March 24, 2012
Double-Dipping: Bad Manners or Irresistible Temptation?
Christopher C. Melcher and Michelene Insalaco
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS)
Rancho Mirage, CA
more infoFebruary 15, 2012
Divorce Tax - Simple Answers to Complex Questions
American Bar Association (ABA)
Christopher C. Melcher
Webinar
more infoJanuary 23, 2012
Beyond Elkins Valley Style
Peter M. Walzer and Judge Michael Convey
Encino Glen Restaurant
Encino, Ca
January 11, 2012
Family Law Fundamentals: Disclosures
Christopher C. Melcher and Jennifer L. Musika
California State Bar Family Law Section
Webinar
more infoDecember 14, 2011
Beyond Elkins: New Laws, New Forms, New Year
Peter M. Walzer, Judge Michael J. Convey and Judge Marjorie Steinberg
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Los Angeles, California
more infoNovember 18, 2011
2011 Family Law Conference
Christopher C. Melcher
CEB
San Francisco, CAOctober 27 & 28, 2011
Bias - The Enemy of Persuasion
Christopher C. Melcher
American Bar Association Family Law Fall 2011 Conference
Las Vegas, NV
more infoOctober 22, 2011
Family Law Disclosures and Stipulated Judgments
Christopher C. Melcher
Los Angeles Paralegal Association Annual Conference
Los Angeles, CAOctober 10, 2011
Divorce Tax 201: Practical Questions and Answers to Avoid Malpractice, Identify Issues and Construct Tax Appropriate Resolutions
Christopher C. Melcher
AAML - Illinois Chapter
Oak Brook, ILSeptember 22, 2011
Webinar: Prenuptial, Postnuptial and Cohabitation Agreements: Strategies to Craft Enforceable Provisions and Attack or Defend the Agreement
Peter M. Walzer and Christopher C. Melcher
Strafford PublicationsSeptember 17, 2011
Recent Developments in Family Law
Christopher C. Melcher
The State Bar of California Annual Meeting
Long Beach, CA
more infoAugust 23, 2011
Webinar: Pre-Nups, Post-Nups and Cohabitation Agreements
Christopher C. Melcher
Strafford Publications
more infoAugust 17, 2011
Social Media Evidence in Divorce Cases
Christopher C. Melcher
Ventura Bar Association
Ventura, CA
more infoJuly 18, 2011
"I Love You, Now Sign Here"
Christopher C. Melcher and Peter M. Walzer
Provisors Valley Lawyers and Legal Professionals Group
Encino, CAJune 23, 2011
Social Media Evidence
Christopher C. Melcher
Santa Barbara Bar Association
Santa Barbara, CA
more infoJune 18, 2011
Forensic Accounting Beyond the Basics: How to Prove Your Financial Case Through the Use of a Forensic Accountant and How to Oppose the Forensic Accountant
Peter M. Walzer, with Paul White CPA and Judge Thomas Trent Lewis
Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section
Universal City Hilton
May 14, 2011
Goodwill: What Is It and What Is It Worth?
Peter M. Walzer and Jeffrey Kinrich, CPA/ABV
Northern California Chapter of the Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Sonoma Lodge, Sonoma, California
more infoMay 6, 2011
Discovery: Creating your Plan; Propounding & Responding to Discovery; Handling Objections
Christopher C. Melcher
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) and UCLA Extension
Westwood, CAA
more infoApril 15-17, 2011
Social Media and E-Discovery in Family Law Courtrooms
Christopher C. Melcher & Mark Ressa
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS)
Indian Wells, CA
more infoApril 15-17, 2011
Getting The Facts: Comparing Discovery and Disclosure
Christopher C. Melcher & Dawn Grey
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS)
Indian Wells, CA
more infoFebruary 19, 2011 - 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Law in the Foreign Jurisdiction: The Strange, the Mysterious, and the Unusual
Peter M. Walzer, Walzer & Melcher LLP
Alexandre Boiché, Cabinet CBBC, Paris, France
William Longrigg, Charles Russell, London, England
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, U.S. Chapter Meeting, Miami, Florida
January 25, 2011
What is "Income" for Purposes of Support?
