The host is pleased to present its twenty-eighth 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 ARC Counsel, executive compensation, and implicit bias.Learning, networking, socializing
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, discussions on prenups and postnups, implicit bias, and a look at how AI does and doesn’t fit in your family law practice.
Course Content
9:30am - 9:35am - Welcome and IntroductionJennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq.,
Durand Family Law LLC, Canton
Steven E. Gurdin, Esq.,
Fitch Law Partners LLP, Boston
Carlos A. Maycotte, Esq.,
Fitch Law Partners LLP, Boston
Barbara Zicht Richmond, Esq.,
HealyFiske LLP, Waltham
9:35am - 10:00am - Fireside Chat
Jennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq.,
Durand Family Law LLC, Canton
Hon. John D. Casey,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
10:00am - 11:00am - ARC Lawyers and Lawyers as GALs
Barbara Zicht Richmond, Esq.,
HealyFiske LLP, Waltham
Hon. Lee M. Peterson,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Canton
Rosanne P. Klovee, Esq.,
Law Office of Rosanne Klovee LLC, Stoneham
Thomas D. Ritter, Esq.,
Atwood & Cherny, PC, Boston
Gary O. Todd, Esq.,
Todd & Weld LLP, Boston
11:00am - 11:15am - Break
11:15am - 12:15pm - Cultural Context in Family Law Cases
Jennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq.,
Durand Family Law LLC, Canton
Hon. Thomas J. Barbar,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Woburn
Stacey A.L. Best, Esq.,
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL | MassLOMAP)., Boston
Alexander D. Jones, Esq.,
Brick, Jones, McBrien & Hickey LLP, Needham
Ingrid C. Schroffner, Esq.,
University of Massachusetts/Amherst/
Medical Sch/Ctr Healthcare Finance, Shrewsbury
12:15pm - 1:15pm - Lunch (on your own)
1:15pm - 2:00pm - AI
Jared D. Correia, Esq.,
Red Cave Law Firm Consulting, Beverly
Louise Leduc Kennedy, Esq.,
West Hill Technology Counsel, Inc., Beverly
Heather L. LaVigne, Esq.,
Office of Bar Counsel, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, Boston
Megan Sheehan, Esq.,
Sheehan & Associates Law, Barrington
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Executive Compensation
Steven E. Gurdin, Esq.,
Fitch Law Partners LLP, Boston
Hon. Nan M. Sauer,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Robert J. Rivers, Jr., Esq.,
Lee & Rivers LLP, Boston
Kimberley A. Train,
PKF O'Connor Davies, Boston
3:00pm - 3:15pm - Break
3:15pm - 3:45pm - Caselaw Update
Jonathan E. Fields, Esq.,
Fields and Dennis LLP, Wellesley
3:45pm - 4:30pm - Prenups and Postnups
Carlos A. Maycotte, Esq.,
Fitch Law Partners LLP, Boston
Hon. Kevin R. Connelly,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Canton
Calvin J. Heinle, Esq.,
Gibbs Heinle Maiona LLP, Wellesley Hills
Peter J. Jamieson, Esq.,
Hastings, Jamieson & Lipschutz Family Law Group LLP, North Andover
Speaker(s)
CochairsJennifer Sevigney Durand, Esq.,
Durand Family Law LLC, Canton
Steven E. Gurdin, Esq.,
Fitch Law Partners LLP, Boston
Carlos A. Maycotte, Esq.,
Fitch Law Partners LLP, Boston
Barbara Zicht Richmond, Esq.,
HealyFiske LLP, Waltham
Faculty
Hon. Thomas J. Barbar,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Woburn
Stacey A.L. Best, Esq.,
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (LCL | MassLOMAP). , Boston
Hon. John D. Casey,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Hon. Kevin R. Connelly,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Canton
Jared D. Correia, Esq.,
Red Cave Law Firm Consulting, Beverly
Jonathan E. Fields, Esq.,
Fields and Dennis LLP, Wellesley
Calvin J. Heinle, Esq.,
Gibbs Heinle Maiona LLP, Wellesley Hills
Peter J. Jamieson, Esq.,
Hastings, Jamieson & Lipschutz Family Law Group LLP, North Andover
Alexander D. Jones, Esq.,
Brick, Jones, McBrien & Hickey LLP, Needham
Louise Leduc Kennedy, Esq.,
West Hill Technology Counsel, Inc. , Beverly
Rosanne P. Klovee, Esq.,
Law Office of Rosanne Klovee LLC, Stoneham
Heather L. LaVigne, Esq.,
Office of Bar Counsel, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers, Boston
Hon. Lee M. Peterson,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Canton
Thomas D. Ritter, Esq.,
Atwood & Cherny, PC, Boston
Robert J. Rivers, Jr., Esq.,
Lee & Rivers LLP, Boston
Hon. Nan M. Sauer,
Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston
Ingrid C. Schroffner, Esq.,
University of Massachusetts/Amherst/
Medical Sch/Ctr Healthcare Finance, Shrewsbury
Megan Sheehan, Esq.,
Sheehan & Associates Law, Barrington
Gary O. Todd, Esq.,
Todd & Weld LLP, Boston
Kimberley A. Train,
PKF O'Connor Davies, Boston
