CLE SEMINAR
BUILD YOUR PRACTICE:
SEMINAR: Friday, April 3, 2015 I Madison
WEBCAST: Friday, April 3, 2015
This Build Your Practice Series program is endorsed by the
Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Wisconsin
LIVE
REPLAY
WEBCAST: Thursday, April 16, 2015
WEBCAST: Wednesday, April 22, 2015
WEBCAST: Thursday, April 30, 2015
WEBCAST: Monday, May 11, 2015
CREDITS
Handling a
Basic Divorce
8 CLE
BUILD YOUR PRACTICE:
Handling a
Basic Divorce
8 CLE CREDITS
LIVE SEMINAR: April 3, 2015 | Madison
LIVE WEBCAST: April 3, 2015
WEBCAST REPLAY:
April 16, 2015
April 22, 2015
April 30, 2015
May 11, 2015
A comprehensive guide to the intricate difficulties of divorce
Build Your Practice: Handling a Basic Divorce walks you through the procedural
elements unique to legal separation, annulments, divorce, and paternity proceedings,
while supplying you with valuable information to successfully manage family law
actions from beginning to end.
Ideal for new attorneys or experienced attorneys looking to add a new practice
area, the seminar will help you:
l Increase your value to your clients by managing expectations and
expertly handling property division, support, and custody and placement
issues
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Hone your discovery skills, save time, and get better results as you prepare
for mediation and trial by effectively and ethically gathering appropriate
facts and assembling compelling exhibits
Advise your clients on the differences between early-stage facilitative
mediation, late-stage “last stop before trial” mediation, family arbitration,
and unbundled legal services – and when to just take your matter to court
Learn how to handle post-judgment issues from start to finish, such
as contempt motions; order to show cause hearings; revisions of
maintenance, child support, custody and placement orders; and reopening and clarifying ambiguous property provisions
Join us for hors d’oeuvres
Attend in person and join fellow attendees and faculty for hors d’oeuvres at the
reception after the seminar. Select that function when registering and take part
in a unique networking opportunity.
Faculty
Program
Chair & Presenter
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Megan A. Phillips
Relles & Milliken LLP
Madison
Presenters
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michael S. Brandt
Boardman & Clark LLP
Madison
Anna L. Loess
Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger & Hughes LLP
Madison
Amy T. Collins
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Madison
Ginger L. Murray
Your Family Law Center S.C.
Madison
Megan E. Corning
Your Family Law Center S.C.
Madison
Rebecca W. Oettinger
Driftless Mediation & Family Law LLC
Baraboo
Ann T. Davies
Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP
Madison
Ashley J. Richter
Relles & Milliken LLP
Madison
Sarah DeKraay
Hill, Glowacki, Jaeger & Hughes LLP
Madison
Theresa L. Roetter
Annen Roetter LLC
Madison
Lori A. Hickman
DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C.
Madison
Who should attend: How you’ll benefit:
Attorneys looking to
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add family law to their
practice
Guardians ad litem
assets in divorce
Learn key strategies for working effectively with
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Family Court Services counselors and GALs
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Attorneys looking for a
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Register today!
Discover approaches for dividing retirement
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refresher
Determine how and when to file a motion to
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revise custody, placement, maintenance, and
support in a post-judgment action
General practice lawyers
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Young Lawyers Save $20! * PINNACLE knows that you’re at the critical point in
your career where you’re developing your skills and practice, which is why Young
Lawyers Division Members receive $20 off any of the Build Your Practice seminars.
*Young Lawyers Division Members: State Bar member attorneys 36 years of age or younger
or within five years of admission to the State Bar of Wisconsin. If you’ve opted out of YLD, you
will not receive this discount.
Get tips on steps and timing for filing a contempt
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motion and the appropriate purge conditions to
request from the court
Know how to gauge the possibility of re-opening
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the issue of property division
Schedule
8:00 am
Registration
8:30 am
The Elements of Divorce
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Understand the differences
between legal separation,
annulments, divorce and the
jurisdictional requirements
of each
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Get an overview of the
primary substantive aspects
of divorce: Property division,
maintenance, custody,
placement, child support,
and role of the Guardian ad
litem
l Learn different ways to
resolve family law issues
outside of litigation
l Tips and tricks for managing
client expectations and
helping clients achieve the
results they want
Amy T. Collins
9:15 am
Client Interviews & Divorce
Process Tools
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Triage: Listening for issues,
identifying red flags,
formulating a response
l Possibility of physical harm
or depletion of assets
l Conflict checks
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Retainer and billing process
l Filing the information:
Petition, confidential
addendum, notice of
retainer
l Referrals to other
professionals
l Temporary orders,
restraining orders, and other
initial actions
l Statutes and Codebooks,
Casenotes and Quotes,
Judicial Benchbooks, System
Book for Family Law: Forms
and Procedures
differ from traditional
paternity actions
l How birthing expenses are
handled
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Unique child support
considerations in paternity
actions
Lori A. Hickman
Legal research tools
Megan A. Phillips
Ashley J. Richter
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10:00 am Break
10:15 am Getting Started: Discovery
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When is formal or informal
discovery actually needed?
