Registration for ACFLS 2018 Spring SeminarRegister online at acfls.org, or mail/fax registration form to: Dee Rolewicz, ACFLS Executive Director, 1500 W. El Camino Ave., Suite 158, Sacramento, CA 95833 • Phone: 916-217-4076 • Fax: 916-930-6122 Pay by credit card or enclose check payable to ACFLS. Registration is not complete until tuition payment is received.Seminar Registration Includes:Three half days (11 hours of MCLE and Family Law Specialization credits) • Friday evening Welcome Reception Buffet Dinner for registered attendees (no-host bar) All guests: $25 per guest • Saturday and Sunday Breakfast Buffets (registered attendees only) • Saturday Happy Hour (registered attendee and one guest – one free drink each) • Coffee and snacks at breaks • USB Flashdrive with seminar handbook and additional materialsACFLS Members: $500; Non-members: $575DVD and USB Flashdrive: Can’t make it in person? ACFLS Members: $500; Non-members: $575 (includes ground shipping and sales tax)Note: Seminar registration fees are non-refundable & non-transferable.Those unable to attend in person will receive the DVD and USB Flashdrive.2018 Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa Room ReservationsACFLS Spring Seminar attendees are solely responsible for making their own transportation and lodging arrangements. The room block reservation link and code will be provided to you after you register for the seminar on the ACFLS website (code will appear on the “Thank you for Registering” screen), or by email, upon receipt of your paid seminar registration. As soon as you receive the code to the room block, reserve your room immediately through the reserva-tion link on the ACFLS website or online at rancholaspalmas.com. Information is available at acfls.org. The block fills up quickly!The 2018 Spring Seminar discounted room rates start at $225 per night inclusive of resort fee and parking. Discounted room rates may apply for three nights before and three nights after the seminar dates, subject to availability. Attendees stay-ing at the resort will also enjoy a 10% discount on spa, golf and tennis bookings.SPECIAL EVENT:ACFLS Charitable Foundation Recognition Dinner for ACFLS Past PresidentsJoin us Saturday night from 7:00–9:30 PM on the Sunrise Terrace. Enjoy a plated three-course dinner and glass of wine for $125.00 per person directly following the ACFLS Happy Hour. This is a separate event from the Spring Seminar and you must go directly to the ACFLS Charitable Foundation website at acflsfoundation.org to register.Note: Seating at this event is very limited so sign up now.

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If you have a succinct question for the Judges’ “Last Word” panel – no more than 25 words, not related to any pending case – please email your question to Dee Rolewicz at Executive.Director@acfls.org.

Friday, March 2 through Sunday, March 4, 2018 Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa, Rancho Mirage, CA

Dee Rolewicz, ACFLS Executive Director 1500 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 158 Sacramento, California 95833-1945

Association of CertifiedFamily Law Specialists

26th Annual Spring SeminarNavigating

Custody Litigation:A Roadmap to Success

Association of CertifiedFamily Law Specialists

26th Annual Spring Seminar

Friday, March 2 through Sunday, March 4, 2018Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa

41000 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270Telephone: 866-423-1195 or 760-568-2727

www.rancholaspalmas.com

Moderator: Garrett C. Dailey, CFLS

Faculty (Bench): Hon. Sue Alexander (Ret.)

Hon. Michael Convey Hon. Dianna Gould-Saltman Hon. Gale Hickman (Ret.)

Hon. Mark A. Juhas Hon. Sharon Kalemkiarian

Hon. Erick Larsh Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis

Hon. Michael J. Naughton (Ret.)

Faculty (Bar):

Michele B. Brown, CFLS

Larry A. Ginsberg, CFLS, AAML

Andrea Palash, CFLS, AAML

Glen Schwartz, CFLS

Raquel L. Sefton, CFLS

Marc Tovstein, CFLS

ACFLS is a State Bar of California–approved MCLE provider and a California Board of Legal Specialization–approved

Family Law provider. Provider #118.

Register early at acfls.org. This program is usually sold out.

Can’t attend in person? Order the entire program on DVD.

Earn 11 California MCLE and Board of Legal Special-ization (Family Law) credits over three half-days.

