PROGRAM

7:45 – 8:30       Registration

8:30 – 8:45       Continental Breakfast, Courtesy of French-American Bar Association
                              Introduction & Welcome
                              Hon. Shelley Kaufman, Supervising Judge, Family Law Division
                              Tigran Palyan, Esq., Palyan Hiett, LLP, Chair, Family Law Division
                              Steve S. Zand, Esq., Associate Dean, Director of Faculty Development, UWLA
                              Abbas Hadjian, Esq., Law Offices of Abbas Hadjian, Seminar’s Founder & Organizer

8:45 – 9:45       Panel 1: Neurodivergent Parents and Children in Family Court
                              Speaker: Daniel Pickar, PH.D., ABPP, Child & Family Clinical & Forensic Psychology
                              Moderator: Mike J. Kretzmer, Esc., Law Office of Michael J. Kretzmer

9:45 – 9:50       Break

9:50 – 10:50    Panel 2: Impact of Disabilities on Family Dynamics
                              Speakers:
                              Hon. Mark J. Juhas, Judge, Los Angeles County Family Law Division
                              Lorna Mouton Riff, CPA, CFF, Lead Managing Director, CBIZ, FCG, LLC
                              Alison Freeman, Ph. D, Clinical Psychologist, Hearing Loss Specialist
                              Gitu Bhatia, Psy.D.

10:50 – 11:00 Break

11:00 – 12:00 Panel 3: The Intersection of Mental Health or Developmental Diagnosis & Family Law
                              Speakers:
                              Hon. Michael A. Convey, Judge, Los Angeles County Family Law Division
                              Carol Hirshfield, PH.D., Psychologist licenses in CA & WA
                              Sophia Blizotis, Esq., Attorney at Law, Partner Vanaman German, LLP

12:00 – 12:30 Lunch: Complimentary Persian Lunch is included with Registration
                              Roundtable discussions with the judges will begin promptly at 12:30 pm

12:30 – 1:30    Lunch with Your Family Law Judge
                              Participants: (In alphabetical order):
                              Hon. Marc Bertet, Judge, (Stanley Mosk, Dept. 22, Home Court)
                              Hon. Naomi R. Cohen, Commissioner (Stanely Most, Dept. 8, AB 1058 Court)
                              Hon. Emily J. Cole, Judge (Chatsworth, Dept. F-58, Home Court)
                              Hon. Sonia B. Dujan, Judge (Chatsworth, Dept. F-48, Home Court)
                              Hon. Holly Hancock-Goode, Judge (Metro, Dept. 68, Restraining Order Court)
                              Hon. Joel Lofton, Judge (Pasadena, Dept. L, Home Court)
                              Hon. Sarah Reisman, Commissioner (Stanley Mosk, Dept 8, AB 1058 Court)
                              Hon. Kendra Thomas, Commissioner (Chatsworth, Dept. F-40, Home Court)
                              Judicial Moderator: Hon. Firdaus Dordi, Assistant Supervising Judge, Family Law Division
                              Attorney Moderator: Tigran Palyan, Esq., Chair, Family Law Section, LACBA

1:30                     Closing Remarks
                              Abbas Hadjian, Esq.

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