Upcoming Events
LGBT TAX ADVICE FROM THE PROFESSIONALS
Sponsored by The National LGBT Bar Association
PART I Wedesday January 25, 2012 & PART II Wednesday February 8, 2012, 3-4pm
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Join Moderator Kate Fletcher, Professor Pat Cain, and attorneys Deb Kinney, Deborah H. Wald, and Paul W. Thorndal for two calls including discussion on issues and concerns that the LGBT community faces during tax season. Question for the speakers can be sent before and during the calls to tax2012@LGBTbar.org.
WHO IS A PARENT..AND WHY IT MATTERS TO LESBIAN AND GAY MEN
March 6, 2012 12:40-1:20pm
Sponsored by The Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Click HERE to RSVP or call (310) 267-4382
Please join Deborah H. Wald and Nancy D. Polikoff, McDonald/Wright Visiting Chair of Law, The Williams Institute, for a discussion on California parentage law.
ADVANCED SAME-SEX DISSOLUTION
April 18, 2012 (details forthcoming)
Sponsored by American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), Northern California Chapter
Join Deborah H. Wald and Paul W. Thorndal for a presentation and discussion on same-sex dissolution.
BIOMEDICAL ETHICS AND ADVISING THE ART CLIENT
May 16-19, 2012, National Conference, Indianapolis, IN (details forthcoming)
Sponsored by American Academies of Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys (AAAA/AAARTA)
Join Deborah H. Wald for a presentation and discussion.
Past Events Include:
REPRESENTING SAME-SEX COUPLES IN DISSOLUTION AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROCEEDINGS
December 16th, 2011 10:45-12:15pm
BEYOND THE BENCH 21 - FAMILY LAW CONFERENCE
Sponsored by Legal Aid Association of California/Administrative Office of the Courts
Join attorneys Paul W. Thorndal, Cathy Sakimura, Esq, and Tulin D. Acikalin, Esq. for an overview of key issues including important checklists to consider under California Law.
THE PARENTAGE PUZZLE: MAKING SENSE OF CALIFORNIA PARENTAGE LAW
November 7, 2011 12:30-1:30pm
Sponsored by Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, Families and Children’s Bureau
George E. McDonald Hall of Justice, Department 301
2233 Shoreline Drive, Alameda, CA 94501
Join Deborah H. Wald for a presentation on the complexities of California parentage law.
EXPLORING THE NEW FRONTIER OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION LAW
November 3-4, 2011
American Academies of Adoption Attorneys and Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys
2011 mid-year Seminar
Sir Frances Drake Hotel, 450 Powell Street, San Francisco CA
Please join Deborah H. Wald for this exciting conference on assisted reproduction law. Ms. Wald is CLE Co-Chair and will be speaking at the conference, along with an esteemed array of attorneys, law professors, fertility physicians and mental health professionals.
A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: WHETHER AND HOW TO ADDRESS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND WAIVERS IN ART AGREEMENTS
October 28, 2011
ABA-FLS Assisted Reproductive Technology Committee International Conference on Cross-Border Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Law
ABA Family Law Section Fall 2011 CLE Conference October 26-29, 2011
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
International intended parents coming to the U.S. to have babies have limited knowledge of the U.S. Constitution, but the agreements they enter into with third-party U.S. citizens to have children often claim to waive and/or limit the third party’s Constitutional rights. This panel will discuss whether it is appropriate to negotiate and include such provisions, how it should it be done, and whether such provisions are enforceable? Join Deborah H. Wald, John Weltman, President and Founder of Circle Surrogacy, and Professor Charles Kindregan, Suffolk University Law School, for a panel discussion.
FAMILY BUILDING WITH LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES
September 20, 2011 6-8pm
Sponsored by Laurel Fertility Care
1700 California Street, Ste 570, San Francisco, CA 94109
Join Dr. Lee Kao, MD, PhD, FACOG, and Deborah H. Wald, for an open forum for individuals and couples to learn about their options surrounding family building and biological conceptions utilizing the most current technologies, including a discussion on the legal aspects of third party reproduction.
