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Monday, October 9, 2023
In-Person at the Hyatt Lodge, Oak Brook or via Live Webcast
Program Moderators: Paulette Gray, Gray & Gray, LLC, Crystal Lake*
Adam C. Kibort, Grund & Leavitt, PC, Chicago*#
8:15 – 8:55 Registration and a Networking Breakfast, or Log into the webcast via your account at www.iicle.com
8:55 – 9:00 Opening Remarks for AAML-IL 16th Annual Seminar for Experienced Family Lawyers
Gunnar J. Gitlin, The Gitlin Law Firm, President, Illinois Chapter AAML*#
9:00 – 10:15 Creative Uses of Hybrid ADR Processes
An exploration of how practitioners can use hybrid ADR processes, including Mediation-Arbitration, Arbitration-Mediation, Discovery Master and others, as practical adjuncts and viable alternatives to both complex litigation and mediation.
Brendan J. Hammer, Hammer Strategies LLC, and Of-Counsel to Hammer, Serna and Quinn LLC, Chicago*
Hon. Regina A. Scannicchio, Acting Presiding Circuit Judge, Domestic Relations Division, Circuit Court of Cook County
10:15 – 10:45 Strategies for Working with Survivors of Domestic Abuse
How can you best represent survivors of domestic abuse, both in and out of the courtroom? Learn best practices in working with these clients, with an understanding of the trauma your clients have experienced, and how the legal process itself can be triggering.
Viki Rivkin, SHALVA, Outreach and Education Legal Liaison
Alison Anixter, SHALVA, In House Legal Liaison
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 In-Depth Case Law Update
This update includes comprehensive coverage of all Illinois family law opinions from the last year. Topics include “bread and butter” issues on maintenance, child support, income calculation, cohabitation, attorney’s fees, and more.
Michael G. DiDomenico, Lake Toback DiDomenico, Chicago*
12:00 – 1:00 Networking Lunch Break, included for in-person attendees
1:00 – 1:30 Critical Changes to our Supreme Court Rules in 2023 and 2022/2023 Legislation: Understanding How They Impact Your Practice
While our legislative landscape remained steady in 2022-23, we have had a host of changes to our Supreme Court Rules that affect our daily practice. We will also focus on the July 1, 2023 amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct and how they affect our practice for retainers in family-law cases.
Alyssa Mogul, Grund & Leavitt, PC, Chicago*#
1:30 – 2:30 Gender Identity and Expression, Sexual Orientation and Illinois Family Law: An Overview
(1.0 Diversity/Inclusion PR CLE)
An examination and discussion of current Illinois law (and where relevant, federal and other state law) pertaining to gender identity and expression of a child, or a parent, or both, in intact, divorcing or divorced families in Illinois—with and without regard to the sexual orientation of the child, or sexual orientation or marital status of the parent or parents —and what legal issues and rights may arise where a parent or a child is confronted with gender identity issues in the context of a parentage action, in a divorce, or afterward. Current law on sexual orientation of a parent or child, where it intersects, will also be discussed.
Richard Wilson, Richard A Wilson PC Law Offices, Chicago*#
2:30 – 2:45 Break
2:45 – 3:45 Judges’ Panel – COVID and Moving Forward
(1.0 Professional Responsibility credit)
The impact COVID has had on the practice of family law, the impact it has had on decisions made, and where do we go from here.
Hon. Stephen M. DeRue, 19th Judicial Circuit, Lake County
Hon. Derek W. Ewanic, 12th Judicial Circuit, Will County
Hon. Richard D. Felice, 18th Judicial Circuit, DuPage County
Hon. Keith A. Johnson, 16th Judicial Circuit, Kane County
Hon. Regina A. Scannicchio, Acting Presiding Circuit Judge, Domestic Relations Division, Circuit Court of Cook County
Hon. Robert J. Zalud, 22nd Judicial Circuit, McHenry County
3:45 Adjourn
* Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
# Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers