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 
S. Pothier

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

Preparing Pleadings and Assisting with Motion Practice
D. Nagiar

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

Obtaining and Evaluating Financial Information
K.K. Leonard

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 
B. French

Current status of custody law in Georgia
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

Preparing Marital Settlement Agreements
R. Platt

Assisting with different types of agreements
• Property agreements
• Child-related agreements
• Support agreements

Enforcing and Modifying Family Law Orders and Decrees
C.Palmer

Implementing divorce decrees and orders J. Oxendine
      • 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

This seminar offers 6.5 CLE hours to paralegals.
6.5 NALA CLE Hours
6.5 NFPA CLE Hours

 

Continuing Education Credit Information

This seminar is open to the public and offers 6.5 CLE hours to paralegals.

The National Association of Legal Assistants and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations have each approved this course 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

William Davis

Naggiar & Sarif, LLC, Atlanta, GA

Mr. Davis has practiced extensively in the areas of family and domestic relations law since 2009, and he practices across courts in metro-Atlanta.  He chose to focus his practice on family law following his enrollment in a Guardian ad Litem clinic where he was sworn in to practice as a third year law student. Mr. Davis works to develop meaningful relationships with his clients and opposing counsel, and he believes that a calm and reasonable approach to the practice of law is essential to successful resolution of domestic cases. He recognizes that LGBT clients often face unique challenges in family law related issues, and he brings many years of experience in representing LGBT family law clients – both before and after the landmark Obergefell marriage decision.  Mr. Davis is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia and is a member of the State Bar’s Family Law Section. He currently serves as the President-Elect of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) and is a member of the State Bar’s Executive Committee and Disciplinary Board.  Mr. Davis is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, and the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia. 

Brooke French

Kessler & Solomiany, LLC

Partner with Kessler & Solomiany, LLC, Atlanta, GA
Ms. French represents clients in all aspects of domestic relations litigation, including divorce, separate maintenance, child custody and support modifications, contempt, post-divorce modification and enforcement, family violence, paternity, legitimation and prenuptial agreements. Ms. French takes a special interest in protecting children and maintaining stability in their lives as family structure changes. Ms. French is trained as a guardian ad litem and is on the list of preferred attorneys for these matters in Fulton and Cobb counties. Ms. French is also a trained mediator and arbitrator, and believes that mediation is the best option for resolution in the majority of family law cases – particularly those in which children of any age are involved. She writes frequently about custody issues and other family law developments. She has been named a Georgia SuperLawyer for several years and has recently been named by SuperLawyers as one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Georgia.

Katie Kiihnl

Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC

Partner at Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle, LLC, Atlanta, GA
Ms. Leonard is an attorney practicing exclusively in the area of family law. She routinely manages cases involving prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, divorce, modifications of custody, child support and/ or alimony, paternity and legitimation and contempt actions. She has also been trained to serve as a guardian ad litem. Ms. Leonard was honored to attend the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers’ Institute for Associates in Chicago, IL. She has lectured on a variety of family law topics at continuing legal education seminars. Through her practice and involvement in the legal community, Ms. Leonard was recognized by her colleagues as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2014, 2015, and 2016, an honor bestowed on only 2.5 percent of young lawyers in Georgia.

Jarrod Oxendine

Oxendine Law, LLC

Founding Attorney, Oxendine Law, LLC, Suwanee, GA
Mr. Oxendine grew up in Duluth, Georgia. He is a 2002 graduate of Mercer University and received his law degree from Mercer Law School in 2005. Mr. Oxendine and Mrs. Palmer have both devoted the majority of their practice to the field of family law and now, with the formation of Oxendine Law, they practice exclusively in that field. They have litigated family law matters in all metro Atlanta Superior courts, as well as the Georgia Court of Appeals. Both are members of the Family Law Section with the State Bar of Georgia and the Gwinnett County Bar Association.

Christine M. Palmer, Esq

Partner at Oxendine Law, LLC in Suwanee, GA

Ms. Palmer earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama then attended law school at Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida. She previously worked as in-house counsel for a real estate investment company and was the managing attorney of a law firm in Midtown Atlanta. Ms. Palmer is a partner at Oxendine Law, LLC, practicing in all areas of domestic litigation, divorce, child custody, paternity and legitimation, and modification actions. She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia Family Law Section and the Gwinnett County Bar Association Family Law Section.

Rachel Platt

Founding Family Law Attorney, The Platt Law Firm, Atlanta, GA
For the last several years, Ms. Platt has been selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer in the field of family law. Additionally in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Georgia Super Lawyers named her to the Top 100 Attorneys and to the Top 50 Women Attorneys for the State of Georgia. She was recognized as one of Georgia’s Legal Elite in 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2019 in the area of family law by Georgia Trend magazine. Ms. Platt graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia, and obtained her Juris Doctor degree at the University of Colorado, School of Law. She became a member of the Georgia Bar in 2004. Ms. Platt is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (Foundation President 2010 – 2011) and the Atlanta Bar Association. Ms. Platt has been practicing law for the last 15 years and is currently concentrates her legal practice in the areas of family law and special education law.

Shanna Pothier

Family Law Solutions, Inc.

Owner of Family Law Solutions, Inc., Lavonia, GA
Ms. Pothier is a mediator, trainer and consultant, specializing in family law. Ms. Pothier began her career assisting attorneys with the practice of family law more than a decade ago. Since 2014, she has consulted with various law firms to bring the specialized knowledge and training required for the best service of Georgia families. Utilizing her passion for service of others and desire for exceptional quality legal support to be available to the community, Ms. Pothier started Family Law Bootcamps in 2017 to further the practical education and training available to those wanting to learn family law in Georgia, including attorneys, paralegals and other support staff in the firm.