Thursday, August 7 from 1 – 5:30 p.m.
Teens and Custody and Placement Issues - 1 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. (one ten-minute break at approximately 2:30 p.m.)
- Presenters: Janice Wexler, Jennifer Cook, and Alberto Quiroga
*10-minute break*
Intimate Partner Violence & Family Court: Custody Placement, Survivor Experience, & Child Wellbeing– 3:50 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Presenters: Erin Schubert
*Thursday Evening Cocktail Hour and Reception Starting at 5:30 p.m.*
Friday, August 8 from 8 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Track A
Preparing a Client for a Temporary Order Hearing – 8 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
- Presenters: Alanna Feddick Goodwin
*10 minutes – Sponsor Presentation*
*5 minute break*
Commissioner’s Panel – 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
- Presenters: Deb Asher, Barry Boline, Marco Bichanich, Cedric Kostelyna (Moderator)
*15 minute break*
Best Practices for Motions in Family Law (Judges) – 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
- Presenters: Judge Christina Mayer, Judge Jon Michael Theisen, Judge Frederick Rosa, Amanda Mayer (Moderator)
Track B
A Primer on Drafting, Negotiating, and Challenging Marital Property Agreements – 8 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
- Presenter: Elizabeth McInerny
*15 minute break*
Military Pensions – 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
- Presenters: David Kowalski
*10 minutes – Sponsor Presentation*
*5 minute break*
Untangling Finances: The Intersection of Bankruptcy and Divorce – 11 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
*Trolley Tour 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.*
Saturday, August 9 from 8 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. (one 15-minute break and one 10-minute presentation from a sponsor, with a 5-minute break)
Developments in Family Law – 8 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.
- Presenters: Donna Ginzl, Gregg Herman, Judge Thomas Walsh
Clashes vs Conversations: Civility in Family Law – 8:50 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
- Presenter: Marta Meyers and Jennifer Johnson
*10 minutes – Sponsor Presentation*
*5 minute break*
"Hot Topics" in the Ethics of Law Office Management– 10:20 a.m. – Noon
- Presenters: Dean Dietrich
The Family Law Workshop is produced by the Family Law Section.
PINNACLE® passbooks, PINNACLE® Ultimate Passes, and CLE certificates cannot be used at this section program.
Attorneys with any level of experience in family law will benefit from this Workshop. Day 2 programming offers a track for the experienced practitioner and a track for those new to the field.
Section Members - $300
Section Members Attending First Workshop $225
Non-Section Members - $400
Law Student or Paralegal $200
Non-Section members can join the Family Law Section for $40 and register at the Section Member tuition rate.
CLE Course materials are provided in PDF format and will be downloadable from myStateBar up to four days prior to the event. No hardcopies of the materials will be provided.
We will be applying to the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for up to 14 CLE credits, including 2 EPR credits.
Selected rooms are being held at the beautiful Stone Harbor Resort in Sturgeon Bay for attendees of this event at the special rate of $175.00 per night. The room reservation deadline is July 7, 2025. To receive the special room rate, please contact the Stone Harbor Resort directly at (877) 746-0700 and indicate you are part of a group room block under the State Bar of Wisconsin – Family Law Section. Note that this block of rooms is available only to attendees of the Family Law Workshop. The special rate may be available for reservations of attendees two days before group arrival and two days after group departure based on availability.
· Register online.
· Call the State Bar of Wisconsin at (800) 728-7788.
· Download the registration form and mail it to: State Bar of Wisconsin, 44th Annual Family Law Workshop, P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707-7158.
· Fax your registration form to (608) 257-5502.
CANCELLATIONS
· All requests for registration cancellations received by Thursday, July 24 will be refunded in full.
· Any cancellation received after July 24 will be refunded less a $75 cancellation fee.
· Cancellations received after July 31 will not be refunded.
To apply for the 44th Annual Family Law Workshop Scholarship, please complete the application by May 27, 2025