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Walzer Melcher LLP for over 25 years has been committed to improving the practice of family law. Our top family law attorneys have been innovators in areas such as premarital and post-marital agreements.  Our practice focus has taken us into many complex specialties such as international family law and custody litigation, and asset valuation and distribution for high net worth clients. Our top family law attorneys are frequent guest lecturers at local bar associations, lawyer organizations, continuing legal education and law schools, and partner organizations like business evaluators and CPAs. We provide MCLE/CLE courses, lectures on best practices for family law issues, as well as deep analysis on relevant appellate decisions and cases.  Join us for a seminar soon.

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Prenups-Proving & Disproving Unconscionability at Execution…

AAML Southern CA Institute of Trial Advocacy Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Carlsbad, CA, United States

Top family law attorney Christopher C. Melcher explains Prenups-Proving & Disproving Unconscionability at the Time of Execution & Enforcement at AAML

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Seminars from Before 2022

  • December 22, 2021
    FLAT Program: Handling Your First RFO & TRO
    Steven K. Yoda and Sarah A. Stecker
    LACBA
     
  • November 19, 2021
    Making Sense of the Dollars Selected Family Law Financial Issues 
    Christopher C. Melcher
    CFLR
     
  • November 10, 2021
    What Family Lawyers Need to Know About Family Law
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Bar Association of San Francisco
     
  • November 6, 2021
    Mediating and Litigating COVID Induced Custody Issues
    Peter M. Walzer
    Beverly Hills Bar Family Law Symposium
     
  • October 30,2021
    Kristina L. Hohne
    LACBA
     
  • October 21, 2021
    In Re Brace Presentation
    Christopher C. Melcher & Anthony D. Storm
    Estate Counselors Forum
     
  • October 2, 2021
    Introduction to a Family Law Case
    Peter M. Walzer
    ACFLS
     
  • September 20, 2021
    Assisting with Child Custody and Visitation Issues
    Ashley W. Edwards
    HalfMoon Education’s California Family Law & Ethics for Paralegals Seminar
     
  • September 8, 2021
    Peter M. Walzer & Ashley W. Edwards
    Lorman Webinar
     
  • September 1, 2021
    The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
    Peter M. Walzer, Jinna Kang (Enenstein Pham & Glass LLP), & Hon. Scott M. Gordon (Signature Resolution)
    Beverly Hills Bar Association
     
  • June 30, 2021
    Christina E. Djordjevich & David Wilkinson
    Strafford Webinars
     
  • June 15, 2021
    COVID Divorce: Creative Solutions for Valuation and Division of a Business
    Christopher C. Melcher
    ABA Family Law Section
     
  • May 26, 2021
    Drinks & Diversity
    Steven K. Yoda, Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, & Hon. Holly Fujie
    AAML
     
  • May 22, 2021
    Stock Options and Deferred Compensation
    Christopher C. Melcher
    CFLR-Advanced Family Law Conference
     
  • May 14, 2021
    Trial Basics Seminar
    Christopher C. Melcher
    AAML SoCal
     
  • May 12, 2021
    Christopher C. Melcher
    BASF
     
  • April 28, 2021
    Peter M. Walzer
    US/UK Tax Planning Digital Week
     
  • March 25, 2021
    Evidence, Emojis, and Emoticons-Egads!
    Peter M. Walzer and Christina E. Djordjevich
    Divorce Alliance
     
  • March 23, 2021
    Remote Depositions: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Taking Them
    Steven K. Yoda
    LACBA
     
  • March 3, 2021
    Christopher C. Melcher
    BHBA
     
  • February 26, 2021
    Virtual Hearings
    Christopher C. Melcher, Steven K. Yoda, Cynthia J. Ponce
    AAML – North Carolina Chapter Symposium
     
  • February 13, 2021
    Attacking and Defending Trusts
    Peter M. Walzer and Justin Miller
    AAML SoCal Chapter
     
  • February 10, 2021
    Third Annual Family Affair Valentine’s Day Social 2021
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Family Law Consortium, USA500 New England
     
