Family Law Institute

Seminar Number 8238 Early Registration Fee: $340 On-Site Registration Fee: $360	31st Annual FAMILY LAW INSTITUTE
	MAY 23-25, 2013 Hilton Sandestin Resort 4000 Sandestin Blvd. S Destin, Florida
	CLE Hours: 12 CLE Hours including 1 Ethics Hour, 1 Professionalism Hour and 5 Trial Practice Hours
	Co-Sponsor: Family Law Section, State Bar of Georgia See program brochure for a complete list of sponsors and housing information.
	Presiding: Jonathan J. Tuggle, Program Chair, Chair-Elect, Family Law Section, State Bar of Georgia; Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC, Atlanta Kelly Anne Miles, Chair, Family Law Section, State Bar of Georgia; Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles, P.A., Gainesville
	THURSDAY • MAY 23, 2013
	7:30	first-timers BreakfasT
	7:30	REGISTRATION (All attendees must check in upon arrival. A jacket or sweater is recommended.)
	8:20	OPENING REMARKS AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW Jonathan J. Tuggle Kelly Anne Miles
	8:30	WAKE-UP! FORGOTTEN AND OVERLOOKED TECHNIQUES FOR THE DIVORCE LAWYER IN THE CIVIL PRACTICE ACT Jeffrey B. Bogart, Bogart & Bogart, P.C., Atlanta
	9:00	TAKING EFFECTIVE DEPOSITIONS IN DIVORCE CASES Richard D. Tunkle, English Tunkle & Smith LLP, Clayton
	9:30	CUSTODY TRENDS AND EMERGING ISSUES—WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING Moderator: Daniel A. Bloom, Pachman Richardson, LLC, Atlanta Barrie Alexander, Ph.D., Cliff Valley Psychologists, P.A., Atlanta Howard Drutman, Ph.D., Atlanta North Psychotherapy Center, Roswell Michelle L. Green, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Atlanta
	10:00	BREAK
	10:10	INTERACTIVE SESSION: CUSTODY CONUNDRUMS Moderator: Regina M. Quick, Regina M. Quick, P.C., Athens Hon. John J. Goger, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Hon. M. Cindy Morris, Judge, Superior Court, Conasauga Circuit, Dalton Hon. Bonnie Chessher Oliver, Judge, Northeastern Circuit, Gainesville Hon. Russell W. Smith, Chief Superior Court Judge, Mountain Circuit, Toccoa
	10:55	announcements
	11:05	INTERACTIVE SESSION: ALIMONY SCENARIOS—GUESS THE AWARD Moderator: John L. Collar, Jr., Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC, Atlanta Hon. Robert E. Flournoy, III, Chief Judge, Superior Court of Cobb County, Marietta Hon. Sheryl B. Jolly, Judge, Superior Court, Augusta Circuit, Augusta Hon. Wendy L. Shoob, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Hon. James G. Tunison, Jr., Judge, Superior Court, Southern Circuit, Valdosta
	11:50	break
	12:00	HOT TIPS Moderator: Shiel G. Edlin, Stern & Edlin, P.C., Atlanta A View from the Supreme Court Hon. Keith R. Blackwell, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, Atlanta A View from the Court of Appeals Hon. John J. Ellington, Chief Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia, Atlanta The “Usual” Deposition Stipulations. Is that Agreeable? David S. Givelber, Givelber Law Group, LLC, Atlanta Judicially Hosted Settlement Conference—Not Mediation Hon. Melvin K. Westmoreland, Senior Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Johnson v. Johnson—Death of the Parenting Coordinator? Sarah McCormack, Kessler & Solomiany, LLC, Atlanta Life in the Cloud: Pro’s and Con’s of Dropbox and Other Virtual Document Storage R. Scot Kraeuter, Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, LLC, Savannah
	12:30	SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERING ATTORNEYS FEES Adam M. Gleklen, Lawler Green Prinz & Gleklen, LLC, Atlanta
	1:00	recess
	1:00	section committee meeting (anyone interested is welcome)
	2:00	TENNIS TOURNAMENT
	6:30	WELCOME RECEPTION (ends at 7:30)
	FRIDAY • MAY 24, 2013
	8:30	ADVANCED EVIDENCE IN DIVORCE CASES Hylton B. Dupree, Jr., Dupree & Kimbrough, Marietta
	9:00	SEPARATE PROPERTY—HOW TO SATISFY YOUR TRACING BURDEN Sherri S. Holder, CPA, Thurman Holder Gibbon, LLC, Marietta Barry B. McGough, Warner, Bates, McGough & McGinnis, Atlanta