Christopher C. Melcher
State Bar of California
Sections Cyber Institute
more infoJanuary 15, 2011
Remedies, Ethics, Deposition Tactics and Other Issues
Peter M. Walzer, Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine [ret], and Suzanne Harris
Harold Stanton, moderator
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Southern California Chapter
18th Annual Trial Advocacy Institute
Casa del Mar, Santa Monica California
more infoJanuary 7, 2011
Avoiding the Double Dip in Family Law Cases
Christopher C. Melcher
28th Annual National CLE Conference
Vail, Colorado
more infoDecember 16, 2010 - 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Elkins: How to Litigate a Case Under the New Laws
Peter M. Walzer, Walzer & Melcher LLP
Judge Michael J. Convey
Judge Mark A. Juhas
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Hotel Delfina; Santa Monica, CADecember 11, 2010
Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
Peter M. Walzer
Christopher C. Melcher
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Southern Califonia Chapter Meeting
Newport Beach, CADecember 3, 2010 - Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Transborder Divorce, its Tax and Immigration Consequencess
Peter M. Walzer, Walzer & Melcher LLP
Albert Golbert, Golbert and Associates
Moderator: Qiang Bjornbak
Los Angeles County Bar Association, International Law SectionNovember 20, 2010
Elkins -- Coming to a Court Near You! How Elkins Will Change Family Law
2010 Family Law Symposium
Peter M. Walzer, Walzer & Melcher LLP
Hon. Laurie Zelon, California State Court of Appeal, District 2, Division 7
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section
Beverly Hills HotelNovember 18, 2010 -12:00 p.m.
Everything You Wanted to Know About Prenups but Were Afraid to Ask
Peter M. Walzer, Walzer & Melcher LLP
Thousand Oaks Rotary groupNovember 5, 2010
2010 Family Law Conference
Christopher C. Melcher, Hon. Marjorie Slabach, Mark Ressa, Raymond Goldstein
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
San Francisco, CA
more infoOctober 21, 2010
Identifying and Solving Tax Issues in Family Law Cases
Christopher C. Melcher
American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section
Forth Worth, TX
more info
Christopher C. Melcher presented a program on tax issues in divorce cases with Brian Karpf as the moderator in Forth Worth, Texas for the American Bar Association Section of Family Law. September 25, 2010
Annual Family Law Update
Christopher C. Melcher, Garrett C. Dailey, Hon. Michael Naughton, Hon. Jeff Bruke
The State Bar of California Annual Meeting
Monterey, CA
more infoSeptember 24, 2010
Drafting and Litigating Premarital Agreements
Peter M. Walzer and Christopher C. Melcher
The State Bar of California Annual Meeting
Monterey, CA
more info
Walzer & Melcher spoke at the State Bar of California Annual Meeting in Monterey on September 24, 2010, on the topic Drafting and Litigating Premarital and Postmarital Agreements. Over 100 people attended. July 30, 2010
Crossover Issues in Estate Planning & Family Law
Christopher C. Melcher , Marc M. Stern, and Howard S. Klein
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Irvine, CA
more infoMay 21, 2010
Law Practice Symposium
Christopher C. Melcher, Ed Poll, Ron Berman, Carl Altomare, Loretta Ruppert
LexisNexis and The Disability Rights Center at Loyola Law School
Los Angeles, CAMay 2010
A Report on the Elkins Family Law Task Force
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter
May 8, 2010
Practice Considerations in Determining Income for Support
Christopher C. Melcher, Robert C. Brandt, Hon. David S. Cunningham III, and Tracy Farryl Katz, CPA
Family Law Symposium
Los Angeles County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Universal City, CAApril 21, 2010
Conducting e-Discovery on a Budget
Christopher C. Melcher
CEB Telephone Topic
more infoMarch 28, 2010
Trial Techniques for Enforcing or Attacking Transmutations
Peter M. Walzer and Christopher C. Melcher
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS)
Indian Wells, CA
more infoMarch 19, 2010
Developing a Comprehensive Strategy for High Profile Athletes and Their Lovers in Family Court
Peter M. Walzer & Richard West
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Aruba
February 20, 2010
Drafting and Litigating Premarital and Postmarital Agreements
Peter M. Walzer and Christopher C. Melcher
UCLA Extension
Westwood, CA
more infoFebruary 17, 2010
Evidence for Family Lawyers
Christopher C. Melcher, Susan Moss and Brian Karpf
American Bar Association Teleconference
more infoJanuary 21, 2010
Conducting e-Discovery on a Budget
Christopher C. Melcher
California State Bar Solo and Small Firm Summit
Long Beach, CA
January 18, 2010
The Art of Persuasion Family Law Style
Peter M. Walzer, Judge Thomas Trent Lewis and Warren E. Haviland
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Southern California Chapter
Institute of Trial Advocacy
Newport Beach, CA
For more info, go to the AAML Southern California website
January 8, 2010
Tax Issues Facing Family Law Practitioners When Dividing Assets or Making Support Orders
27th National CLE Conference
Christopher C. Melcher
Law Education Institute and Colorado Bar Association
Vail, Colorado
- November 18, 2009
Pre-nuptial and Post-nuptial Agreements
Speakers: Peter Walzer, Esq. & Elizabeth Potter Scully, Esq.