  • February 1, 2021
    Perfecting Your Virtual Courtroom
    Christopher C. Melcher
    AAML CT Chapter
     
  • January 22, 2021
    Entering the ‘Zoom’ Era: Ethical Considerations for the Practitioner
    Christina Djordjevich & Jennifer Saunders
    Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law
     
  • January 19, 2021
    Christina Djordjevich
    Strafford Webinars
  • December 11, 2020
    Financial Issues in a Divorce
    Peter M. Walzer
    AAML

  • December 8, 2020
    What Every Estate Planner Needs to Know About Prenups
    Peter M. Walzer and Christina E. Djordjevich
    SFVBA

  • November 19, 2020
    What Every Estate Planner Needs to Know About Prenups
    Peter M. Walzer
    Estates Council Forum

  • November 18, 2020
    Force Majeure Clauses in Marital Settlement Agreements: The Wave of the Future?
    Peter M. Walzer and Christina E. Djordjevich
    ABA International Law Section
  • November 7, 2020
    Asset Valuation and Support Computation in Hard Times
    Peter M. Walzer and Christina E. Djordjevich
    Beverly Hills Bar Association Family Law Symposium

  • November 5, 2020
    How to Survive the Lean Years-Managing a Firm in Times of Recession
    Peter M. Walzer
    NAPABA Virtual Convention

  • October 20, 2020
    Transatlantic Divorce and Matrimonial Regimes
    Peter M. Walzer
    U.S./UK Tax Planning Digital Week

  • September 23, 2020
    What Every Estate Planner Needs to Know About Prenups
    Peter M. Walzer and Eric Tokuyama
    LACBA September Symposium

  • September 10, 2020
    Storytelling for Trial Lawyers through Direct and Cross Exam
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Kanawha County Family Law Bench Bar Committee
    Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
    Charleston, West Virginia

  • September 3, 2020
    Electronic Spying and Tracking Spouses in Divorce Cases: What’s Legal in the Digital World?
    Christina E. Djordjevich
    Strafford Webinar

  • August 26, 2020
    Protecting Your Clients with Premarital Agreements
    Peter M. Walzer and Christina E. Djordjevich
    Walzer Melcher Webinar

  • August 3, 2020
    FREE: Privacy Issues in a Divorce
    Christopher C. Melcher and Tony Storm
    Walzer Melcher Webinar

  • July 29, 2020
    FREE: Divorce and Death
    Peter M. Walzer and Marc Stern
    ACFLS Webinar

  • July 27, 2020
    FREE: Spousal Support
    Christopher C. Melcher and Kristina L. Hohne
    Walzer Melcher Webinar

  • July 23, 2020
    FREE: Dealing with Business Interests During the Economic Crisis
    Christopher C. Melcher and Christina E. Djordjevich
    Walzer Melcher Webinar

  • July 22, 2020
    FREE: International Discovery & The Shuffle of Marital Assets: Virtual Family Law Summer 2020
    Steven K. Yoda
    American Bar Association Family Law CLE

  • July 20, 2020
    How to Win on Characterization, Transmutation, and Reimbursement
    Christopher C. Melcher
    ACFLS Webinar

  • July 13, 2020
    FREE: Experts in Family Law: Direct Exam
    Christopher C. Melcher & Peter M. Walzer
    Walzer Melcher Webinar

  • July 8, 2020
    Virtual Hearings: Making it Real
    Christopher C. Melcher, Steven K. Yoda, & Cynthia J. Ponce
    BASF Webinar

  •  June 23, 2020
    Virtual Hearings: Making it Real
    Christopher C. Melcher, Steven K. Yoda, & Cynthia J. Ponce
    ACFLS

  • June 23, 2020
    Electronic Spying and Tracking Spouses in Divorce Cases:
    What’s Legal in the Digital World?
    Christina E. Djordjevich
    Strafford

  • June 4, 2020
    How to Conduct a Zoom Hearing
    Christopher C. Melcher, Steven K. Yoda, & Steven Mindel
    AAML