THE PARENTAGE PUZZLE: MAKING SENSE OF CALIFORNIA PARENTAGE LAW
September 16, 2011 10:30-12pm
84th Annual Meeting of the State Bar of California September 15-18, 2011
Program #55FL CLE 1.5 hrs
Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California
Join Deborah H. Wald for an overview of the factors courts consider in determining legal parentage, including application of the various parentage presumptions. She will review key cases in this complex area of law, and offer practice pointers for attorneys litigating parentage cases.
FAMILY LAW INSTITUTE & LAVENDAR LAW CONFERENCE September 8-10, 2011
Hollywood Renaissance Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
PIONEERING PARENTS LUNCHEON PANEL
September 8, 2011
Deborah Wald will emcee a luncheon in honor of some of the LGBT pioneers from around the country who have fought through the courts to be recognized as fit, custodial parents to their children, and as a result have advanced the law for all LGBT parents.
FAMILY LAW INSTITUTE (co-sponsored by NCLR and the National LGBT Bar Association)
September 8, 2011 (by invitation only)
Deborah Wald will moderate two panels: one on transgender custody issues with Shannon Minter, and a roundtable discussion on LGBT parentage disputes with Joyce Kauffman.
PARENTS AT ODDS: LEGAL AND COUNSELING IMPLICATIONS
July 30, 2011 1:45-3:15pm
2011 Gender Spectrum Family Conference July 29-August 1, 2011
Berkeley, California
Join Deborah H. Wald, Cathy Sakimura, of NCLR, and Diane Ehrensaft, Ph.D, for a panel discussion on legal and psychological strategies for addressing family conflict asising from parental disagreement over approaches to raising a gender non-conforming child.
WINNING CASES, LOSING CHILDREN: THE HUMAN COST OF IMPACT LITIGATION IN LGBTQ FAMILY LAW CASES
Friday June 3, 2011, 4:30-6:15 p.m.
2011 Law & Society Association Annual Meeting
Westin St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Moderator: Kimberly Richman, Associate Profession USF
Panelists: Deborah H. Wald, Shannon Minter, Legal Director NCLR, Julie Shapiro, Professor, Seattle University School Law, and Kim Mazzuca, President 10,000 Degrees (formerly Marin Education Fund).
WEBINAR: WHO’S YOUR DADDY? RESOLVING PARENTAGE DISPUTES UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW
Thursday April 28th, 2011 12-1pm
Sponsored by the State Bar of California, Family Law Section
Click here to register
1 MCLE credit which may be applied toward Legal Specialization in Family Law (No Ethics)
Join attorney Deborah H. Wald for a workshop providing an overview of the factors courts look to resolve parentage disputes; will review the key statutes and cases in this complex area of law; and will include practice pointers for attorneys litigating parentage cases. Both assisted and traditional procreation will be addressed.
PROSPECTIVE PARENTS AGENCY RESOURCE PANEL
Wednesday April 13, 2011, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Our Family Coalition
Bananas, 5232 Claremont Avenue, Oakland, CA
Join panelists Deborah H. Wald, Alice Ruby, Executive Director of The Sperm Bank of California, and Rahel Negusse of Family Builders by Adoption, to learn about a variety of family building options available to LGBTQ individuals including foster and private adoptions, surrogacy, and sperm banks.
WHAT HEALTHCARE LAWYERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ASSISTED REPRODUCTION, ALTERNATIVE FAMILIES, AND THE LAW
Saturday April 9th, 2011 9:45-10:45 am
Sponsored by California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (CHSA) Annual Meeting and Spring Seminar
Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Healthcare providers are faced with many different family situations these days. Join attorney Deborah H. for a session that will cover the laws and cases that a healthcare attorney should be familiar with, including those regarding surrogacy, pre-birth orders, artificial insemination, egg donation and parental rights.
