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Getting Paid and Getting Visitation
 Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section

 

Chicago
Friday, April 4, 2008
ISBA Regional Office
20 S Clark Street, Suite 900
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Collinsville
Friday, April 18, 2008
Holiday Inn
1000 Eastport Plaza Drive
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6.0 MCLE Hours

Program Coordinators:
Roza B. Gossage, Belleville
Pamela J. Kuzniar, Chicago

9:00 – 9:10 a.m.  Welcome and Introductions

9:10 - 10:10 a.m.  How to Convince the Court
Tips of the trade including techniques, evidence and methods to obtain non-standard visitation for legal practitioners to use during family law court cases.
Rory Weiler, Weiler & Lengle P.C., Saint Charles

10:10 – 10:20 a.m.  Break

10:20 – 11:20 a.m.  Psychological Trends Pertaining to Non-Standard Visitation
Featuring a professor and psychologist, this session delves into the psyche of legal work in regards to non-standard visitation.
Dr. David Clark, Psychologist, Adjunct Professor, Washington University St. Louis, Chesterfield

11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Court Testimony: Body Language, Language, and Appearance
Analytical session focusing on how the physical appearance and human body language affects court decisions. The insight of a psychologist will explain how presentation makes a difference.
Dr. Daniel J. Cuneo, PhD., Psychologist, Belleville

12:20 – 1:20 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

1:20 – 2:20 p.m.  Successful Fee Agreements
Straight-forward presentation about assessing how fees should be allocated and how to effectively present your petition and evidence to obtain your fee. This session will include the impact of “Dowling” on fee agreements.
Michael C. Craven, Beerman Swerdlove LLP, Chicago

2:20 – 2:30 p.m.  Break

2:30 – 3:30 p.m.  Obtaining Payment of Fees as Child Representative, Guardian Ad Litem, or Attorney for Child
Informational session about methods to collect payment for child representation cases.
Ross S. Levey, Yavitz & Levey, LLP, Chicago

3:30 – 4:30 p.m.  Judges Panel on Standard/ Non-Standard Visitation
Collaborative presentation to provide different perspectives of what judges examine and use to decide visitation in non-standard cases.
Chicago Program:
Hon. John W. Demling, Circuit Court, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, Wheaton
Hon. Leida J. Gonzalez Santiago, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago
Hon. Nancy J. Katz, Circuit Court of Cook County, Chicago
Collinsville Program:
Hon. Brian A. Babka, Circuit Court, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County, Belleville
Hon. Janet R. Heflin, Circuit Court, Third Judicial Circuit, Madison County, Edwardsville
Hon. Heinz Rudolf, Circuit Court, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County, Belleville