UPDATE: This seminar occurred in the past, and the seminar materials are now available. You can use the LESA Library to access course materials or purchase course materials a la carte. Alternatively, you can view the complete list of upcoming seminars to discover live programs that are available now.
If you are in your first five years of family law practice, you probably have questions about how to manage a file. It was with you in mind that LESA and Chair Tina Huizinga designed Running Your First Family File seminar (in Calgary on March 11; in Edmonton on March 20).
In addition to Chair Tina Huizinga of Huizinga Di Toppa Coles & Layton, who has 13 years of experience in family law and has appeared at all levels of Alberta courts with a Court of Appeal specialty, the faculty includes the following four experienced family law practitioners:
- Pam Bell of Bell & Stock LLP
- Lori Johnson of Cochard Johsnon
- Michelle MacKay of Gordon Zwaenepoel
- Scot Menzies of Widdowson Kachur Ostwald Menzies LLP
Together they will cover the most pertinent information you will need to manage your first family law file, such as:
- What to do in the first meeting
- What documents are needed
- When and how to plan for court applications
- When to engage experts
- Obligations of counsel both to the court, parties and other counsel
Have you wondered when to bring court applications? This is a topic that, according to Tina, will be of special interest to most attendees because “there has been a trend to rush into court without having the necessary evidence, which simply creates further problems down the road.”
Another significant issue that will be covered in the seminar is the use of experts.
“The use of experts is especially difficult for young lawyers who are not familiar with who to use, and what they need to know and advise their clients on, is probably the most complex and important issue on a file,” says Tina.
Find out more about Running Your First Family File or visit www.lesa.org to learn about LESA’s live events, educational resources, and the CPLED Program.
