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1. Contested Custody Matters
2. Child Support
3. In the Best Interest of the Child
4. Domestic Violence
5. Finances and Property Division Issues
6. Legal Ethics - The Judicial View
7. Trial Practice Tips In Family Court

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AM Session 9:00 - 12:00
Panel Members: Judge James Blomo, Judge Pamela Gates, Judge Michael D. Gordon, Judge Daniel Kiley, Judge Thomas LeClaire and Judge Sam Myers
Moderator: William D. Bishop

1. CONTESTED CUSTODY MATTERS
   1. Evidence From the Child
   2. Timesharing
   3. Relocation
   4. Guardian Ad Litem
   5. Experts: How to Use Them
2. CHILD SUPPORT
   1. Child Support Guidelines and Statutes
   2. Child Support and Maintenance Case Law
   3. Support of Children with Special Needs
3. IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILD
   1. Best Interests of Children vs. Client's Goals
   2. Client in Need of a Guardian
   3. Client's Actions in Violation of Orders
4. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
   1. Acts Which Constitute Domestic Violence
   2. Ex-Parte Orders of Protection
   3. Permanent Orders of Protection
   4. Powers of the Court
   5. Civil Contempt
   6. Impact on Custody/Domestic Cases
   7. Impact on Firearm Ownership

PM Session 1:00 - 4:30
Panel Members: Judge Pamela Gates, Judge Douglas Gerlach, Judge Michael D. Gordon, Judge Daniel Kiley, Judge Thomas LeClaire, Judge Sam Myers and Judge Christopher Whitten
Moderator: William D. Bishop

5. FINANCES AND PROPERTY DIVISION ISSUES
   1. Marital Estate Statute: Initial Determination of Estate, Division of Estate, Inherited Property, Pre-Marital Property
   2. Dissipation of Marital Assets
   3. Case Law: Property Included in the Marital Estate, Factors Considered When Including or Excluding Property From the Marital Estate
6. LEGAL ETHICS - THE JUDICIAL VIEW (2:30 - 3:30)
   1. Best Practices in Communication Between Bench and Bar
   2. The Boundary of Advocacy and Ethical Litigation Conduct
   3. Protecting Confidentiality
   4. Ethical Conduct in the Courtroom
   5. Keeping the Client in the Loop
   6. Whose Case Decision is it Anyway? When Attorneys Can and Cannot Speak in Clients' Stead
   7. Attorneys' Fees
   8. Effective and Ethical Lawyer Advertising
7. TRIAL PRACTICE TIPS IN FAMILY COURT
   1. Effective Discovery
   2. Pretrial Procedures
   3. Preparation of Witnesses
   4. Effective Use of Income and Expense Declarations
   5. Effective Use of Disclosure Documents
   6. Effective Presentation of Evidence
   7. Chambers Conferences
   8. Professionalism

HON. JAMES BLOMO is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona.

HON. PAMELA GATES is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona.

HON. DOUGLAS GERLACH is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona.

HON. MICHAEL D. GORDON is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona.

HON. DANIEL KILEY is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona.

HON. THOMAS LeCLAIRE is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona.

HON. SAM MYERS is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona.

HON. CHRISTOPHER WHITTEN is a Superior Court Judge in the Maricopa County Superior Court of Arizona.

MODERATOR - WILLIAM D. BISHOP is the managing partner for the law firm of Bishop & Martin Law Office, P.C. and is AV rated through Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Bishop is a certified family law specialist by the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization.  He is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Mr. Bishop is a former chairperson of the Maricopa County Bar Association Family Law Section and has been a speaker at numerous family law seminars sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona, the Maricopa County Bar Association and National Business Institute. Mr. Bishop earned his B.S. degree, with honors, from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon in 1984 and his J.D. degree from Arizona State University College of Law in 1989.

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