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The University of Texas School of Law
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Texas Chapter

Sponsors
Burgower & Rainwater, LLP
Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P.
Kinser & Bates, L.L.P.
KoonsFuller, P.C.
McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing L.L.P.
Vaught Law Firm, P.C.
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Texas Chapter

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2012

Innovations - Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation

Houston Jan 18*, 19-20, 2012 Hotel ZaZa
*optional Wed Evening session
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Overview

Innovations—Breaking Boundaries in Custody Litigation, presented with the Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, brings together family law practitioners, psychologists and mental health professionals for in-depth discussion and examination of custody and child-related issues.

Highlights include:

 • The Not-So-Nuclear Family

 • Abuse, It's Not Just Physical

 • Trial strategies from successful, complex custody cases

 • Evaluating your custody case from psychiatric, psychological and legal perspectives

 • Extensive networking opportunities during Wednesday evening's Opening Reception, Thursday's luncheon discussion of psychological testing, and Thursday evening's Reception and Dinner.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 January 18, 2012
  • Day 2 January 19, 2012
  • Day 3 January 20, 2012
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Wednesday Evening, Jan. 18, 2012
  • 6:00 pm
    1.50 hrs
    Welcoming Reception
    Meet and greet the speakers of this exciting new conference.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Jan. 19, 2012
    Presiding Officer:
    Kathryn J. Murphy, Goranson, Bain, Larsen, Greenwald, Maultsby & Murphy, PLLC - Plano, TX
  • 7:30 am
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast

  • 8:45 am
    1.50 hrs
    0.25 hr ethics
    The Not-So-Nuclear Family
    The standing, legal positions and psychological factors to consider when custody litigation is between same-sex couples, extended family, stepparents and grandparents.

    Moderator:
    Katherine A. Kinser, Kinser & Bates, L.L.P. - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Angeline L. Bain, Goranson, Bain, Larsen, Greenwald, Maultsby & Murphy, PLLC - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Kevin R. Fuller, KoonsFuller, PC - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Arnold Shienvold, Riegler • Shienvold and Associates - Harrisburg, PA
    Panelists:
    Edward Silverman, Houston, TX

  • 10:15 am
    Break

  • 10:30 am
    1.50 hrs
    The Not-So-Nuclear Family, continued

  • 12:00 pm
    Break to Pick Up Lunch
    Included in conference registration fee.

  • Thursday Afternoon, Jan. 19, 2012
    Presiding Officer:
    Kathryn J. Murphy, Goranson, Bain, Larsen, Greenwald, Maultsby & Murphy, PLLC - Plano, TX
  • 12:15 pm
    Lunch
    Join the conference faculty for an in-depth discussion on psychological testing.

  • 1:30 pm
    Break

  • 1:45 pm
    1.50 hrs
    0.25 hr ethics
    Abuse, It's Not Just Physical
    An in-depth study of the dynamics of abuse, both physical and emotional, including the development of and strategy planning for each side: the victim and the alleged abuser.

    Moderator:
    Wendy S. Burgower, Burgower & Rainwater, LLP - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    Alexandria Doyle, Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Leslie Drozd, Newport Beach, CA
    Panelists:
    Charlie Hodges, Attorney and Counselor - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    G. Thomas Vick Jr., Vick Carney & Smith - Weatherford, TX

  • 3:15 pm
    Break

  • 3:30 pm
    1.50 hrs
    Abuse, It's Not Just Physical, continued

  • 5:00 pm
    Adjourn

  • 7:00 pm
    0.00 hr ethics
    Guest reservation for Thursday Evening Reception and Dinner
    Guests are welcome—$125 fee. Please select on order form.

  • 7:00 pm
    0.00 hr ethics
    Thursday Evening Reception and Dinner
    All conference participants are invited to attend the reception and dinner—included in conference registration fee. Guests are welcome—$125 fee. Please select on order form.

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Jan. 20, 2012
    Presiding Officer:
    Jimmy Vaught, Vaught Law Firm P.C. - Austin, TX
  • 7:15 am
    Conference Room Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:15 am
    1.50 hrs
    0.25 hr ethics
    Trial Strategies
    If you don't know where you're going-you will probably end up someplace else: Legal and psychological principles and methodologies applied to successful complex custody litigation.

    Moderator:
    Lynn Kamin, Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    Diana S. Friedman, Diana S. Friedman, P.C. - Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Jonathan W. Gould, Forensic Psychological Services - Charlotte, NC
    Panelists:
    Gary L. Nickelson, Law Office of Gary L. Nickelson - Fort Worth, TX
    Panelists:
    John A. Zervopoulos, PsychologyLaw Partners - Dallas, TX

  • 9:45 am
    Break

  • 10:00 am
    1.50 hrs
    Trial Strategies, continued

  • 11:30 am
    Pick Up Lunch
    Included in conference registration fee.

  • WORKING LUNCH

  • 11:45 am
    1.50 hrs
    0.50 hr ethics
    More Than Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll: Evaluating Your Custody Case from a Psychiatric, Psychological, and Legal Perspective
    An in-depth examination of various pyschological disorders, including addiction, personality and bipolar disorders, and alienating behaviors, and their impact on complex custody issues.

