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

AM Session 9:00 - 12:00
Panel Members: Judge Timothy A. Hinkfuss, Judge Kendall M. Kelley, Judge John Dennis McKay, Judge Donald A. Poppy
and Moderator - Robert B. Loomis

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. 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

PM Session 1:00 - 4:30
Panel Members: Judge Thomas J. Gritton, Judge Mitchell J. Metropulos, Judge Dennis J. Mleziva
and Moderator - Robert B. Loomis

4. LEGAL ETHICS - THE JUDICIAL VIEW (1:00 - 2:00)
   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
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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

HON. THOMAS J. GRITTON is a Winnebago County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 1.

HON. TIMOTHY A. HINKFUSS is a Brown County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 7.

HON. KENDALL M. KELLEY is a Brown County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 4.

HON. JOHN DENNIS MCKAY is a Brown County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 6.

HON. MITCHELL J. METROPULOS is an Outagamie County Circuit Court Judge, Branch 3.

HON. DENNIS J. MLEZIVA is a Kewaunee County Circuit Court Judge.

HON. DONALD A. POPPY is a Calumet County Circuit Court Judge.

MODERATOR - ROBERT B. LOOMIS is a shareholder with the Herrling Clark Law Firm Ltd. He concentrates his law practice in the areas of divorce, post-divorce and family law. Mr. Loomis is nationally board certified as a family law trial advocacy specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has also been named a Super Lawyer by a prominent statewide magazine, placing him in the top 5% of all attorneys in Wisconsin.

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