Product Type:
Course
Family Law Basics 2014
Rebroadcast:
"Last Kick at the Can": Monday & Tuesday, December 15 & 16, 2014; Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm BOTH DAYS
(Original course: Monday & Tuesday, February 3 & 4, 2014)
Who should attend: Articled students, lawyers in the first three years of practice, and lawyers changing practice areas or needing a refresher.
Learning level: Fundamental
Get your practice off to a great start!
Join our experienced faculty and learn the practical aspects of running a family law file, from interviewing the client to case management to litigation techniques. Understand how the new Family Law Act affects the conduct of your files. You will receive tips and advice that put theory into practice, and learn how to market yourself and develop a practice.
After taking this course you will be able to...
- handle all aspects of a family law file
- develop a family law practice
- understand and deal with clients
- use different methods to resolve family law issues
Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 12 hours (a minimum of 2 hours will involve aspects of professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)
Course Chair
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Pricing
"Last Kick at the Can" Rebroadcast: $900
Unable to attend without financial support? To learn more about CLEBC's Bursary Program click here and for our Easy Pay Plan click here.
Registration includes an electronic copy of the course materials and a networking lunch on both days.
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1. Order the online course materials, an archive of all CLEBC papers published since 2001. ... OR
2. Subscribe to the Webinar Archive, a repository of recordings of most CLEBC past courses.
Annual subscription rates for both options are based on firm size.
CLEBC Program Lawyer
Nadia Myerthall
nmyerthall@cle.bc.ca
Course Chair
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Faculty
Day 1
The Honourable Judge Lisa Wyatt — Provincial Court of BC, Vernon
Nicola (Nikki) Allen — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Kathryn L. Basran — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Jesse L. Desilets — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Sandra L. Dick — Heath Law LLP, Nanaimo
Stephanie L. Fabbro — Hamilton Fabbro, Vancouver
Phyllis M. Kenney — Family Lawyer, Vancouver
Georgialee Lang — Attorney & Arbitrator, Vancouver-Kelowna-Palm Springs
Steven N. Mansfield — Bayshore Law Group, Vancouver
R. Craig Neville — Watson Goepel LLP, Vancouver
Jane M. Reid — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Meghan J. Selinger — Hamilton Fabbro, Vancouver
Rebecca St. Clere England, PhD, RPsych — Ward St. Clere Inc., Vancouver
Day 2
Master Heather M. MacNaughton — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Master Shelagh Scarth — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Carolyn R. Anderson — Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Scott L. Booth — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
District Registrar Stuart Cameron — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Lindsey Cruickshank — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Morag M.J. MacLeod — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Edna M. Ritchie — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
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Day 1: Monday, February 3, 2014
Welcome and Introduction
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
So You Want to be a Superstar Lawyer?
- standing out in the crowd
- becoming a family law expert
- building clientele…and confidence
- going the distance
Georgialee Lang — Attorney & Arbitrator, Vancouver-Kelowna-Palm Springs
Managing Your Clients: Client Emotional States
- separation and the grieving process
- helping the distraught client
- dealing with the difficult client
Rebecca St. Clere England, PhD, RPsych — Ward St. Clere Inc., Vancouver
Networking Break
Managing Your Clients: Intake and Communication
- assessing clients’ emotional states
- screening clients and knowing when to run screaming
- retainers and retainer letters
- managing expectations
- top 10 red flags
Nicola (Nikki) Allen — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Kathryn L. Basran — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Client Interviews: Evaluation and Diagnosis
- become the prudent skeptic
- assessing goals versus options and range of likely outcomes
- realism and reality testing
- legal opinions
Jane M. Reid — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Taking Action
- assessing options
- commencing proceedings
- negotiation and mediation
- collaborative law
Phyllis M. Kenney — Family Lawyer, Vancouver
Steven N. Mansfield — Bayshore Law Group, Vancouver
Parenting Coordination, The Program, and The Role of Counsel
- the program in brief
- the PC agreement/court ordered appointments
- role of counsel
- enforcement
Stephanie L. Fabbro — Hamilton Fabbro, Vancouver
R. Craig Neville — Watson Goepel LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Disclosure and Discovery
- disclosure triggers and ongoing disclosure obligations
- client understanding and awareness
- Family Law Rules
- lists of documents
- examinations for discovery
- interrogatories
The Honourable Judge Lisa Wyatt — Provincial Court of BC, Vernon
Sandra L. Dick — Heath Law LLP, Nanaimo
Judicial Case Conferences
- preparing yourself and your client
- document preparation
- Family Law Rules
- the scope of JCCs
- disclosure obligations
- new options for the courts
Jesse L. Desilets — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Day 2: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Welcome and Introduction
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Chambers Practice: How to Avoid Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
- preparing the notice of application
- affidavits—what to avoid
- without notice orders—short leave and restraining orders
- submissions—presentation and content
Master Heather M. MacNaughton — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Master Shelagh Scarth — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
Experts
- types of experts: section 202 and 211 reports, joint, party’s own, courts’ own, rebuttal
- new contents of experts’ reports
Todd R. Bell — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Lindsey Cruickshank — Schuman Daltrop Basran & Robin, Vancouver
Networking Break
Justifying Your Calculations: Spousal Support and Child Support Guidelines Cases
- income calculation for the Advisory Guidelines
- income calculation for the Child Support Guidelines
- understanding the software
- understanding your results
Scott L. Booth — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Managing Your Clients: Dealing with the Law Society and Errors in Family Practice
- tips to avoid complaints
- responding to the Professional Conduct Department at the Law Society
- tips to prevent allegations of negligence
- when and how to report a claim to the Lawyers Insurance Fund
Carolyn R. Anderson — Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Edna M. Ritchie — Lawyers Insurance Fund, Law Society of BC, Vancouver
Networking Lunch
Trial and Mediation Preparation
- mediation briefs
- client preparation
- organizing documents
- witnesses
Scott L. Booth — Jenkins Marzban Logan LLP, Vancouver
Resolving the Case: Trials, Agreements, and Other Tools
- choosing a resolution vehicle: collaboration, mediation, med/arbitration, litigation
- drafting effective separation agreements, minutes of settlement, and consent orders
- knowing when settlement is impossible
Morag M.J. MacLeod — Barrister & Solicitor, Vancouver
Networking Break
Conducting Effective Hearings Before the Registrar
- avoiding assessments
- inquiries, assessments, and accounts process and procedure
- settling orders
District Registrar Stuart Cameron — Supreme Court of BC, Vancouver
This course has no current sessions.
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