While this seminar is designed for the experienced family law practitioner, those with less experience

will benefit greatly as well. Plenty of time is available for activities, family fun, rest, relaxation and

in-person social networking with colleagues from all parts of our State at the luxurious Omni Rancho

Las Palmas Resort and Spa in Rancho Mirage.

NavigatingCustody Litigation:

A Roadmap to Success

ACFLS • 1500 W. El Camino Ave., Suite 158,  Sacramento, CA 95833 • Phone: 916-217-4076 • Fax: 916-930-6122 • Executive.Director@acfls.org. • acfls.org

Navigating Custody Litigation: A Roadmap to SuccessFRIDAY, March 2, 2018 Las Palmas Ballroom

Moderator: Garrett C. Dailey, CFLSJudicial Responder Panel:

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Hon. Michael J. Naughton (Ret.), Hon. Sue Alexander (Ret.)

11:00–1:00 PM Seminar Registration – Pre-function reception area between the Las Palmas Ballroom and Fiesta Ballroom

1:00–1:15 PM Welcome and Opening Remarks – Las Palmas Ballroom

1:15–2:45 PM Does Your Custody Evaluator Know the “Truth”?

Hon. Gale Hickman (Ret.), Marc Tovstein, CFLSWritten discovery is a powerful tool for custody litigators. This panel will demonstrate how to use written discovery tools to bolster or attack a custody evaluator’s report and recommendations with emphasis on the importance of “discovering” the true facts upon which an evaluator should rely and how written discovery can be utilized as a part of the overall “game plan” for securing favorable results in custody litigation.2:45–3:00 PM BREAK (Exhibitors and Coffee/Snack) –

Foyer (name badge required)3:00–4:30 PM To Depose or Not to Depose: That Is

the Question – The In’s and Out’s of Depositions Re Complex Custody Issues

Larry Ginsberg, CFLS, AAML, Raquel Sefton, CFLSAn in-depth discussion of considerations regarding the use and taking of depositions as part of the overall strategy in prosecuting or defending complex custody issues.4:00–5:00 PM Registration – Pre-function reception area between

the Las Palmas Ballroom and Fiesta Ballroom6:00–8:00 PM Welcome Reception Buffet Dinner –

Starlight Terrace (name badge required)

SATURDAY, March 3, 2018 Las Palmas Ballroom

Moderator: Garrett C. Dailey, CFLSJudicial Responder Panel:

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Hon. Michael J. Naughton (Ret.), Hon. Sue Alexander (Ret.)

6:30–8:00 AM Registered Attendee Breakfast Buffet – Fiesta Ballroom across from the Las Palmas Ballroom (name badge required)

7:30–8:00 AM Registration – Pre-function reception area between the Las Palmas Ballroom and Fiesta Ballroom

8:00–8:15 AM Announcements – Las Palmas Ballroom8:15–9:45 AM Sanchez, Substance Abuse, and the

Family Code §3044 Presumption: Get Thee Back to the Fundamentals of Lawyering

Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Andrea Palash, CFLS, AAMLThis panel will focus on addressing the challenges of representing chemically dependent clients, clients facing domestic violence allegations, clients who are victims of domestic violence, and the importance of creating an informed, and informative, narrative for the court in such cases. Panelists will explore obligations as advo-cates for these clients, as well as the attorney’s “human” obligations to them, and perhaps more importantly, to their children. The panel will also touch upon the practical implications of the Sanchez decision and promise to philosophize liberally about the future of child custody litigation.9:45–10:00 AM BREAK (Exhibitors and Coffee/Snack) –

Foyer (name badge required)10:00–11:30 AM Beyond the Case Law: Successful Litiga tion

of Relocation and Abduction IssuesHon. Dianna Gould-Saltman, Hon. Erick Larsh

This panel will focus on the formulation and execution of a winning strategy in move-away trials regarding what type of evidence is the most and least persuasive to obtaining and defending against relocation requests as well as steps necessary to gain such evidence. Included in all custody orders, Section 3048 may be the Family Code’s most overlooked statute. This panel will explain both the necessity for including this language in custody orders as well as the nuances related to presenting and defending against allegations related to abduction.11:30–11:45 AM BREAK (Exhibitors and Coffee/Snack) –