Beverly Hills Bar Association
Registration & Dinner: 6:00 p.m.
Program: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Questions & Answer period: 7:30 - 8:00 p.m.
more info
- November 6, 2009
2009 Family Law Conference
Christopher C. Melcher, Hon. Marjorie Slabach, Julie Saffren, Michelene Insalaco
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
- September 12, 2009
Elkins Family Law Task Force Recommendations
Peter M. Walzer, Stephen B. Ruben, Hon. Nancy Wieben Stock, Bonnie Hough
State Bar of California Annual Meeting
Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego
For more info, go to the State Bar of California website
- September 12, 2009
Recent Developments in Family Law
Garrett C. Dailey, Hon. Michael Naughton, Christopher C. Melcher, and Lulu Wong
State Bar of California Annual Meeting
Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego
For more info, go to the State Bar of California website
- August 6, 2009
Written and Demonstrative Evidence
Los Angeles Legal Aid Foundation [in house seminar]
Peter M. Walzer
1102 S. Crenshaw Blvd.
Los Angeles, California
- August 5, 2009
Ten Ways That Attorneys Kill Their Own Experts
American Bar Assocation
Peter M. Walzer, Moderator, Michael Kaplan, CPA, Carlton Marcyan, CPA, AAML
TELECONFERENCE/LIVE AUDIO WEBCAST
http://www.abanet.org/cle/programs/t09twt1.html
- July 31, 2009
Hot Tips from the Experts: Strategies for Business Valuation in a Depressed Economy
American Bar Association Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Chicago
- June 24, 2009
Your Family Law Practice in the 21st Century
National Business Institute
Peter M. Walzer, Sheri Cohen, Emily Shappell Edelman, Vicki J. Greene,
S. Roger Rombro and Jeff M. Sturman
Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, California
- June 8, 2009
Drafting and Enforcing Premarital Agreements
Los Angeles County Bar, Family Law Section
Judge Thomas Trent Lewis, Roberta Bennett and Peter M. Walzer
[Location to Be Determined]
- April 18-19, 2009
Strategies for Business Valuation in a Depressed Economy
Seventeenth Annual ACFLS Spring Seminar:
Complex Property Characterization & Disposition Issues
Peter M. Walzer and Jerry Randall, CPA
ACFLS website
- March 30, 2009
Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces
National Business Institute
Leena Hingnikar, Vicki J. Greene, Linda Russano Morra and Jeff M. Sturman
Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, California
- February 7, 2009
Coaching a Parent for a Child Custody Evaluation: A Call for Guidelines
Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
California Chapter
Christopher C. Melcher and Dr. Renee Lehr
San Francisco, California
- January 17, 2009
How to Draft a Valid Premarital Agreement
State Bar of California
Section Education Institute
Christopher C. Melcher and Peter D. Rubin
Berkeley, California
- November 15, 2008
2nd Annual Family Law Trial Advocacy Program: The Support Trial
Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section
Peter M. Walzer on the Panel
- November 14, 2008
2008 Family Law Conference
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Christopher C. Melcher
San Francisco, California
- October 27, 2008
Electronic Evidence: How to Get it and How to Use It
San Fernando Valley Bar Association, Family Law Section
Judge Wendy Kohn, Christopher Melcher, and Peter M. Walzer
Encino Glen Restaurant, Encino
- October 23, 2008
Moore Marsden -- Solutions to Conflicts
CPA Education Foundation
Donald A. Glenn, CPA and Peter M. Walzer
Los Angeles and San Francisco (Oct. 24, 2008)
- September 25, 2008
Protecting Privacy Interests in Family Law Proceedings: Post-Burklet
The State Bar of California 2008 Annual Meeting
Peter M. Walzer, Ronald S. Granberg, Hon. Marjorie A. Slabach, Staci Simonton
Monterey, California
- September 25-28, 2008
Family Law Update
The State Bar of California 2008 Annual Meeting
Christopher C. Melcher
Monterey, California
- September 4, 2008
International Premarital Agreements
International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2008 Annual Meeting
Peter M. Walzer
Capetown, South Africa