DISSOLUTIONS OF DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS AND MARRIAGES FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES
Friday February 25th, 2011, 11:15am - 12:45pm
Sponsored by the 2011 AOC/Legal Aid Association of California Family Law Conference
433 California Street, Suite 815, San Francisco, CA 94104
Join attorneys Paul Thorndal, Cathy Sakimura, and Justyn Lezin for a workshop that will provide an overview of the law and strategies to help same-sex couples dissolve their relationships. Although same-sex couples who are married or in a domestic partnership have all the same rights as married couples, some of the procedures for dissolutions of marriages and domestic partnerships are different, and many same-sex couples who are breaking up need to dissolve both a marriage and a domestic partnership. These dissolutions also present unique challenges because the federal government does not currently recognize same-sex relationships.
CALIFORNIA PARENTAGE LAW
Sponsored by the San Mateo County Bar Association Family Law Section
Friday February 11, 2011
Join attorney Deborah H. Wald for a presentation on California parentage law. Details forthcoming.
ACAL/ACFFL ANNUAL SEMINAR ON EMERGING AND RECURRING ISSUES IN ADOPTION PRACTICE
Sponsored by ACAL/ACFFL
Saturday January 22, 2011
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA
Click here for registration and MCLE information
Join attorney Deborah H. Wald for a presentation on the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA).
REGISTERED DOMESTIC PARTNERS: TAX UPDATE
Tuesday January 11, 2011 12:30-1:30pm PT
Sponsored by The State Bar of California
MCLE credit available for this tele-web seminar
Join attorneys Paul W. Thorndal and Lisa Saliman for a discussion by family law attorneys who represent California Registered Domestic Partners to better understand the tax issues facing RDPs. Although RDPs are treated the same as married persons under state law concerning property and spousal support, they are not treated the same under federal law for tax purposes. A recent IRS private letter ruling provides for equal treatment for RDPs for the tax reporting of community property income, but there remain many unresolved issues.
CUTTING EDGE ISSUES IN LGBT ADOPTION AND PARENTAGE
Thursday Dec 16, 2010 3-4pm PT/6-7pm ET
Sponsored by the National LGBT Bar Association
Click here to RSVP for the conference call and receive dial-in information, instructions, and continuing legal education (CLE)* materials
Join attorneys Deborah H. Wald, Joyce Kaufmann, Courtney Joslin, Elizabeth Schwartz, William S. Singer, and Michele Zavos for a national conference call.
Due to advanced reproductive technologies, families are springing into existence in ways the U.S. legal system never envisioned. LGBT families are a part of this cresting wave in American jurisprudence. What makes a parent -- biology or consent? What makes a family -- form or function? From birth certificates to custody, from surrogacy to adoption bans, our distinguished panel of experts will discuss the cutting edge legal, legislative, and practical issues involving our nation's LGBT families.
TRANSGENDER ISSUES IN THE FAMILY COURT
Monday August 2, 2010 12:30-1:30pm
Sponsored by Alameda County Superior Court, Families & Children's Bureau
Administration Building
3rd Floor, Dept 18
1221 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Join attorneys Amanda J. List and Deborah Wald for a facilitated discussion with family and juvenile law professionals.
EMERGING LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN SAME-SEX DISSOLUTIONS
Friday August 6th, 2010
American Bar Association Annual Conference August 5-8, 2010
Moscone Center
San Francisco, CA
CLE credit available
Join attorneys Shannon Mintner, NCLR Legal Director, Frederick Hertz of SameSexLaw, Deborah H. Wald for a discussion on the emerging legal and social issues same-sex dissolutions.
FAMILY LAW INSTITUTE
Thursday August 26th, 2010
Sponsored by Lavender Law 2010 and The National Center for Lesbian Rights
Lowes Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, Florida
By registration only
The Institute, a joint venture of the LGBT Bar and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, allows experienced LGBT family law practitioners to share collective wisdom and to discuss cutting-edge legal strategies for representing members of the LGBT community on such matters as family creation, surrogacy from the clients' perspective, ethics, interstate parentage issues, estate planning, collaborative law, transgender issues, dissolution of relationships, and elder law.
