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Collateral Issues in Family Law (Calgary)
December 1, 2023 | 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
$393.75 – $525.00Important Change
Individual registration through the attendee’s LESA.org account is now required for all LESA programs.
Program access (including access to e-materials) will be assigned to the LESA.org account used on registration. If you do not yet have an account, one will be created for you on checkout. This change will allow for easy access to e-materials and recording(s) (if available) through the attendee’s LESA.org account. If you have any questions, contact us at info@lesa.org.
This is the in-person registration page for Collateral Issues in Family Law in Calgary. We are also offering this program as a livestream program.
Family law practice can be hard. Lawyers must navigate the law, including legislative amendments and common law changes, changes to court procedure, clients with their own issues (not all of them legal ones), the challenges of carrying on a business/practice, and so on. On top of this, many family law clients deal with trauma and this can affect lawyers. This program will explore these “collateral issues” that family law practitioners face:
- Mental health and trauma – how to recognize trauma in clients; how to recognize vicarious trauma that lawyers may absorb; what trauma does in the human body; how the trauma therapy modalities of EMDR and ART work
- Roundtable discussion on challenges that family lawyers face and strategies to address them
- The mechanics of the Arbitration Act – what an arbitrator can and cannot do; enforcement of awards; how the various provisions of the Act intersect; how to develop strong arbitration advocacy
- A view from the bench – family law processes in the Court of King’s Bench
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*Please Note: Program formats and dates are subject to change. Prices are subject to GST. Early bird pricing ends on November 1, 2023.
If multiple lawyers or staff members from your firm would like to attend this program, please contact info@lesa.org for pricing. To receive discounted group pricing, you must contact us prior to the first registration from your firm.
Chair
Roxanna S. Petts, Thompson Petts Woynorowski Family Law
Presenters
Justice Sherry Kachur, Court of King’s Bench of Alberta
Lonny Balbi KC, Balbi & Company Legal Centre
Doug Moe KC, Moe Hannah LLP
Jennifer Odenyo MSW, RSW, Awakening Change Counselling & Consulting Inc.
Crystal M. Thompson, Thompson Petts Woynorowski Family Law
Rowen Waters MSW, RSW, Awakening Change Counselling & Consulting Inc.
Rachel C. Woynorowski, Thompson Petts Woynorowski Family Law
LESA has negotiated a special room rate of $149.99 + applicable taxes for a standard queen room at the Holiday Inn & Suites Calgary South – Conference Centre. To obtain this room rate, please contact the hotel directly at 403-475-8561 and provide the group name Legal Education Society of Alberta. Reservations must be made by November 3, 2023.
| Group Discount | Firm Broadcast | |
|---|---|---|
| Applicable Products | Livestreams, webinars, and most in-person programs | Livestreams and webinars |
| Program Access | Individual access | Facilitator access only |
| Materials | Individual access with unlimited views of materials | Facilitator access only, for a limited time. Materials must be downloaded and distributed to the group by the facilitator |
| On-Demand Recording | Individual access with unlimited views of the on-demand recording | No access to the recording |
| Combined Discounts | Can be combined with role-based discounts for new lawyers and students | Cannot be combined with any other discounts |