  • May 15, 2020
    Dealing with Business Interests During the Economic Crisis
    Christopher C. Melcher
    ACFLS Webinar

  • May 5, 2020
    Brace Oral Argument
    Christopher C. Melcher
    California Supreme Court

  • April 30, 2020
    Business Valuation
    Christopher C. Melcher, Rebekah Smith, & Joan Crain
    American Bar Association Family Law CLE
    San Diego, CA

  • April 30, 2020
    COVID-19’s Impact on Life Insurance and Family Law: Understanding Insurance Pitfalls and New Application Changes and Navigating Divorce and Marital Disputes
    Steven K. Yoda
    NAPABA

  • April 9, 2020
    Managing Your Firm and Your Sanity During This Crisis
    Peter M. Walzer & Christopher C. Melcher
    LACBA

  • April 3, 2020
    Family Law
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Kanawha County Family Law Bench Bar Committee
    Charleston, West Virginia

  • March 30, 2020
    Managing Your Firm and Your Sanity During this Crisis
    Peter M. Walzer & Aimee Pingenot Key
    AAML

  • March 25, 2020
    
A Comparative Analysis of Arbitration in International Family Law
    Christina E. Djordjevich
    ABA – International Family Law Section

  • February 6, 2020
    Protecting the Privacy of  a Public Figure/Celebrity During Divorce
    Christopher C. Melcher & Anthony Storm
    Santa Barbara County Bar Association
    Santa Barbara, CA

  • January 16, 2020
    Protecting Personalities and Public Figures in Family Law Matters
    Peter M. Walzer & Tony Storm
    Motion Picture Television Fund
    Los Angeles, CA
  • December 4, 2019
    When Absence Does Not Make the Heart Grow Fonder: The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
    Peter M. Walzer & Marina Beck
    Beverly Hills Bar Association
    Beverly Hills, CA

  • October 10, 2019
    Protecting the Privacy of a Public Figure/Celebrity During Divorce
    Christopher C. Melcher & Tony Storm
    Beverly Hills Bar Association
    Beverly Hills, CA

  • July 30, 2019
    Spousal Support
    Christopher C. Melcher
    CEB
    Walzer Melcher LLP

  • July 14-20, 2019
    Faculty Member – ABA/NITA Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute
    Christopher C. Melcher
    ABA//NITA
    Boulder, CO

  • June 14, 2019
    Prenuptial Agreements: The Do’s and Don’ts Before “I Do”
    Peter M. Walzer & Christopher C. Melcher
    AAML Mountain States Chapter
    Jackson Hole, WY

  • May 29, 2019
    Direct of Experts
    Christopher C. Melcher
    ACFLS
    Sacramento, CA

  • May 26, 2019
    Modification of Support
    Peter M. Walzer
    AFLC
    Costa Mesa, CA

  • May 25, 2019
    Deferred Compensation Stock Options
    Christopher C. Melcher
    AFLC
    Costa Mesa, CA

  • May 16, 2019
    When Divorce Goes from Bad to Worse: Domestic Violence Litigation
    John B. Chason
    California Lawyers Association
    Webinar

  • May 14, 2019
    International Enforcement Issues, a “How To”
    Steven K. Yoda
    IAFL

  • May 8-10, 2019
    Real Estate Holding Entities & Divorce: Land Trusts, TICs and REITs, Oh My! 
    Steven K. Yoda
    AAML/BVR National Divorce Conference
    Aria Hotel – Las Vegas, NV

  • May 2, 2019
    Is Your Prenup Safe to Travel?
    Christopher C. Melcher
    ABA Family Law Section ConferenceDominican Republic

  • March 15, 2019
    Prenuptial Agreements: The “Do’s” and “Do Not’s” to Remember Before Your Client Says “I Do”
    Christopher C. Melcher
    AAML Mid-Year Meeting
    Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico

  • March 13, 2019
    Legal Marketing: Three Views From Around the Country
    Peter M. Walzer, Ben Stevens, & Jim Mueller
    AAML Mid-Year Meeting
    Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico

  • January 21, 2019
    Cross-Examining Statistical Analysis
    Christopher C. Melcher, Judge Christine Goldsmith, & Garrett Dailey
    AAML Trial Advocacy Institute
    Balboa Bay Club – Newport Beach

  • March 1, 2019
    Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion 
    Peter M. Walzer
    AAML Nevada Chapter Meeting
    Bishop, CA

  • December 1, 2017
    100 Days Before Trial
    Christopher Melcher
    AAML Mountain States Chapter
    Salt Lake City, UT

  • November 16, 2017
    Drafting Enforceable Premarital and Postmarital Agreements
    Peter Walzer & Christopher Melcher
    Wealth Counsel
    Webinar

  • November 4, 2017
    Gathering ESI Evidence and Litigating in the Digital Age
    Edward Lyman
    BHBA
    InterContinental Hotel

  • November 2, 2017
    Expectations of Privacy in Mediation with a Focus on Family Law Proceedings
    Leena Hingnikar
    Family Law Section of the State Bar of California Family
    Webinar

  • October 27, 2017
    There is More to Apportionment Than Cigars and Fish
    Peter Walzer
    Family Law Conference – Cal CPA
    Oakland, CA

  • October 26, 2017
    There is More to Apportionment Than Cigars and Fish
    Peter Walzer
    Family Law Conference – Cal CPA
    LAX
    Los Angeles

  • October 26, 2017
    Lunch with Your Honor: Fiduciary Duties 101
    Leena Hingnikar
    Family Law Section of the State Bar of California Family
    Webinar

  • September 5, 2017
    What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Premarital Agreements
    Peter Walzer & Kristina Hohne
    Clear Law Institute
    Webinar

  • August 30, 2017
    Family Law Intensive Course (FLIC) 2017: Spousal Support
    Christopher Melcher
    CEB
    Webinar
  • July 25, 2017
    Advanced Family Law
    Edward Lyman
    National Business Institute
    Sherman Oaks, CA

  • July 19, 2017
    Family Law Intensive Course (FLIC) 2017: Family Law Jurisdiction
    Peter Walzer
    CEB
    Webinar

  • June 10, 2017
    Signing on the Dotted Line: Pre-Trial Preparation
    Peter M. Walzer, Neal Hersh & Hon. Hank Goldberg
    Southwestern University School of Law
    Los Angeles, CA

  • June 9, 2017
    Social Media Meets the Courtroom: Evidentiary Issues    <
    Peter M. Walzer
    AAML
    Albuquerque, NM

  • June 9, 2017
    Divorce and Tax Issues: Simple Answers to Complex Questions
    Peter M. Walzer
    AAML
    Albuquerque, NM

  • May 27, 2017
    Deferred Compensation and Stock Options
    Christopher Melcher
    AFLC
    Costa Mesa, CA

  • May 28, 2017
    Modification of Support
    Peter M. Walzer & Commissioner Patti C. Ratekin
    AFLC
    Costa Mesa, CA

  • April 29, 2017
    Trial Basics Seminar: Session Two
    Christopher Melcher
    AAML
    Loyola Law School
    Los Angeles, CA

  • April 7, 2017
    Trial Basics Seminar: Session One
    Christopher Melcher
    AAML
    Loyola Law School
    Los Angeles, CA

  • March 17, 2017
    Using Knowledge of Decision Making in the Courtroom
    Christopher Melcher
    AAML
    Scottsdale, AZ

  • March 17, 2017
    Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
    Christopher Melcher
    AAML
    Scottsdale, AZ

  • March 15, 2017
    Avoiding Tax Traps in Spousal Support Orders
    Leena Hingnikar
    CEB
    Webinar

  • February 14, 2017
    Marriage, Death and Love: A Valentine’s Day Special
    Jennifer Riemer
    SFBA

  • January 31, 2017
    Complex Assets in Divorce
    Leena Hingnikar
    NBI
    Pasadena, CA

  • January 18, 2017
    Trial Advocacy in the Face of Bias
    Peter Walzer & Steven K. Yoda
    CEB