	9:30	THE MARITAL BALANCE SHEET: CAPTURING ALL THE ASSETS Pilar J. Prinz, Lawler Green Prinz & Gleklen, LLC, Atlanta
	10:00	break
	10:10	INTERACTIVE SESSION: PROPERTY DIVISION—AS A MATTER OF LAW AND EQUITY Moderator: Kelley O’Neill-Boswell, Watson Spence, LLP, Albany Hon. David L. Dickinson, Judge, Superior Court of Forsyth County, Cumming Hon. C. LaTain Kell, Sr., Judge, Superior Court of Cobb County, Marietta Hon. Bensonetta Tipton Lane, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Hon. David R. Sweat, Chief Judge, Superior Court, Western Circuit, Athens
	10:55	ANNOUNCEMENTS
	11:05	INTERACTIVE SESSION: CHILD SUPPORT—“IN THE COURT’S DISCRETION…” Moderator: Kathleen B. “Katie” Connell, Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC, Atlanta Hon. Gregory A. Adams, Judge, Superior Court of DeKalb County, Decatur Hon. Joseph H. Booth, Judge, Superior Court, Piedmont Circuit, Jefferson Hon. Amanda H. Mercier, Judge, Superior Court, Appalachian Circuit, Blue Ridge Hon. Tillman E. Self, III, Judge, Superior Court of Bibb County, Macon
	11:50	break
	12:00	ETHICAL & PROFESSIONAL DILEMMAS—WWPFD? Moderator: Stephen C. Steele, Moore, Moore Ingram Johnson & Steele LLP, Marietta Paula J. Frederick, Office of General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Edward E. “Ned” Bates, Jr., Warner, Bates, McGough & McGinnis, Atlanta Nancy F. Lawler, Lawler Green Prinz & Gleklen, LLC, Atlanta
	1:00	RECESS
	1:00	(OPTIONAL) DRAFTING TIPS FOR RECURRING TAX ISSUES (Attendees are encouraged to “bring their file” and/or related questions for discussion of the allocation of the dependency exemption, the use of the earned income credit in child support advocacy, apportionment of tax liability and indemnification, the child and dependent care tax credit, and other topics as time permits) Regina M. Quick, Regina M. Quick, P.C., Athens Kevin G. Sweat, Cook Noell Tolley & Bates, LLP, Athens
	1:15	First Annual Andy Pachman Memorial Golf Tournament
	6:00	young lawyers reception (Ends at 6:30)
	6:30	Section reception (ends at 7:30) with live entertainment by “specific deviations” ENTERTAINMENT CONTINUES WITH CASH BAR (ENDS AT 9:30)
	SATURDAY • MAY 25, 2013
	8:30	POST-ELECTION FORECAST AND PRACTICAL TAX TIPS FOR THE FAMILY LAW PRACTITIONER Linda Schaeffer, CPA, Frazier & Deeter, Atlanta
	9:00	ISSUES UNIQUE TO LOW, MIDDLE AND HIGH INCOME/ASSET CASES Michelle Harris Jordan, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Atlanta Tera Reese-Beisbier, Reese-Beisbier & Associates, Cumming Elizabeth Green Lindsey, Davis, Matthews & Quigley, P.C., Atlanta
	9:30	FERTILE GROUND: AREAS FOR CROSS AND DIRECT EXAMINATION OF CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATORS Nancy A. McGarrah, PhD, Cliff Valley Psychologists, P.A., Atlanta Dawn R. Smith, Boyd, Collar, Nolen & Tuggle, LLC, Atlanta
	10:00	BREAK
	10:10	(MORE) HOT TIPS Moderator: Shiel G. Edlin, Stern & Edlin, P.C. Atlanta Family Violence/TPO’s—What You Need to Know Hannibal F. Heredia, Hedgepeth, Heredia, Crumrine & Morrison, LLC, Atlanta Work Product Doctrine – Tips for Protecting Your Experts Gary P. Graham, Stern & Edlin, P.C., Atlanta QDRO Band-Aid Matthew Lundy, The Matthew Lundy Law Group, Atlanta Testing the Limits of Enforceability of Prenuptial Agreements Theodore S. Eittreim, Mayoue Gray Eittreim, P.C., Atlanta Personal Property: Preventing the Straw from Breaking the Camel’s Back James E. Holmes, Of Counsel, Shewmaker & Shewmaker, LLC, Atlanta Court Reporter Fees: The Lawyer’s Cross to Bear John F. Lyndon, The Law Offices of John F. Lyndon, Athens
	10:40	announcements
	10:50	IMMIGRATION ISSUES IN FAMILY LAW CASES Teri A. Simmons, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP, Atlanta
	11:20	REACTIVE DEVALUATION, ETC.—WHY GOOD MEDIATIONS GO BAD W. Roy Finch, Finch Mediation & Arbitration Services, Athens
	11:50	BREAK
	12:00	CASE LAW UPDATE Tyler J. Browning, Browning & Smith LLC, Marietta Jonathan V. Dunn, Johnson, Kraeuter & Dunn, LLC, Savannah
	1:00	ADJOURN