- Thursday, June 5, 2008
Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Dissolution: When Death and Divorce Collide
Continuing Education of Bar
Christopher C. Melcher, Mark Stern, and Howard Klein
San Diego
- Saturday, May 31, 2008
Evidentiary Issues in Divorce -- To Admit or Not Admit, Is that the Question
Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section
Peter M. Walzer
LACBA offices
- Friday, May 30, 2008
Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Dissolution: When Death and Divorce Collide
Continuing Education of Bar
Christopher C. Melcher, Mark Stern, and Howard Klein
Los Angeles
- Friday, May 16, 2008
Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Dissolution: When Death and Divorce Collide
Continuing Education of Bar
Christopher C. Melcher, Mark Stern, and Howard Klein
Costa Mesa
- May 14, 2008
Drafting Premarital and Postmarital Agreements
UCLA Extension
Peter M. Walzer and Christopher Melcher
UCLA Campus
- March 18, 2008
Roadmap Through Divorce Proceedings
National Business Institute
Christopher C. Melcher, co-speaker
Pasadena, CA
- February 8-10, 2008
Effective Legal and Psychological Approaches to Parental Alignment, Estrangement, and Alienation
AFCC Conference
Co-Speaker
Peter M. Walzer
Santa Monica, California
- February 8-10, 2008
Ethical and Effective Coaching One Parent During a Child Custody Evaluation: Reconciling the Demands of Advocacy and Impartiality
AFCC Conference
Co-Speaker
Christopher C. Melcher
Santa Monica, California
- January 20, 2008
The Art of the Trial
Ethical and Malpractice Minefields in Preparation of and During the Family Law Trial
Peter M. Walzer, Jennifer Saunders, and Judge Thomas Trent Lewis
Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- January 6, 2008
Cross-Examining Psychologists in Custody Cases
Co-Speaker
Christopher C. Melcher
Law Education Institute/Colorado Bar Association
Vail, Colorado
- November 30, 2007
2007 Family Law Conference
Moderator and Speaker
Christopher C. Melcher
Speakers
Peter M. Walzer, Judge Thomas Trent Lewis and Renee Lehr
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Los Angeles, California
- November 16, 2007
2007 Family Law Conference
Moderator and Speaker
Christopher C. Melcher
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Orange County, California
- November 9, 2007
2007 Family Law Conference
Moderator and Speaker
Christopher C. Melcher
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
San Francisco, California
- October 19, 2007
Caring for the Child: What's Best for Children in a Family Law Case
Discussion of Joint Legal Custody
Peter M. Walzer (By Special Invitation)
New Mexico State Bar
23rd Annual Family Institute
- October 9, 2007
Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes In A Dissolution of Marriage
Co-Speaker
Christopher C. Melcher
National Business Institute
Pasadena, California
- September 24, 2007
California Family Law Practice
National Business Institute
Co-Speaker
Christopher C. Melcher
Pasadena, California
- September 27-30, 2007
How to Prepare a Parent for a Child Custody Evaluation
Christopher C. Melcher and Renee Lehr, JD, PhD
The State Bar of California's 2007 Annual Meeting
Anaheim, California
- September 28, 2007
Law for Lovers: Drafting Enforceable Premarital and Postmarital Agreements
2:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Peter M. Walzer and Sherry Petersen
The State Bar of California's Annual Meeting
Anaheim, California
- September 28, 2007
How to Prepare a Parent for a Child Custody Evaluation: An Ethical and Effective Approach
Christopher C. Melcher, Co-Speaker
The State Bar of California's 2007 Annual Meeting
Anaheim, California
- July 19, 2007
Peter M. Walzer spoke at the Cal CPA Business Valuations Section on
Effective Valuations for Divorce at the LAX Hilton Hotel
- On June 27, 2006, Peter spoke on the topic, "Gender Issues in Divorce and Custody Cases"
on the radio program, 'Your Legal Rights' hosted by Chuck Finney on KALW-FM. Click to listen to the program
- May 19, 2007
State Bar of California's Committee on Professionalism and Conduct presented,
California State Bar's Annual Ethics Symposium