Foyer (name badge required)11:45–1:15 PM A Strategic Approach to Direct Examination

Hon. Michael Convey, Glen Schwartz, CFLSDirect examination is an essential part of developing the case narrative in a contested custody matter. Yet, too often, it does not reflect strategic thinking in preparation and execution. This panel will explore all aspects of direct examination of witnesses including researching necessary legal theories, selection of the appropriate witness(es) to present the needed evidence, and the do’s and don’ts of questioning the witnesses on direct examination.

26th Annual Spring Seminar • Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa

Co-Chairs:Diane E.

Wasznicky SacramentoSherry J. Peterson PleasantonCari M. Pines

Los Angeles

Members:Jill L. Barr SacramentoMichele B.

Brown San Diego

Anne Davies OaklandDianne

M. Fetzer Sacramento

Debra S. Frank Los Angeles

Karen C. Freitas

Los Angeles

Catherine M. Goodrow

Orange

Seth D. Kramer Los Angeles

David M. Lederman Contra Costa

Avi Levy Los Angeles

Mary C. Molinaro Sacramento

Sterling E. Myers Arcadia

Patricia A. Rigdon Pasadena

Jason M. Schwartz

Irvine

Courtney L. Shephard

Newport Beach

2018 SPRING SEMINAR COMMITTEE

Resort Recreational FacilitiesOmni Rancho Las Palmas

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outdoor dining and private spaces – to early California-style guestrooms, this classic resort is fresh, relaxing, and exciting.

Splashtopia is the Resort’s exciting Sig nature pool, com plete with a lazy river, two waterslides, sandy beach, and other aqua tic delights.

Enjoy 27 holes of golf, tennis, and the pamper ing Spa Las Palmas without ever leaving the Resort’s 240 beauti-fully landscaped acres. Its style is easy and sophisticated and its location enviable – at the foot of majestic Mount Jacinto and directly across the street from The River, a dynamic entertain-ment, dining, and retail area.

Navigating Custody Litigation: A Roadmap to Success5:00–7:00 PM Happy Hour – Las Palmas Lawn

Relax and chat with friends and colleagues One drink and light bites on ACFLS

7:00–9:30 PM Special Event: ACFLS Charitable Foundation Recognition Dinner for ACFLS Past Presidents – Sunrise Terrace Dinner and glass of wine: $125.00 per person Go to acflsfoundation .org to register for this event This event is not part of Spring Seminar registration

SUNDAY, March 4, 2018 Las Palmas Ballroom

Moderator: Garrett C. Dailey, CFLSJudicial Responder Panel:

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Hon. Michael J. Naughton (Ret.), Hon. Sue Alexander (Ret.)

7:00–8:30 AM Registered Attendee Breakfast Buffet – Fiesta Ballroom across from the Las Palmas Ballroom (name badge required)

8:30–8:45 AM Announcements – Las Palmas Ballroom8:45–10:15 AM Cross Examination:

Tips, Strategies and PitfallsHon. Sharon Kalemkiarian , Michele B. Brown, CFLS

This panel will guide you through the complexities of cross examin-ing expert and lay witnesses in a custody trial from preparation to examination, admissibility of exhibits and impeachment.10:15–10:30 AM BREAK (Exhibitors and Coffee/Snack) –

Foyer (name badge required)

10:30–12:30 PM Ask the Judges – the Last Word on Navigating Custody Litigation: A Roadmap to Success

Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis, Hon. Mark A. Juhas, Hon. Michael J. Naughton (Ret.), Hon. Sue Alexander (Ret.)

Moderator: Garrett C. Dailey, CFLSSaving the best for last! Submit your provocative hypothetical questions about the nuances and complexities of custody litigation in advance by email to Executive.Director@acfls.org with “Ask the Judges” in the subject line. (The opinions the judges voice on stage are not predictive of future rulings nor can the judges comment on pending cases.)

26th Annual Spring Seminar • Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort and Spa