    Moderator:
    Sherri A. Evans, Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Panelists:
    Marc J. Ackerman, Mequon, WI
    Panelists:
    Mark J. Blotcky, Dallas, TX
    Panelists:
    Heather Leah King, KoonsFuller, P.C. - Southlake, TX
    Panelists:
    Keith M. Nelson, McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson & Downing, LLP - Dallas, TX

  • Friday Afternoon, Jan. 20, 2012
    Presiding Officer:
    Jimmy Vaught, Vaught Law Firm P.C. - Austin, TX
  • 1:15 pm
    Break

  • 1:30 pm
    1.50 hrs
    More Than Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll, continued

  • 3:00 pm
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 January 18, 2012
  • Day 2 January 19, 2012
  • Day 3 January 20, 2012
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Conference Faculty

Marc J. Ackerman

Mequon, WI

Angeline L. Bain

Goranson, Bain, Larsen, Greenwald, Maultsby & Murphy, PLLC
Dallas, TX

Mark J. Blotcky

Dallas, TX

Wendy S. Burgower

Burgower & Rainwater, LLP
Houston, TX

Alexandria Doyle

Dallas, TX

Leslie Drozd

Newport Beach, CA

Sherri A. Evans

Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Diana S. Friedman

Diana S. Friedman, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Kevin R. Fuller

KoonsFuller, PC
Dallas, TX

Jonathan W. Gould

Forensic Psychological Services
Charlotte, NC

Charlie Hodges

Attorney and Counselor
Dallas, TX

Lynn Kamin

Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Heather Leah King

KoonsFuller, P.C.
Southlake, TX

Katherine A. Kinser

Kinser & Bates, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Keith M. Nelson

McCurley, Orsinger, McCurley, Nelson & Downing, LLP
Dallas, TX

Gary L. Nickelson

Law Office of Gary L. Nickelson
Fort Worth, TX

Arnold Shienvold

Riegler • Shienvold and Associates
Harrisburg, PA

Edward Silverman

Houston, TX

G. Thomas Vick Jr.

Vick Carney & Smith
Weatherford, TX

John A. Zervopoulos

PsychologyLaw Partners
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

Kathryn J. Murphy—Co-Director

Goranson, Bain, Larsen, Greenwald, Maultsby & Murphy, PLLC
Plano, TX

Jimmy Vaught—Co-Director

Vaught Law Firm P.C.
Austin, TX

Wendy S. Burgower

Burgower & Rainwater, LLP
Houston, TX

Sherri A. Evans

Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Lynn Kamin

Jenkins & Kamin, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Heather Leah King

KoonsFuller, P.C.
Southlake, TX

Katherine A. Kinser

Kinser & Bates, L.L.P.
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

  • Houston
MCLE Credit
Toggle view Texas – 12.00 hrs  |  1.25 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Family Law
You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Toggle view California – 12.00 hrs  |  1.25 hrs Ethics
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov.  UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 14.00 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.
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Key Dates

Houston – Jan 18*, 19-20, 2012 – Hotel ZaZa
*optional Wed Evening session
Conference Concluded
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  • Houston
Standard Registration
Last day for $595.00 Regular pricing: Jan 13, 2012

$645.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Jan 13, 2012

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Jan 16, 2012

Venue

speaker

Hotel ZaZa

5701 Main Street
Houston, TX
713-526-1991 (reservations)
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Accommodations

$209.00 good through Dec 19, 2011

Parking Information

Valet parking $12 per day and $17 overnight

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

  • AAML - Texas Chapter

    AAML - Texas Chapter
    The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers is a 1,600 member organization of the top lawyers in Family Law who qualify for membership based on a number of criteria including a percentage of practice in family law, recommendations by lawyers and Judges, and contributions to the Bar and their community. Academy Fellows are generally recognized by judges and attorneys as preeminent family law practitioners with a high level of knowledge, skill and integrity. www.aaml.org www.aamltexas.com/

  • Burgower & Rainwater, LLP

    Burgower & Rainwater, LLP
    www.brfamilylaw.com/
  • Jenkins & Kamin LLP logo
    Jenkins & Kamin LLP
    Jenkins & Kamin, LLP, is respected as a family law firm with a quality, tailored approach to cases and commitment to family law. The Jenkins & Kamin, LLP. partners and associates have a wide range of experience and diverse backgrounds that allow them to provide a tailored teamwork approach to all cases, including the complex and unique. Their team of seventeen skilled attorneys is committed to providing only the highest quality representation possible. The Jenkins & Kamin, LLP partners and associates routinely handle all types of family law matters, including: complex divorce litigation, property settlements, child custody and visitation, child support, child abduction suits under Hague Convention, modifications, marital agreements, mediation, arbitration, collaborative law, appeals and all other family law related matters. Jenkins & Kamin, LLP, is committed to providing only the highest quality representation possible. www.jenkinskamin.com www.jenkinskamin.com/
  • Kinser & Bates, L.L.P. logo
    Kinser & Bates, L.L.P.
    www.kinserbates.com/

  • KoonsFuller PC

    KoonsFuller PC
    www.koonsfuller.com/

  • McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & D

    McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & D
    www.momnd.com/?ad1

  • Vaught Law Firm, P.C.

    Vaught Law Firm, P.C.
    www.austindivorcelawyer.com/
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