Ethics at the Edges
Southwestern Law School, Los Angeles
Family Law Panel: Peter M. Walzer, J.A. Williams, Bonnie Rose Hough
- May 16, 2007
Family Law
Drafting Premarital, Predomestic Partnership, Postmarital, and Cohabitation Agreements: Legal and Practical Considerations
Peter M. Walzer
UCLA: Rolfe Hall
- April 27, 2007
American Bar Association Family Law Section
Spring Meeting, Monterey, California
Power of Perception
Christopher C. Melcher, Walzer & Melcher LLP
Steven Smith, Ph.D., Palo, Alto, California
Edward Mills, Esq, Santa Clara County Superior Court, California
Judge Elizabeth O'Neal LaStaiti, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Probate and Family Court Department
Cheryl Young, Norristown, Pennsylvania
Ann Haralambie, Arizona
Courtroom Realities of Advocacy and Evidence
Peter M. Walzer, Walzer & Melcher LLP
Lynn Gold-Bikin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Judge Susan Bernardini, Santa Clara County Superior Court, California
- March 30, 2007
Roadmap Through Divorce Proceedings
Christopher C. Melcher, S. Roger Rombro, Emily Shappell Edelman
National Business Institute
Pasadena, California
- On March 27, 2006, Peter spoke on the topic, "Protecting Your Marriage: How to Develop Skills to Maintain a Happy
Marriage"
on the radio program, 'Your Legal Rights' hosted by Chuck Finney on KALW-FM. Click to listen to the program
- January 14, 15, & 16, 2007
Family Law Tax Mysteries Solved
Peter M. Walzer & Michael Duckworth, CPA
2007 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Southern California Chapter Annual Trial Institute
Balboa Bay Club, Newport Beach
- 2006 FAMILY LAW SYMPOSIUM
Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Christopher C. Melcher, Moderator
Friday, December 8, 2006
Hyatt Regency San Francisco, San Francisco, California
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
- On September 20, 2006, Peter spoke on the topic, "Family Law - Community Property v. Separate Property?"
on the radio program, 'Your Legal Rights' hosted by Chuck Finney on KALW-FM. Click to listen to the program
- July 24, 2006
California Family Law Practice
Peter M. Walzer and Christopher C. Melcher
NBI, Pasadena
- June 15, 2006 - Crossborder Estate, Financial & Asset Planning Conference
with Peter M. Walzer held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Marina del Rey
Topics included: U.S. and international income, estate and gift/inheritance taxes; pre-immigration/emigration and multijurisdictional planning; foreign investment structures; immigration; crossborder family law matters (including separate/community property, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, divorce and custody issues); offshore trusts and other offshore entities; international private banking; crossborder professional ethics issues; multi-generational wealth management and succession planning; planning for liquidity events; international family office issues; crossborder philanthropy.
Ed Bernard, State Bar of California
- May 17, 2006 - UCLA Extension: Drafting Premarital, Postmarital and Cohabitation Agreements
with Peter M. Walzer at 6:30 pm. to 9:30 pm. in Room 78 - Dodd Hall
- April 28-29, 2006 -
Fundamentals of Family Law Practice, CEB
with Peter M. Walzer and Christopher C. Melcher
- On April 26, 2006, Peter spoke on the topic, "Spousal and Partner Support: How Much and How Long?"
on the radio program, 'Your Legal Rights' hosted by Chuck Finney on KALW-FM. Click to listen to the program
- December 10, 2005 -
Premarital and Postmarital Agreements, Drafting and Enforcement with Peter M. Walzer. Presented by the
Continuing Education of the Bar - Family Law Symposium at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles.
- December 10, 2005 -
Custody Decisions Involving Alternative Conception, Advanced Spousal and Child Support Issues, Valuation of the Professional Practice, and
Premarital and Postmarital Agreements - Drafting and Enforcement with Christopher C. Melcher. Presented by the
Continuing Education of the Bar - Family Law Symposium at the Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles.