l Avoid common mistakes in
formal written discovery,
abusing the discovery
process, and pitfalls of
“scorched earth” attitudes
l Best practices to supplement
further discovery including
depositions and e-discovery
Michael S. Brandt
11:00 am Family Court Services and
the Guardian Ad Litem
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Understand the distinct
roles of FCCS and the GAL
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Learn how to obtain all the
relevant information
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Learn effective negotiation
tips to minimize the impact
of divorce on children
Theresa L. Roetter
11:45 am Speed Mentoring with
Presenters: Focus on
“Getting Cases”
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Presenters will sit at
assigned tables with the
program attendees to
introduce themselves
and field any questions
attendees may have
Panel Presentation
1:45 pm
2:30 pm
Paternity Cases
l How divorce and paternity
matters differ
l How paternity
acknowledgment actions
Settlement Agreements
l What they are
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What they are not
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Basic content
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Use as a negotiation tool
Ann T. Davies
3:15 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Trial Preparation
l Organize your argument:
Tips on your outline
l Assist your witnesses in their
presentation
l Organize your exhibits/trial
binder
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Prepare for arguments on
rules of evidence: Avoid
objections, and when
not avoidable, overcome
objections to your evidence
Megan E. Corning
Ginger L. Murray
12:15 pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00 pm
Core Mediation and
Negotiation Skills
l Differences between earlystage facilitative mediation,
late-stage evaluative
mediation, and arbitration
l Differentiate between the
role of the mediator and the
role of the party-attorney
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Ethics of unbundled
mediation services
Rebecca W. Oettinger
4:15 pm
Post-Judgment Issues
How and when to file a
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motion to revise custody,
placement, maintenance
and support
l How and when to file a
contempt motion and
the appropriate purge
conditions to request
from the court
l Assess the possibility
of re-opening property
division issues
l Tips for dividing
retirement assets
Sarah DeKraay
Anna L. Loess
5:00 pm
Question & Answer
5:15 – 6:15 pm Networking Reception with
Presenters & Attendees
Following program start time, webcast replay
schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
Credits
This program has been submitted to
the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners
for up to 8.0 CLE credits. It does not
qualify for EPR credits.
This program’s live seminar and live
webcast on April 3, 2015 will also be
submitted for Minnesota CLE credits.
Location
Live Seminar
Madison, State Bar Center
5302 Eastpark Blvd., American Center,
(608) 257-3838
Additional Learning Opportunities
Build Your Library & Save 20%
The Build Your Practice seminar series helps you grow your practice while a 20%
discount on Family Law in Wisconsin: A Forms and Procedures Handbook will expand
your resource library. Use promotional code S3107D if ordering online or mention it
to customer service if you call in your order. This discount applies to print and Books
UnBound editions.*
Family Law in Wisconsin: A Forms and Procedures Handbook
From initial client interviews to post-judgment actions,
Family Law in Wisconsin: A Forms and Procedures Handbook
can help you streamline your family law practice while
sparing your clients undue stress. With all the essential forms,
checklists, outlines, and overviews, the Handbook ensures
you get the information you need systematically.
Print Book: #AK0052; 1,014+ pp. + CD; 2 vols.; 8th ed. 2013–14 ;
Member: $219 $175.20 | Nonmember: $269 $215.20
Books UnBound™ Subscription: # AE0052
Member: $149 $119.20 | Nonmember: $189 $151.20
*Discount expires on June 11, 2015 and cannot be applied to previous purchases. For Books UnBound
users, discount may be applied to purchase of individual Books UnBound title only and may not be
used on purchase of full library.
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CLE Seminars | CLE OnDemand
Build Your Practice: Addressing Children’s Issues in Divorce and Paternity Cases
Attend this program via a webcast replay or CLE OnDemand to learn strategies for
dealing with difficult custody and placement disputes. This seminar will walk you
through a case from initial meeting through post-judgment litigation, and cover
best practices for parenting plans, addressing mental health needs, settlement,
and more.
Webcast Replay: Feb. 4, 2015 | Feb. 16, 2015 | Feb. 26, 2015
As I See It: Hot Topics in Property Division, Maintenance, and Child Support – 2014
Ever wonder what judges think about controversial family law issues? This series
of 90-minute webcasts provides an overview of the statutory and case law bases
for child support, maintenance, and property division, followed by a judicial
panel reviewing the laws’ applications to real-life scenarios.
CLE OnDemand – Property Division: #CA2162D; Member: $99 | Nonmember: $119
CLE OnDemand – Maintenance: #CA2163D; Member: $99 | Nonmember: $119
CLE OnDemand – Child Support: #CA2167D; Member: $99 | Nonmember: $119
Trouble with Marriage: The Long and Short of it – Divorce Through Life’s Phases – 2014
Divorces can differ dramatically based on the duration of the marriage. This CLE
OnDemand seminar will help you better understand how the goals and issues
change over time; how the legal, financial, and emotional aspects of divorce are
interrelated; and how financial and mental health experts can help you and your
clients, increasing client satisfaction.
CLE OnDemand Seminar: #CA2054D; Member: $219 | Nonmember: $249
Books & Books UnBound
Family Law Casenotes and Quotes
Family Law Casenotes and Quotes compiles all family law cases published since
the Divorce Reform Act of 1977, along with noteworthy, citable unpublished
opinions issued after July 1, 2009, and thoroughly indexes them for fast retrieval.
From abduction to paternity to visitation (and all areas in between), you’ll quickly
find the information you need to bolster your case.
Print Book: #AK0056;1,556+ pp., 4th ed. 2014-15; Member: $149 | Nonmember: $189
Books UnBound™ Subscription: # AE0056; Member: $149 | Nonmember: $189
Wisconsin Judicial Benchbook: Family
Get your family law cases right the first time by using the same resource that
judges use to evaluate them. The Benchbook provides a guide to the most
essential family law issues in a quick and easy-to-follow outline format, with
key steps highlighted, citations to the most relevant cases and statutes, sample
language provisions, and more.
Print Book: #AK0027; 484+ pp.; 5th ed. 2014; Member: $149 | Nonmember: $179
Books UnBound™ Subscription: # AE0027; Member: $149 | Nonmember: $189
BYP: Handling a Basic Divorce
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