On behalf of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, we welcome you to our Annual Trial Advocacy Institute. As always, this will be a weekend of top-drawer CLE, social events, and fellowship in a grand setting. We look forward to seeing and serving you, and invite you to contact us with any questions or comments: socaldeans@gmail.com.
Regular Admission | $990 | Available August 1 – December 15, 2024
Late Registration | $1090 | Available December 16, 2024 – January 5, 2025
*Pricing does not include hotel reservations.
Welcome Reception: $75 each | Friday 5:30 - 7pm | Business Casual
Saturday Gala: $200 each | Cocktail Hour 6—7pm | Awards, Dinner and Dancing 7 - 10:15 pm | Black Tie Optional
FELLOWS Only Event $175 each | Sunday 6 - 9 pm | Business Attire
*Subject to change
2:30pm | Open Registration
5pm – 5:30pm | Platinum Sponsor Reception
5:30pm – 7pm | Welcome Reception ($75 per person)
7:15am – 8:30am | Breakfast
8:30am – 8:40am | Welcome from the Deans and AAML Southern California Chapter President Robert Benavente
8:40am – 9am | 20 min presentation – Matthew K. Skarin, AAML - Beyond the Borders of Wonderland: Exploring International Discovery
9am – 9:30am | Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero - Brief remarks
9:30am – 10:30am | Supervising Judges Panel - Judge Shelley L. Kauffman (LA), Judge Laura H. Miller (SD), and Judge Julie A. Palafox (OC) – The Cheshire Cat’s Court: A Trial Readiness Discussion
10:30 am – 10:45am | Break
10:45am – 12:45pm | Stephen Wagner, AAML and Marie Ebersbacher, CPA – Navigating the Chessboard: Strategies for How To Effectively Present your Tracing, Equitable Apportionment, and Financial Fables
6pm – 10:15pm | Cocktail Hour and Dinner Gala ($200 per person)
7:15am – 8:30am | Breakfast
8:30am – 8:40am | Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:40am – 9am | 20 min presentation – Alex Payne, AAML - Unveiling the Invisible: Rates of Return for Support Purposes
9am – 10:30am | Judge Jackson Lucky (ret.) – Secret Garden of Evidence
10:45am – 11am | Break
11am – 12pm | Judge Anne C. Kiley and Christopher Melcher, AAML – Queen of Hearts and Fair Agreements: Proving and Disproving Unconscionability
12pm – 1pm | Brandon Blevans, AAML and Vanessa Wills, AAML – Through the Twisted Thicket: Unraveling the Knots of Jointly Owned Property
6pm – 9pm | Fellows Event | Location TBA ($175 per person)
7:15am – 8:30am | Breakfast
8:30am – 8:40am | Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:40am – 9am | 20 min presentation – Jeffrey Travis, AAML – Down the Rabbit Hole: Effective Use of Prior Findings as Evidence
9am – 10:15am | Michèle Bissada, AAML, Mark Minyard, AAML, and Sally White, CPA – The Mad Investors’ Tea Party: Exploring Private Equities and Alternatives
10:15 am – 10:30am | Break
10:30am – 11:30am | Judge Patti C. Ratekin (ret.) and Judge Sara E. Kirby – Off with their Heads: Tips and Tricks to Navigate the 3044 Presumptions
11:30am – 12:30pm | Gordon Cruse, AAML and Leigh Galyon, AAML – The Looking Glass of E-Discovery and AI
*Speakers and topics subject to change
*Speakers and topics subject to change