    • December 20, 2016
      Dividing Trust Assets in a Divorce
      Leena Hingnikar
      ABA – Family Law Section
      Webinar

 

    • December 2, 2016
      Till Death Do Us Part: Protecting Your Client’s Life Estate During Divorce
      National Business Institute Convention on Advanced Family Law
      San Bernardino, CA

 

 

    • November 4, 2016
      Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law
      Steven K. Yoda
      National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention
      San Diego, CA

 

    • October 21, 2016
      Move Aways
      Christopher C. Melcher
      Sacramento Bar Association
      Sacramento, CA

 

    • September 17, 2016
      Prenuptial Agreements & Marital Settlement Agreements
      Christopher C. Melcher, Judge Lewis & Anne Kiley
      Rutter Group
      San Francisco, CA

 

    • September 10, 2016

      Prenuptial Agreements & Marital Settlement Agreements
      Christopher C. Melcher, Judge Lewis & Anne Kiley
      Rutter Group
      Costa Mesa, CA

 

    • July 15-16, 2016
      Family Law Advanced Series – Expert Witnesses
      Christopher C. Melcher
      Sonoma County Bar Association
      Sonoma, CA

 

    • June 13, 2016
      Family Law Taxes Made Easy
      Christopher C. Melcher & Hon. Lon F. Hurwitz
      ACFLS Orange County Chapter
      Costa Mesa, CA

 

    • June 4, 2016
      Date of Separation Strategy After Marriage of Davis
      Peter M. Walzer and Wendy Lascher
      Signing On The Dotted Line
      Southwestern University School of Law

 

    • June 1, 2016
      Anatomy of a Marital Agreement – Premarital and Postmarital Agreements Dissected
      Peter M. Walzer
      Sonoma County Bar Association
      Foutaingrove Inn, 101 Fountaingrove Parkway

 

    • May 28, 2016
      Food From the Bar – Los Angeles Food Bank
      Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
      Los Angeles, CA

 

    • May Sweeps, 2016
      KCAL 9 News Interview Regarding Postmarital Agreements
      Peter M. Walzer will be giving an interview with Laurie Perez of KCBS 2/KCAL 9 News regarding post-marital agreements
      CBS Television Stations
      Los Angeles, CA

 

    • April 26, 2016
      Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
      Christopher C. Melcher
      ACFLS Bay Area Chapter
      Oakland, CA

 

    • April 22, 2016
      Crossover Issues In Estate Planning and Family Law
      Peter M. Walzer and Eric Tokuyama
      State Bar of California – Trust & Estates Section Spring Education Conference
      Costa Mesa, CA

 

    • April 15, 2016
      Second Annual Family Trial Basics Seminar
      Christopher C. Melcher (Los Angeles Chair), Saul Gelbart (Orange County Chair), Sandra Mayberry (San Diego Chair), Garrett Dailey (Moderator), Justice Sheila Sonenshine (Ret.), Kim Schaefer, CPA, Emily Edelman and Greg Herring (Dean)
      AAML Southern California
      Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel in Costa Mesa, CA

 

    • April 1, 2016
      Don’t Worry, It’s Only Temporary
      Christopher C. Melcher & Drew Hunt, CPA
      ACFLS Spring Seminar
      Rancho Mirage, CA

 

    • February 25, 2016
      Walking in the Footsteps of International Shoe; Jurisdiction in Family Law Cases
      Jennifer M. Riemer and Leena S. Hinnikar
      Los Angeles Paralegal Association  — San Fernando and Family Law Sections

 

    • February 17, 2016
      Securing Fees with a Family Law Attorney’s Real Property Lien (FLARPL)
      Leena S. Hinnikar and Jennifer M. Riemer
      Continuing Education of the Bar Livecast

 

    • January 12, 2016
      Divorce and Death:  Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law
      Peter Walzer and Eric Tokuyama
      San Fernando Valley Bar Association,  MCLE Seminar

 