- September 9, 2005 -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Attorney's Fees, Sanctions and Collections with
Judge Patricia Garcia, San Diego Superior Court and Peter M. Walzer.
Presented by the
State Bar of California at the
San Diego Convention Center and San Diego Marriott Hotel & Marina.
- September 16, 2005 -
Obtaining the Best Result for Your Client in a Marital Dissolution:
Procedures and Strategies for Effective Settlement and Litigation in California with Christopher C. Melcher.
Presented by the National Business Institute at the Sheraton Pasadena Hotel.
- July 22, 2005 - Garden Grove
July 29, 2005 - San Diego
August 5, 2005 - Los Angeles
Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Dissolution: When Death and Divorce Collide
Presented by Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
Peter M. Walzer, Walzer & Melcher LLP, Beverly Hills/Calabasas
Marc Stern, Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman Machtinger & Kinsella LLP, Los Angeles
Premarital agreements and property settlements can bolster or undermine estate plans; clients in the throes of separation or dissolution may need estate planning advice. Family law practitioners are also often unaware of the ways an estate planner can help with the process. With this program, family law practitioners will discover the real benefits of estate planning guidance during dissolution. Estate planners will learn how best to serve as consultants to the lawyer representing the parties in the dissolution.
Premarital and post-marital agreements often involve cross-over domestic relations and estate planning issues. In discussing how best to structure such agreements, the speakers will pay particular attention to the estate planning ramifications that family law practitioners should know aware and discuss the family law issues that estate planners should take into consideration.
Assumes some experience in family law and/or estate planning.
Program Highlights:- Premarital agreements
- Death during cohabitation
- Estate planning during separation
- Spousal support and child support
- Custody and guardianship issues
- Cotenancies
- Family living trusts
- Gifting programs structuring gifts from family members gifts to minors
- Death during separation
- Bifurcation issues
- Property settlement transfers of business interests using charitable trusts family residence
- Retirement plan benefits
- Life insurance
- Avoiding conflicts of interest
Specialization: Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law; Family Law Practice
- On July 13, 2005, Peter M. Walzer and Christopher C. Melcher made a presentation on
"Protecting the Real Estate Developer or Investor from Divorce" at their law offices. A complimentary lunch was served.
- Listen now to Peter on the radio program, 'Your Legal Rights' hosted by Chuck Finney on
the topic, "Family Law and Various Methods of Dispute Resolution" which aired on July 6, 2005.
- Listen now to Peter on the radio program, 'Your Legal Rights' hosted by Chuck Finney on
the topic, "New Domestic Partnership Laws" which aired on January 26, 2005.
- On January 15, 2005, Mr. Walzer spoke on domestic violence and custody at the Southern California
Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Trial Advocacy Institute. The event which was called "Divorce Hollywood Style" took place at the Lowe's Beach Santa Monica Hotel.
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Peter M. Walzer and Robert Kligman, Esq. were speakers at the Workshop on Drafting Domestic Partnership Agreements at the CEB in San Francisco on November 13, 2004 and also on October 23, 2004.
- On October 8, 2004 at the State Bar of California Annual Meeting, Peter M. Walzer was a speaker with
with Linda Morra, Esq., of Brucker & Morra, LLP on the subject, "Discovering the Hidden Secrets of Retirement Plans."
- On August 3, 2004, Peter M. Walzer gave a presentation to Cyprus Family Law Judges about real world experiences in the area of the unique nature of
California law concerning enforcement of custody, visitation, and support orders, both intra and inter-state. Presentation was sponsored by the Cyprus Fulbright
Commission administered for the U.S. State Department through its administrator AMIDEAST.
- Mr. Walzer spoke to the Los Angeles County Bar Association on September 13, 2004, on Winning the Custody Dispute: Effective Legal and Psychological Strategies Child Custody Colloquium, Los Angeles
County Bar Association, Family Law Section - Peter M. Walzer spoke with Mary Lund, Ph.D., Donna Beck Weaver, and Commissioner Mitchell L.
Beckloff, Los Angeles Superior Court on Assessing the Custody Case: Maximizing Outcomes.
- Peter M. Walzer conducted a program on "Drafting Premarital, Postmarital, and Cohabitation Agreements:
Legal and Practical Considerations" at UCLA on May 12, 2004.
