Seminar Number

7337

 

Early
Registration Fee:

$325

On-Site
Registration Fee:

$345

CLE Hours

12.5 CLE Hours
including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism
Hour and
5 Trial Practice Hours

28th Annual
FAMILY LAW INSTITUTE

MAY 27-29, 2010

Hilton Sandestin Beach
and Golf Resort
4000 Sandestin Blvd., South
Destin, FL

Section Co-Sponsor:
Family Law Section, State Bar of Georgia

Sponsors:
Download brochure for complete list of sponsors

Presiding:
K. Paul Johnson, Program Chair; McCorkle & Johnson, LLP, Savannah
THURSDAY  •  MAY 27, 2010
7:15

REGISTRATION
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A removable jacket or sweater is recommended.)

8:25

Opening Remarks
Tina S. Roddenbery, Chair, Family Law Section, State Bar of Georgia; Holland Schaeffer Roddenbery Blitch LLP, Atlanta

8:30

THE INITIAL CLIENT INTERVIEW
Edward J. Coleman, III, Surrett & Coleman, P.A., Augusta
Jonathan J. Tuggle, Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC, Atlanta

9:30

BREAK

9:45

PLanning your case strategy (surveillance, documents, etc.)
Thomas P. Hawkins, Jr., Hawk Private Investigations, Inc., Atlanta
Richard M. Nolen, Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC, Atlanta

10:45

discovery/Evidence
Hon. Adele P. Grubbs, Judge, Superior Court, Cobb Judicial Circuit, Marietta
James C. Metts, III, James. C. Metts, III, P.C., Savannah
Tyler J. Browning, Browning & Smith LLC, Marietta
Stephen C. Steele, Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele, LLP, Marietta

11:45

BREAK

12:00

TEMPORARY HEARING (when time is short)
Hon. J. Stephen Schuster, Judge, Superior Court, Cobb Judicial Circuit, Marietta
Randall M. Kessler, Kessler, Schwarz & Solomiany, P.C., Atlanta

1:00

RECESS

2:30

TENNIS TOURNAMENT

6:30

WELCOME RECEPTION (Ends at 7:30)
FRIDAY  •  MAY 28, 2010

8:30

Making mediation Successful
Carl S. Pedigo, Jr., Attorney at Law, Savannah
Wendy W. Williamson, The Mediation Center, Savannah
Leigh F. Cummings, Warner, Mayoue, Bates & McGough, Atlanta

9:30

ETHICAL AND CRIMINAL ISSUES
Hon. David L. Dickinson, Judge, Superior Court, Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, Cumming
Hon. Mark Anthony Scott, Judge, Superior Court, Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, Decatur
Kurt A. Kegel, Davis, Matthews & Quigley, P.C., Atlanta
Barry B. McGough, Warner, Mayoue, Bates & McGough, P.C., Atlanta

10:45

BREAK

11:00

UNUSUAL CUSTODY ISSUES: Religious DIFFERENCES, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ETC.
Hon. Jeffrey S. Bagley, Judge, Superior Court, Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit, Cumming
Hon. Gail S. Tusan, Judge, Superior Court, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Atlanta
Charles E. Bailey, Warner, Mayoue, Bates & McGough, Atlanta
Sarah C. Brogdon, LCSW, Peachtree Psychological Associates, Atlanta
Rebecca L. Crumrine, Davis, Matthews & Quigley, P.C., Atlanta

12:00

EQUITABLE DIVISION (VALUING ASSETS, NONMARITAL PROPERTY ISSUES)
Kelly A. Miles, Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles, P.A., Gainesville
R. Scot Kraeuter, Savage Turner Pinson & Karsman, Savannah
Martin S. Varon, Alternative Resolution Methods, Inc., Smyrna

1:00

Recess

1:30

GOLF TOURNAMENT
6:30

SECTION RECEPTION (ENDS AT 7:30)

SATURDAY  •  MAY 29, 2010
8:30

TAKING THE CASE TO TRIAL
Hon. Lawton E. Stephens, Judge, Superior Court, Western Judicial Circuit, Athens
Regina M. Quick, Regina M. Quick, P.C., Athens
Katheleen B. Connell, Boyd Collar, LLC, Atlanta

9:30
BREAK
9:45
DRAFTING THE FINAL JUDGMENT AND DECREE/SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
Hon. Bill Reinhardt, Chief Judge, Superior Court, Tifton Judicial Circuit, Tifton
Kelley O’Neill Boswell, Watson Spence LLP, Albany
10:45
Protecting YOur client after the entry of the Final Judgment and decree
Hon. Cynthia Wright, Judge, Superior Court, Atlanta Judicial Circuit, Atlanta
Gwenn D. Holland, Holland, Schaeffer Roddenbery Blitch, LLP, Atlanta
Kice H. Stone, Stone & Driggers LLC, Macon
11:45
BREAK
12:00
Case Law update and recent developments
Jonathan V. Dunn, McCorkle & Johnson, LLP, Savannah
Sarah McCormack, Kessler, Schwarz & Solomiany, Atlanta
1:00
ADJOURN