CUTTING EDGE ISSUES: PARENTING IN THE 21st CENTURY (workshop C)
Saturday Auguest 28th, 2010 10:45am to 12:15pm
Sponsored by the National LGBT Bar Association 2010 Annual Conference
Lowes Miami Beach Hotel, Miami, Florida
Join attorneys Deborah H. Wald, William S. Singer, Kara Suffredini, Courtney Joslin, Nancy Polikoff, Joyce Kaufmann, and Gregory R. Nevins for a panel discussion on 21st century parenting issues.
KNOWING THE LGBT LEGAL LANDSCAPE - STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO PROTECT SAME-SEX FAMILIES
Friday, June 4th, 2010 12noon
Sponsored by The Family Law Bar and Women Lawyers of Santa Cruz County
Location: Peachwoods
RSVP to Kimberly Teves at 831-458-4267
1 MCLE unit
Join Deborah H. Wald, Founder and Senior Partner of the Wald Law Group, and Amy Todd-Gher, senior staff attorney at NCLR, for a discussion on important legal protections for LGBT families.
ADOPTION BASICS EVERY FAMILY LAWYER SHOULD KNOW
Thursday, May 26th, 2010 5:30-6:30pm
Sponsored by Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Barristers Family Law Section
301 Battery Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
1 hour MCLE credit
Join attorney Deborah H. Wald, Founder and Senior Partner of the Wald Law Group for a basic overview of adoption including stepparent, second parent and domestic partner adoptions, as well as agency, independent and international adoptions.
DOMESTIC PARTNER & SECOND PARENT ADOPTION CLINIC: Learn It, Do It!
Saturday, January 16, 2010 10am-12pm
Sponsored by Our Family Coalition
The SF LGBT Community Center
1800 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
To register click here
Free childcare with RSVP
Facilitated by: Emily Doskow and Deborah Wald, Esq. Do you have questions about the differences between domestic partnership and second parent adoption? At this hands-on workshop, two expert attorneys will describe adoption processes, answer your questions, and help you prepare the adoption paperwork. If you're not ready for adoption but want information about the process, attend the first hour presentation and Q&A. Remaining time will be spent preparing forms.
ADVANCED SEMINAR ON ADOPTION AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION ISSUES
Sponosored by ACAL/ACFFL
Saturday January 23, 2010
Loyola Law School
Los Angeles, CA
CLE credit available
Join Deborah H. Wald, Madeline Feingold, Ph.D., Director of Psychological Services at the Alta Bates IVF Program, and Alice Ruby, Executive Director of The Sperm Bank of California for a discussion on anonymity vs. identity disclosure and the impacts on donor offspring. More details forthcoming
PRACTICING LAW INSTITUTE CLE PRO BONO PROGRAM SAME SEX MARRIAGE IN CALIFORNIA
Sponsored by PRACTICING LAW INSTITUTE SAN FRANCISCO
March 10, 2010 2:30-5pm
PLI SF Conference Center
685 Market Street, Monadnock Building
San Francisco, CA
CLE credit available
Click here for WEBCAST information
Join host Paul W. Thorndal, and attorneys Shannon Minter, Jenny Pizer, Frederick Hertz, and Deb Kinney for a panel discussion on topics including the patchwork of laws applicable to same sex relationships in California, and pragmatic legal issues facing lawyers representing same sex partners in California.
WEBINAR The Application of Parentage Presumptions to Same-Sex Couples
March 17, 2010, 12-1pm
Sponsored by the State Bar of California, Family Law Section
Click here to register
1.0 Total Participatory MCLE Credit, 1.0 of which may be applied toward Legal Specialization in Family Law (No Ethics)
Join attorneys Deborah H. Wald and Paul W. Thorndal for a discussion on the application of parentage presumptions to Same Sex Couples. With same-sex couples having children in ever-increasing numbers, and with the legal recognition afforded these couples changing frequently, it has become increasingly challenging for family law attorneys to analyze legal parent-child relationships of children born to these couples. Do marital presumptions apply? If so, when are these presumption rebuttable? How does Family Code section 7613 apply to same-sex couples? How should known sperm donors, egg donors and/or surrogates be treated?
