CLE Courses

2022 Annual Spring Seminar – Battle of the Experts: Preparing Your End Game

“Working with Traumatized Clients and Strategies to Empower Clients”

This presentation will go over different kinds of trauma, their symptoms, and how it can affect clients abilities to perform in court. We will also discuss strategies to help prepare clients that have been traumatized for court so that they can be more present and regulated when court is in session.

Divorce on the Blockchain: NFTs, DAOs, DeFi, and More

The program will inform family law attorneys about the emerging class of assets, organizational structures, and income streams powered by blockchain technology, and how these affect their law practice. The speaker will explain the nature of NFTs, DAOs, DeFi, and other nascent digital concepts; their impact on property, support, attorneys fees, and fiduciary duties; and the unique challenges they present for discovery, valuation, and division.

“Collection and enforcement of judgments: The good, the bad and the ugly”

This panel will discuss the common methods of enforcement of orders, such as bank levies, stock brokerage levies and wage garnishment. We will also address some more sophisticated methods such as assignment orders, charging orders and receiverships. The presentation will aim to educate family law practitioners about the different post- judgment remedies available as well as the benefits and problems associated with these remedies.Ira is a Certified Family Law Specialist with over 45 years experience in this area. David is also a Certified Family Law Specialist with over 20 years experience in this area. Ira and David have done hundreds of bank levies and wage garnishments and also been successful in more novel methods of enforcement of judgments/orders.

“Mitigation of Bias”

The Percipio Company fosters inclusive cultures by creating safe spaces for brave conversations. We introduce a common language that differentiates between various types of bias. Through a process of self-reflection & discovery, we strengthen workplace relationships by identifying the hidden (and not-so-hidden) biases that are impacting attorney performance and the practice of family law.

“Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment”

In this presentation, Mr. Mann provides a review of the brain chemistry of addiction and alcoholism, as well as a discussion of the behavioral and health consequences of the disease. Insights are offered into the personality traits of attorneys and the qualities of the legal profession that combine to make lawyers significantly more susceptible to addiction, and more difficult to treat, than the general population. The presentation includes a case study of an addict attorney, as well as a self-diagnosis exercise for attorneys to utilize if they are concerned that they may have a problem which needs to be addressed. Concluding remarks are directed towards both systemic and individual solutions to the problem, with references to specific strategies and resources available to attorneys. Mr. Mann approaches this very serious topic in a manner that incorporates humor and irony and invites attorneys to engage in a bit of sometimes much-needed self reflection.

2021 Speaker Series – Part Four “Getting Your Point Across – Cross Examine This” – Main Event: “Business Valuations: Without Me, It’s Nothing”

This seminar will provide attendees with detailed approaches to cross-examination on the issue of business valuation. This seminar will cover cross-examination on issues of characterization and valuation of the business, including valuation method.  Additional factors for cross-examination will include good will, reasonable compensation, retained earnings, promissory notes, date of valuation, and more.

2021 Speaker Series – Part Four “Getting Your Point Across – Cross Examine This” – Behind the Scenes: “Business Valuations: Without Me, It’s Nothing”

This seminar will be a one-hour seminar covering a behind-the-scenes look at preparation for cross-examination (what really goes into preparing for cross-examination of an expert) and specific steps and recommendations on how to make your case, identify weaknesses and prepare cross-examination to ensure the best results at trial. Learn the important documents to request through discovery, key people to subpoena/depose, how to effectively use an expert and other techniques to ensure you have all the information you need for effective cross-examination.

“Best Practices for Family Law Litigators if an Appeal or Writ May be Ahead”

Where issues are important enough to the litigants to take to court, they may well be important enough for of the parties to seek appellate review. This program will give family law trial counsel many tips about actions in the trial that better position the case in the appellate courts — including tips about the practical problems that arise when the case is being tried before a privately-compensated temporary judge.

Introduction to a Family Law Case – A Virtual Event

There has been much discussion requesting ACFLS broaden its education base, and provide education to encourage and support attorneys entering the area of family law.  We have heard your requests.  This six hour presentation will review a family law case from intake through judgment.   The focus of this program will be practical pointers from both bench and bar.  In other words the things they don’t teach you in the books.  The panelists will discuss each topic from both the attorney’s, as well as a judicial officer’s point of view.  The panelists will debate the issues to show how the various legal issues can be approached depending upon who you are representing.