    • January 17, 2016
      Depositions:  Tips, Tricks, and Traps
      Peter M. Walzer, Edward Thomas, and Bruce Cooperman
      2016 American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Trial Advocacy Institute

 

  • September 16, 2015
    My State or Your State: Conflicts of Law in Family Law Cases
    Jennifer M. Riemer and Christopher C. Melcher
    ABA Family Law Section, Webinar

  • November 5, 2015
    High Earner Child Support
    Peter M. Walzer, Jonathan Bates, Anita Ventrelli, and Guy Ferro
    American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Annual Meeting

  • October 16, 2015
    Discovery Toolbox
    Peter M. Walzer
    American Bar Association, Family Law Section
    Portland, Oregon

  • July 25, 2015
    The Gray Divorce (Interaction between California Probate and Family Law)
    Peter M. Walzer, Judge Reva Goetz, and Judge Mark A. JuhasIALA,
    The New Frontiers of Divorce
    9800 La Cienega Blvd, 12th Floor,
    Inglewood, CA 90301

  • June 17, 2015
    Cigars and Seafood Don’t Mix: Allocating Separate and Community Interests in a Business
    Peter M. Walzer and Jennifer M. Riemer
    State Bar of California, Family Law Section Webinar

  • June 7, 2015
    Modification of Spousal Support
    Peter M. Walzer and Judge Maureen Hallahan
    Rutter Group, Advanced Family Law Course
    Costa Mesa, California

  • May 9, 2015
    My State or Your State: Conflicts of Law in Family Law Cases
    Jennifer M. Riemer and Christopher C. Melcher
    ABA Family Law Section, Park Hyatt Aviara, Carlsbad

  • April 10, 2015 and April 18, 2015
    Family Law Trial Basics Seminar
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Southern California Chapter
    American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
    The Westin South Coast Plaza
    686 Anton Boulevard,
    Costa Mesa, CA 92626

  • March 26, 2015
    Power Prenups
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Webinar
    State Bar of California, Family Law Section

  • January 20, 2015
    Financial Divorce Settlements From Start to Finish
    8:30 AM – 4:40 PM
    Jennifer M. Reimer
    Sheraton Pasadena Hotel
    303 East Cordova Street
    Pasadena, CA 91101
  • November 21, 2014
    Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
    Noon to 1:30 p.m.
    Peter M. Walzer
    Westlake Provisors Attorney Affinity Group
    SoCal IP Law Group LLP
    310 N. Westlake Blvd., Ste. 120
    Westlake Village, CA 91362-3788

  • October 29, 2014
    Divorce Cases From Start to Finish for Paralegals
    9:00 am – 4:30 pm
    Jennifer M. Reimer
    NBI Seminars
    Doubletree Hotel
    Orange, California

  • September 4, 2014
    The Ever Changing World of Premarital Agreements
    6 p.m. dinner, 7p.m. lecture
    Peter M. Walzer
    White, Zuckerman, Warsavsky, Luna & Hunt, LLP. Study Group
    McCormick & Schmicks
    111 No. Los Robles
    Pasadena
    Reservations, call Leah at (818) 981-4226

  • August 21, 2014
    Family Law Around the World
    Beverly Hills Bar Association
    Peter M. Walzer
    Noon
    Beverly Hills, CA

  • July 17, 2014
    Divorce Law Guide from A-Z
    Anthony D. Storm
    NBI Seminars
    Pasadena, California

  • May 9, 2014
    Game, Set, Match: The Ex-spouse Nearly Always Wins When Bankruptcy and Divorce Collide; What Can Be Done?
    Jennifer M. Riemer
    ABA Family Law Section
    Southampton, Bermuda

  • April 25, 2014
    Simple Answers to Complex Divorce Tax Issues
    Christopher C. Melcher & Don DeGrazia CPA
    AICPA/AAML Conference on Divorce
    Las Vegas, NV

  • January 27, 2014
    Power Prenups
    Christopher C. Melcher
    ACFLS Greater Sacramento Chapter
    Sacramento, CA

  • January 23, 2014
    Family Law A to Z
    Jennifer M. Riemer
    NBI
    Pasadena, CA

