Schedule

Friday, May 19, 2023

TimeWorkshop & EventSpeakerLocation
5:30 pm - 7:30 pmNetworking Mixer & Awards Receptionn/aMarea Lawn

Saturday, May 20, 2023

TimeWorkshops & EventsSpeaker(s)Location
8:00 am - 9:00 amRegistration and BreakfastMarea Canvas Entrance
Open Plenary
9:00 am - 9:10 amWelcome Jennifer Terando, SCMA President and Claudia Brown-Coulter., FMI Co-ChairMarea Canvas 2
9:10 am - 9:55 amKeynote- From Niche to Norm: Empowering Mediators to Transform Family LawErin LevineMarea Canvas 2
9:55 am - 10:00 amBreak
Session 1
10:00 am - 11:15 amWorkshop 1A: Mortgage and Divorce: Top 5 Tips to Give Your Clients When Separating PropertyZachary Taylor, Laura McGee, and Carlie BerkeMarea Canvas 2
Workshop 1B: The Art of Premarital and Marital MediationAmanda Singer and Jennifer SeguraMonaco
11:15 am - 11:25 amBreak
Session 2
11:25 am - 12:40 pmWorkshop 2A: Home Will Never Be the Same Again for Adult Children of Gray Divorce Carol Hughes and Bruce FredenbergMarea Canvas 2
Workshop 2B: Understanding Special Education Law to A.I.D.E. Parents of Children with Disabilities Through Their Family RestructuringCrystal Williams and Josh Kershenbaum (virtual)Monaco
12:40 pm - 2:00 pmLunchMarea Terrace & Marea Canvas 2
Session 3
2:00 pm - 3:15 pmWorkshop 3A: Pets and Divorce- How Mediation Nips Conflict in the Bud Before it Bites Everyone on the Butt!Debra Voda-Hamilton (virtual) and Amanda SingerMonaco
Workshop 3B: Elder Family Mediation- The Other "Family" Mediation- Keeping Families Together and Successfully Bringing Yourself In and Out of the Mediation RoomMarci Barrett and Cynthia Saffir Marea Canvas 2
3:15 pm - 3:25 pmBreak
Afternoon Colleague Connect
3:25 pm - 3:50 pmIdentifying Emotions: Red Card Green CardSara CamposMarea Canvas 2
Exhibitor Hall ConnectExhibitorsMarea Canvas 1
3:50 pm - 4:00 pmBreak
Closing Plenary
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmChanging the Culture of Mediation: From My Career to Your CareerBill EddyMarea Canvas 2

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