 2021

• Trial Practice & Techniques Series (May 3, 2021)
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• Health & Wellness Committee (May 13, 2021)
  Register for Health & Wellness Brown Bag
• Military Committee (May 27, 2021)
  Register for Military Brown Bag

June 2021

• Modest Means Committee (June 3, 2021)
  Register for Modest Means Brown Bag
• Trial Practice & Techniques Series (June 7, 2021)
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• Special Needs Families Committee (June 17, 2021)
  Register for Special Needs Families Brown Bag

July 2021

• Trial Practice & Techniques Committee (July 8, 2021)
  Register for Trial Practice & Techniques Brown Bag
• Vulnerable Adults Committee (July 22, 2021)
  Register for Vulnerable Adults Brown Bag

August 2021

• Young Lawyers Committee (August 12, 2021)
  Register for Young Lawyers Brown Bag

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