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Education for Attorneys in Child Custody Matters
Presented by the ISBA Family Law Section,
Co-sponsored by Bench and Bar Section

 

Bloomington
Thursday & Friday, August 14 & 15, 2008
DoubleTree Hotel
10 Brickyard Drive (map and directions)
Register Now!

VIDEO REPLAY
10 MCLE Hours

These two day programs address child custody matters. The topics range from Supreme Court custody rules, parental alienation syndrome to domestic violence, relevant privacy issues, case law, GAL actions and ethical concerns.

Live Program Moderator:
Thursday, August 14 - Rory Weiler, Weiler & Lengle, P.C., St. Charles
Friday, August 15 - Roza Gossage, Law Office of Roza Gossage, P.C., Belleville

Thursday, August 14 – Video Replay

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. –  Introduction and Instructions
Roza Gossage, Law Office of Roza Gossage, P.C., Belleville

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.  Supreme Court Custody Rules: Who Must Do What and When
Hon. Barbara L. Crowder, Third Judicial Circuit, Edwardsville                                               

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.  Break

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.  Child Rep/GAL/Attorney for Child: Statutory Descriptions and Differences
Hon. Steven H. Nardulli, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Springfield

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  Custody Statutes: IMDMA and UCCJEA, Burdens of Proof and Elements
Howard W. Feldman, Feldman Wasser Draper & Benson, Springfield
                                               
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.  Lunch on your own

1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Children’s Developmental Stages and the Impact of Extended Families
David B. Clark, Ph.D., Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, Chesterfield, MO                                                                                   
2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Parental Alienation Syndrome: Theory and Case Law
Hon. John W. Demling, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Wheaton
                                                 
2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Case Law Update
Adrienne W. Albrecht, Sacks Albrecht & Gubbins, Kankakee

Friday, August 15 – Video Replay

9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Introductions and Instructions
Hon. Barbara L. Crowder                                               

9:15 - 10:30 a.m. Relevant Privacy Issues, Case Law, GAL Actions and Ethical Concerns

  • HIPAA
  • Mental Health Confidentiality
  • Social Worker Protection Act

Elizabeth Levine Levy, Levy & Stipes, PC, Edwardsville
Scott C. Colky, Colky & Kirsh, Chicago

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. …. Break

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. …. More Privacy and Related Laws and GAL Suggestions

  • Eavesdropping
  • Computer evidence

Elizabeth Levine Levy
Scott C. Colky

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. …. Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 p.m. …. Domestic Violence: Impact on Families and Court Issues
Margarette Trushel, Executive Director, Oasis Women’s Center, Alton
                                                           
2:00 - 2:30 p.m. …. Drugs and Alcohol: GAL Issues, Testing and Orders
Hon. Michael J. Chmiel, Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Woodstock

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. …. Break

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. …. Pitfalls and More Ethics: Insurance Coverage, Conflicts, Immunity
and Malpractice
Charles J. Northrup, Sorling Northrup Hanna Cullen and Cochran, Ltd., Springfield
                                   
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. …. Checklists for Appointed Attorneys and Report Writing for the Court           
Hon. Kathleen P. Moran, Fourth Judicial Circuit, Carlyle
Hon. Nelson F. Metz, Third Judicial Circuit, Edwardsville
Hon. William C. Norton, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Belleville

 

Please note: Supreme Court Rules on MCLE require lawyers to earn at least 4 hours of Professional Responsibility MCLE every reporting period.