2022 Family Law Section Annual Conference
The 2022 Annual Family Law Conference will take place in person October 13-15, 2022 at Salishan Coastal Lodge in Gleneden Beach, Oregon.
The Conference Schedule can be found here: Schedule
Materials can be downloaded here: https://tinyurl.com/SFLF22Handbook
Friday, October 14, 2022
| 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. | Video Replay: Mandatory Abuse Reporting for Oregon Lawyers | |||||||||
| 7:00 to 8:25 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet in Council House | |||||||||
| General Sessions | ||||||||||
| 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. | Gender Affirming Care | 1 Access to Justice Credit | ||||||||
| Fay Stetz-Waters | ||||||||||
| 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. | FAPA in 2022: A Focus on Victim Reactions, the New Legal Standard, and Firearm Dispossession | |||||||||
| Debra Dority and Judge Maureen McKnight | ||||||||||
| 10:00 – 10:15 a.m. | Hot Topic – Lauren Saucy | |||||||||
| 10:15 to 10:30 a.m. | Morning Break (Beverages and Snacks in Council House) | |||||||||
| 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. | Resist and Refuse: The Voice of the Child and the Role of the Court | |||||||||
| Sara Rich | ||||||||||
| 11:30 to 12:00 p.m. | Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJS) Visas and Vulnerable Youth Guardianships (VYG) Overview | |||||||||
| MariRuth Petzing | ||||||||||
| 12:00 to 1:10 p.m. | Lunch in Council House | |||||||||
| 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. | “Looking Behind the Curtin: How to request, analyze and evaluate the credibility of a custody evaluator’s work-product, and prepare the narrative of your case.” | |||||||||
| Dr. Landon Poppleton | ||||||||||
| 2:15 to 3:00 p.m. | “Love and Appyness: How to Obtain Social Media, Financial, and Income Information from Common Apps,” | |||||||||
| Samantha Benton | ||||||||||
| 3:00 to 3:15 p.m. | Afternoon Break (Beverages and Snacks in Council House) | |||||||||
| 3:15 to 3:30 p.m. | Hot Topic – Lauren Saucy | |||||||||
| 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. | “What About the Children? – Silent Victims in Third Party Litigation” | |||||||||
| Mark Kramer | ||||||||||
| 4:15 to 5:00 p.m. | “Employment Law Issues Every Family Lawyer Should be Aware Of in Practice and for their Practice” | |||||||||
| Sonia Montablano | ||||||||||
| 5:00 to 5:20 p.m. | Family Law Section Business Meeting – Long House | |||||||||
| Murray Pettit, Chair, Oregon State Bar Family Law Section | ||||||||||
| 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. | Reception in Council House | |||||||||
| Saturday, October 15, 2022 | ||||||||||
| 7:00 to 8:00 a.m. | Video Replay: Attorney Well-Being Awareness | |||||||||
| Lincoln/Pine Rooms | ||||||||||
| 7:00 to 8:25 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet in Council House | |||||||||
| 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. | Unbundled Family Law: Why Do It, What It Can Be, and How to Get It Right | 1 Ethics Credit | ||||||||
| John Grant | ||||||||||
| 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. | From Hotline Call to Founded Letter: Effective Strategies for Representing DHS-Involved Clients | |||||||||
| Molly Becker | ||||||||||
| 10:00 to 10:15 a.m. | Break (Beverages and Snacks in Council House) | |||||||||
| 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. | International Implications in Divorce and Custody Matters – Personal Jurisdiction Considerations | |||||||||
| Katelyn Skinner | ||||||||||
| 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. | Legislative Updates – Then and Now: Tips to Ensure Your Practice is in Statutory Compliance | |||||||||
| Judge Erin Fennerty and Ryan Carty | ||||||||||
| 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. | Family Law Appellate Case Review | |||||||||
| Honorable Ramon Pagan | ||||||||||
| 12:30 p.m. | Conference Adjourns | |||||||||
CLE Registration
Click here to register.
$125 Students/Clerks/Legal Assistants/Paralegals (enter coupon code SFLF22LNG at checkout to receive discount)
$210 Legal Aid/Nonprofit/Government Attorneys (enter coupon code SFLF22SCLAP at checkout to receive discount)
$210 OSB new lawyer (admitted after 1/1/20)
$350 Family Law Section member
$395 Regular
Add-ons:
$20 Friday Mandatory Abuse Reporting for Oregon Lawyers CLE Video Replay (7 a.m.–8 a.m., Friday, October 14, 2022; 1 Abuse Reporting credit)
$20 Saturday Attorney Well-Being Awareness CLE Video Replay (7 a.m.–8 a.m., Saturday, October 15, 2022; 1 Mental Health/Substance Use credit)
We anticipate that there will be 11.25 hours of MCLE credits available at this year’s conference. I hope you will join me and other members of the Family Law Section for what promises to be a practical and informative program.
Please note: The Oregon State Bar requires that all attendees at in-person events sign and return a Vaccination Attestation Form prior to attending the event. Please complete the form in advance of the event (an electronic signature will suffice) and submit the form to Keri Smith at [email protected].
Salishan Coastal Lodge
For questions please contact Keri Smith, [email protected] or Patrick Melendy, [email protected]
For registration or payment questions please contact the OSB CLE Service Center at (503) 431-6413 or [email protected]
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