Agenda

Registration:                    8:00 – 8:30 am

Morning Session:             8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Lunch (On your own):       12:00 – 1:00 pm

Afternoon Session:           1:00 – 4:30 pm

Assisting with Family Law Case Intake
M. Wise

   Assisting with initial client interview
   Preparing engagement letter, opening file
   Collecting information

Working with Divorce Clients and Opposing Counsel
M. Wise

   Establishing and maintaining good communication with clients
      • Methods of communication and contents of communications
      • Guidelines for responding to client communications
   Working with difficult clients
   Working with the courts and opposing counsel
   Maintaining professionalism

Preparing Pleadings and Assisting with Motion Practice
J. Cohen

   Preparing initial pleadings
   Requesting temporary relief
   Preparing for the temporary orders hearing
   Preparing the temporary orders

Obtaining and Evaluating Financial Information
J. Cohen

   Identifying relevant information on assets, debts, income and expenses
   Obtaining financial information
      • Using financial information questionnaires
      • Using interrogatories, requests for production,
        deposition testimony, private investigators
      • Valuing assets
   Evaluating the information you have obtained
   Working with accountants and financial experts
   Preparing financial statements

Assisting with Child Custody and Visitation Issues
M. Ramos

   Current status of custody law in Texas
   Obtaining relevant information
      • Client interview, custody questionnaires,
        authorizations for disclosure, using formal discovery
   Working with guardian-ad-litem
   Working with experts
   Drafting and reviewing parenting plans

Enforcing and Modifying Family Law Orders and Decrees
G. Tanner

   Implementing divorce decrees and orders
      • Preparing and filing the decree
      • Preparing other necessary documents
      • Enforcing judgments and orders
      • Enforcing temporary orders
      • Enforcing custody orders
      • Enforcing support orders
   Modifying decrees and orders
      • Determining which parts of a decree or order are subject
        to modification, deciding when to seek modification
   Assisting in modification actions

Credits

Texas Certified Paralegals
     6.5 Family Law Hours
     6.5 Civil Trial Law Hours

NALA & NFPA
     6.5 CLE Hours

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and has been approved by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for 6.5 CLE hours for Texas certified paralegals in the areas of Family Law and Civil Trial Law.

The National Association of Legal Assistants and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations have each approved this program for 6.5 CLE hours.

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the seminar for most individuals who complete the entire event. Attendance certificates not available at the seminar will be mailed to participants within fifteen business days.

Speakers

Jacob Cohen

The Rainwater Firm

Associate Attorney with The Rainwater Firm in Houston
Mr. Cohen has been practicing family law in Texas since graduating from South Texas College of Law in 2011. He joined the Law Office of Robert S. Hoffman, P.L.L.C., in September of 2013 as an associate and spent over four years working on cases with complex property issues and highly contentious child custody matters. During his time with Mr. Hoffman, he sat second chair in jury trials and binding arbitrations. He attended, defended and took numerous depositions, and he represented clients at mediations and ancillary hearings. In February of 2018, Mr. Cohen joined the newly created Rainwater Firm. His strengths include advocating the best interests of children and working on cases with complex property issues and highly contentious child custody matters. Mr. Cohen is a native Houstonian, a seventh-generation Texan, and a second-generation Harris County family law attorney.

Mary Ramos

Ramos Law Group, P.L.L.C.

Founding Attorney at Ramos Law Group, P.L.L.C.Ms. Ramos is board-certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She is recognized and respected throughout the Houston legal community for dedication in effectively representing clients’ rights and interests. She understands the emotional side of divorce and brings a special compassion to each and every case. Ms. Ramos also offers clients knowledgeable and competent legal advice. Her practice is exclusively family law, and she has attended many certification and training courses. She received her Bachelors of Science degree from Park University in 1999, and her JD degree from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshal School of Law, in Houston, in 2002. She has been named to both “Houston’s Top Family Lawyers”, H Texas magazine and “Best Divorce Lawyers in Houston”, Expertise LLC in 2017.

Germaine Tanner

Attorney at LawMs.Tanner has practiced law in the State of Texas for over a decade. She handles all aspects of family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, post-divorce modifications and enforcement, family law-related appeals, mediations, arbitrations and collaborative law. She is a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. Ms. Tanner earned her J.D. degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

Mari L. Wise

Board Certified Family Law Attorney at The Wise Law Firm

Ms. Wise completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin with honors, majoring in Psychology, and she earned her J.D. degree from South Texas College of Law in Houston. She was admitted to practice in Texas on February 8, 2001, and has been Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2011. Ms. Wise is a member of the State Bar of Texas, its Family Law Section, its Texas Technology Section, and then the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association and its Family Law Section, the Fort Bend County Bar Association, and Gulf Coast Family Law Specialists.

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