Program Chair:
Sarah H. DeKraay
Murphy Desmond, S.C.
Madison
Presenters:
Michael S. Brandt
Hanna Brandt & Lucsay LLP
Madison
Megan E. Corning
Your Family Law Center, S.C.
Madison
Commissioner Mark R. Fremgen
Dane County Circuit Court
Madison
Katherine Cole Harrell
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Madison
Detective Sergeant Julie Johnson
Madison Police Department Special Victims Unit
Madison
Robyn Klaila
Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center
Madison
Cathryn Kriss MSSW, LCSW
Kriss and Associates LLC
Middleton
Ryan S. MacGillis
MacGillis Wiemer LLC
Wauwatosa
Janet Poff
Dane County Department of Human Services
Madison
Ashley J. Richter
Richter & Phillips LLP
Madison
Julie A. Rozwadowski
Rozwadowski Law Office
Madison
Emily Wilson
Kowalski Family Law LLC
Madison
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:30 a.m. : Guardian ad Litem Roundtable
- Tips for successfully interviewing children
- Alleviating conflicts of interests
- Meeting with the parents
- When would you call a child as a witness?
Michael S. Brandt, Ryan S. MacGillis, Julie A. Rozwadowski
9:45 a.m. : Break
10:00 a.m. : Working with Court-Involved Children and Families
- The child’s perspective in a divorce
- Parental involvement and triangulation
- The impact of divorce on a child’s coping skills
Cathryn Kriss MSSW, LCSW
12:00 p.m. : Lunch (on your own)
1:00 p.m. : When $#!@ Gets Real: Navigating Child Abuse Issues in Family Cases
- Recognizing issues of abuse
- Accessing information and resources
- Understanding professional roles
- Best practices
- Hypothetical case discussion
Moderator: Emily Wilson
Panelists: Mark R. Fremgen, Julie Johnson, Robyn Klaila, Janet Poff
2:30 p.m. : Break
2:45 p.m. : Your First Case as a Guardian ad Litem
Megan E. Corning
3:45 p.m. : Ethics for Guardians ad Litem
- Eligibility for GAL appointments
- Payment of the GAL
- Purpose of the GAL
- SCR 20:3.5
- de Montigny v. de Montigny
- Why is acting as a witness prohibited?
- Communicating with individuals represented by counsel
- SCR 20:1.6 – Confidentiality
- GAL communications with collaterals
Katherine Cole Harrell, Ashley J. Richter
4:45 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule will vary slightly from above listed times.
- Hear from a panel of guardians ad litem on how they handle appointments and address common challenges
- Discover what you need to know when a case presents evidence of child abuse or neglect
- Understand what is appropriate with respect to interviewing a child who may be the victim of abuse or neglect
- Learn how to make your recommendations more compelling from a panel of court commissioners
- Guardians ad litem for minors
- Juvenile/children's law attorneys
- Family law attorneys
- General practitioners
- Lawyers practicing dispute resolution
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