He covered new provisions of the Family Code governing premarital agreements that became effective January 1, 2002.
- Peter M. Walzer was on a panel of speakers for the San Fernando Valley Bar
Association Family Law section on March 22, 2004.
- Peter M. Walzer was a panelist at the seminar, "Complex Issues in Dissolution of Marriage for the California Practitioner"
held in Los Angeles on January 8, 2004.
Topics included:
Forensic Accounting and Valuation,
Tax Aspects of Divorce,
Asset and Liability Division and Spousal Support,
Child Custody and Support,
The Lawyer's Ethical Responsibility During Dissolution of Marriage, and
The Complex Divorce Case
- Mr. Walzer was a panelist at the seminar, "Hell Hath No Fury Like a Duty Scorned:
Fiduciary Duty, Disclosure, and Undue Influence" held on November 12, 2003 in
West Los Angeles. Topics included:
What is the standard of care between spouses? --
Is it the prudent investor or a lower standard?
When is a transmutation valid/can quit claim deeds be set aside?
How to prepare preliminary and final declarations of disclosure in the light
of recent case law and legislation. The seminar also covered Duffy, Delaney, Barneson, Haines Steinberger, Hixson,
Rossi, Brewer & Federici, F.C. sections 721, 1100, and 2100 et seq.
- Peter M. Walzer
moderated a program for CEB entitled "Drafting Enforceable Premarital Agreements - Family Law and Estate
Planning Perspectivies" on July 18, 25, August 1 and 15, 2003 in Garden Grove, Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA.
- On August 1, 2003, Mr. Walzer moderated
a program for CEB entitled "Cross-Over Issues in Estate Planning and
Dissolution: When Death and Divorce Collide" in Los Angeles, CA
- Peter M. Walzer
conducted the seminar, "Drafting Premarital and Postmarital Agreements"
on May 21, 2003 at UCLA with Marc M. Stern.
- Mr.
Walzer co-authored an article entitled, "What Words Don't
You Understand -- Fiduciary or Duty? In Amending Family
Code section 721 the Legislature Gives Couples One More
Thing to Fight About" which will be published in the Winter
2003 issue of Family Law News, A Publication of the State
Bar of California.
- Mr.
Walzer spoke at the Southern California Chapter
of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer's Trial Institute
on January 18 and 19, 2003.
- In
2003, Mr. Walzer will be serving on the Executive Committes
of the State Bar Family Law section and the Los Angeles
County Bar Association Family Law section. He is also on
the Board of Directors of the Southern California Chapter
of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
- Mr.
Walzer spoke on the subject, "Navigating the Hidden Dangers:
New Issues in Disclosure and Fiduciary Duties" for the CPA
Education Foundation at the 2002 Family Law Conference --
Effectively Communicating Your Case on November 14, 2002
- Mr.
Walzer addressed the State Bar of California at Monterey
on October 12, 2002 -- Premarital Agreements for Attorneys
and Lovers: Drafting Premarital Agreements After SB 78
- He
also spoke on "Tax Aspects of Divorce in California" for
the National Business Institute on October 2, 2002
- Mr.
Walzer spoke at the State Bar of California Annual Meeting
in Anaheim on September 2001 with Terry Hargrave, CPA. The
topic, “Business Valuation for Family Lawyers: How
to be a Quick Study,” focused on the various definitions
of value, the methods used in valuing a business in a marital
dissolution, and how to mediate or litigate business valuation
issues. To order a tape of this program click
here or call (800) 468-2737 and request tape 01SBC-178,
Saturday, 4:45pm.
- You
may order from Continuing Education of the Bar the video
tape, audio tape, or the program book for Peter M. Walzer
and Marc M. Stern's May 2001 program entitled: “Innovative
Premarital Agreements: Family Law and Estate Planning Perspectives
on Drafting Enforceable Agreements” by calling Tel: (818) 591-3700.
- Mr. Walzer's article, published in the September 2000 issue of Los Angeles Lawyer, on law practice valuation, can be found here.
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Peter M. Walzer speaking with Sherry Petersen at the State Bar Convention on Pre and Postmarital Agreements. |
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Christopher C. Melcher presenting on Preparing a Client for a Custody Evaluation -- An Ethical Approach. |
