The 28th Annual Family Law Conference

Unfortunately, due to the imminent threat of Tropical Storm Francine, we've made the tough call to postpone the conference.

We're not ready to announce new dates yet, as we await word about speaker availability. We will follow-up as soon as we've confirmed new dates.

You need not do anything at this point, particulary in regards to your CLE registration.

The hotel tells us that once we confirm the new dates, all sleeping room reservations made under the existing room block will be cancelled (they cannot be transferred). However, you may want to call to cancel to be sure. Certainly if you booked outside our room block. I'm told they were already receiving and approving cancellation requests this morning with no penalty.

Credits:

15.0 hrs CLE credits in LA, TX, and MS

Family Law & Appellate Practice Specialization Credits

Materials:

Everyone will receive a free PDF delivered to your email inbox approximately one week before the program. By popular demand, hard copy materials WILL be made available this year, but pricing has increased to account for rising and uncertain printing costs. If you'd prefer to print the PDF at your own expense for your personal use at the conference, please feel free to do so. (Sharing the materials with non-participating individuals constitutes theft.)

Time	Name	Speakers
Thursday, September 12, 2024
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Check-in/Conference Opening
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Recent Developments in Legislation	Andrea Carroll - LSU Law Center
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM	Recent Developments in Jurisprudence	Andrea Carroll - LSU Law Center
10:20 AM - 11:20 AM	What the Family Lawyer Needs to Know About Life Insurance, Donations, Wills, and Trusts	Ronald Scalise - Tulane Law School
12:20 PM - 1:20 PM	Adult Children with Disabilities: What Should I Know?	Clinton Bowers - Bowers Law Firm, LLC
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Professionalism: What Would Ted Lasso Do?	Becky Hunter - The Johnson Firm Shayna Sonnier - Veron Bice, LLC
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM	Ethics	Dane Ciolino - Loyola University College of Law Clare Roubion - Louisiana Legal Ethics, LLC
3:40 PM - 4:40 PM	Law Office Management – Best Practices for a Family Law Practice	Keith Friley - Friley and Dugas, LLC
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM	Custody Evaluations: How to Properly Prepare Your Client	Amy Cavanaugh - Dr. Amy E. Cavanaugh,
5:40 PM	LSBA Family Law Section Reception and Annual Meeting
Friday, September 13, 2024
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM	Check-in/Conference Opening
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Recent Developments in Procedure, Evidence. and Appellate Practice	Catherine Maraist - Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, LLP
9:40 AM - 10:40 AM	Income Proof in Child Support Cases	Jeffrey Meyers - Asher Meyers, LLC
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM	Drama, Protective Orders, and Consequences	Geralyn Siefker - Faith House, Family Justice Center of Acadiana Geralyn Siefker - 15th Judicial District Court Dwazendra Smith - D. Smith Legal, L.L.C.
12:50 PM - 1:50 PM	Artificial Intelligence	Tracy Norton - LSU Law Center
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Reimbursement and Co-Ownership	Frank Tranchina - Tranchina & Mansfield LLC
3:40 PM - 4:40 PM	Litigating against Self-Represented and Absentee Parties	David Blanchet - 15th Judicial District Court, Division H Josie Frank - 27th JDC Philip Kobetz - Philip C. Kobetz, Ltd., APLC

Conference Materials

PDF materials will be emailed to you free of charge and available for download approximately one week before the conference. We suggest that you either print or save the PDF materials to your mobile device, and fully charge your batteries before the conference. NOTE: By popular demand, hard copy materials WILL be made available this year, but pricing has increased to account for rising and uncertain printing costs. If you'd prefer to print the PDF at your own expense for your personal use at the conference, please feel free to do so. (Sharing the materials with non-participating individuals constitutes theft.)

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation requests must be received in our office in writing no later than Thursday, September 5, 2024 to receive a refund less a $50 cancellation fee. Requests may be emailed to lsucle@lsu.edu.

Additional Information

Special accommodations for accessibility or dietary restrictions/allergies
Indicate your accommodations request during registration or email lsucle@lsu.edu with your requests or questions. Please submit such requests by Thursday, September 5, 2024.

Recording
Video and audio recording are prohibited. Selected portions of this conference will be rebroadcast or available on-demand after the conference.

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Full Conference (15.0 hrs):	$495 ($545 after Aug 29)
Day 1 (Thursday) Only (8.0 hrs.):	$360 ($410 after Aug 29)
Day 2 (Friday) Only (7.0 hrs.):	$315 ($365 after Aug 29)

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