Product Description

MCLE is pleased to present its twenty-seventh annual comprehensive Conference developed exclusively for family law practitioners! This year’s Family Law Conference, featuring leading practitioners, experts, and judges, examines a number of sophisticated issues and provides timely, practical information for all levels of practice. Conference highlights include sessions on ethics surrounding financial statements, guardian ad litem issues, and courtroom civility.

Additional Conference features are the annual caselaw review, a fireside chat on the state of the Probate and Family Court with Chief Justice John D. Casey, and a discussion of the Jones case. In-person attendees receive a complimentary print copy of the Massachusetts Family Law Sourcebook & Citator 2024 included with their tuition.

Agenda & Materials

• 9:30 - 9:35 am

  Welcome and Introduction

  Jennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq., Durand Family Law LLC , Canton
  Carlos A. Maycotte, Esq., Fitch Law Partners LLP , Boston
  Barbara Zicht Richmond, Esq., HealyFiske LLP , Waltham
  
• 9:35 - 10:00 am

  Probate and Family Court Fireside Chat with Chief Casey

  Hon. John D. Casey, Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Jennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq., Durand Family Law LLC , Canton
  
• 10:00 - 10:45 am

  Civility in the Courtroom and Beyond

  Jennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq., Durand Family Law LLC , Canton
  Hon. Melanie J. Gargas, Middlesex Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Cambridge
  Calvin J. Heinle, Esq., Gibbs Heinle Maiona LLP , Wellesley Hills
  Richard M. Novitch, Esq., Todd & Weld LLP , Boston
  
• 10:45 - 11:00 am

  Break
• 11:00 - 11:55 am

  Financial Statements: Ethics and the Art of Disclosure

  David M. Friedman, Esq., Rubin and Rudman LLP , Boston
  Hon. Frances M. Giordano, Essex Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Salem
  Carlos A. Maycotte, Esq., Fitch Law Partners LLP , Boston
  Jesse J. Gillett, Willamett Management Associates , Boston
  
• 11:55 - 12:25 pm

  Caselaw Update

  Jonathan E. Fields, Esq., Fields and Dennis LLP , Wellesley
  Barbara Zicht Richmond, Esq., HealyFiske LLP , Waltham
  
• 12:25 - 1:25 pm

  Lunch
• 1:25 - 2:50 pm

  Guardian ad Litem Issues

  Premela G. Deck, JD, Ph.D, SD Family Services, Inc. , Canton
  Jennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq., Durand Family Law LLC , Canton
  Dr. Jessica P. Greenwald O'Brien, SD Family Services, Inc. , Canton
  Dr. Mira Z. Levitt, Ph.D., Co-Parenting Assessment Center , Natick
  Kathleen A. Rice, , Woburn
  Barbara Zicht Richmond, Esq., HealyFiske LLP , Waltham
  Dr. Jeff Stein, Psychological Consulting Services LLC , Salem
  
• 2:50 - 3:05 pm

  Break
• 3:05 - 4:30 pm

  Jones Case and How to Handle Trusts and Inheritance

  W. Sanford Durland, III, Esq., Warner, Federico & Ryan LLP , Boston
  Phyllis E. Federico, Esq., Warner, Federico & Ryan LLP , Boston
  Hon. Patricia A. Gorman, Norfolk Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Canton
  Mary H. Schmidt, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP , Boston
  Carolyn Van Tine, Esq., Davis, Malm & D'Agostine, PC , Boston
  

Please Note

MCLE webcasts are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only. They are posted 24 hours prior to the program and can be accessed, downloaded, or printed from your computer.

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