  • October 19, 2013
    Thinking Inside the Box: Creative Internet Family Law Research and Investigation
    ABA Section of Family Law 2013 Fall CLE Conference
    Park City, UT

  • October 17, 2013
    100 Days Before Trial
    Steven. N. Peskind, Esq., Richard Ferguson, CPA & Christopher C. Melcher
    ABA Section of Family Law
    2013 Fall CLE Conference
    Park City, UT

  • October 12, 2013
    Ethics and Risk Management for the Family Lawyer
    The State Bar of California 86th Annual Meeting
    Christopher C. Melcher
    San Jose, CA

  • October 12, 2013
    Family Law Update
    Garrett C. Dailey, Judge Jeffrey Burke, Christopher C. Melcher
    San Jose, CA

  • October 2, 2013
    Drafting Premarital and Postmarital Agreements Strategies for Crafting an Enforceable Agreement
    Peter M. Walzer, Christopher C. Melcher, and Richard Kent
    Strafford Webinar

  • September 17, 2013
    What Every Attorney Needs to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court Marriage Equality Decisions
    Peter M. Walzer
    Provisors’ VLLP Meeting
    16000 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 1000
    Encino, CA

  • September 11, 2013
    What Every Family Lawyer Needs to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court Marriage equality Decisions
    Diana Richmond, Richard Roane, and Peter M. Walzer, Moderator
    AAML Webinar
  • August 4, 2013
    2013 Advanced Family Law Course – Support Modification
    Peter M. Walzer and Judge Maureen Hallahan
    CFLR
    Westin, Costa Mesa

  • July 10, 2013
    Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Contra Costa Bar Association
    Contra Costa, CA

  • May 31, 2013
    American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Northern California Chapter — Annual Symposium
    Full Metal Jacket: Making Your Premarital Agreement Bullet Proof
    Peter M. Walzer, Brigeda Bank, and Stephen J. Wagner
    Auberge du Soleil, Napa

  • May 22, 2013
    How to Review and Challenge Business Valuation Report
    Christopher C. Melcher, Jack Zuckerman CPA, Judge Michael Convey, Terry Hargrave CPA, Robert J. Friedman
    Beverly Hills Bar Association
    Beverly Hills, CA

  • April 27, 2013
    45 Annual Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Symposium
    “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” — 6 hour program
    Peter M. Walzer, Chair
    Hilton Universal City

  • March 24, 2013
    Cool Evidentiary Tools for Savvy Lawyers
    Peter M. Walzer and Judge Mark Juhas
    ACFLS 2013 Spring Seminar
    Rancho Mirage, CA

  • March 23, 2013
    Get A Job! How the Experts Can Help
    Christopher Melcher; Lynne Tracy, M.A., CRC; Richard G. Rappaport, M.D
    ACFLS 2013 Spring Seminar
    Rancho Mirage, CA

  • February 19, 2013
    Goodwill Hunting. Extinction or Resurrection?
    Christopher Melcher; Alfred Warsavsky CPA; Patrick Greene, CPA
    Ventura County Bar Association
    Oxnard, CA

  • February 9, 2013
    American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Southern California Chapter
    Claws and Effect: Searching Out an Enforceable Prenup
    Peter M. Walzer and Bruce Cooperman
    Balboa Bay Club

  • January 30, 2013
    Up Periscope, Get a Good Look at Offshore Income and High Asset Divorce Taxation
    Christopher C. Melcher and Daniel J. Jaffe
    AAML
    Webinar

  • January 8, 2013
    Prenuptial Agreements: Drafting Provisions for Effective Distribution of Assets
    Christopher C. Melcher
    National Constitution Center Audio Conferences
    Webinar

  • November 17, 2012
    CEB 2012 Family Law Conference: Drafting Family Law Agreements
    Peter M. Walzer, Bruce Cooperman, and Leonard Meyberg
    Westin south Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa

  • October 13, 2012
    Family Law Update
    The State Bar of California 85th Annual Meeting
    Garrett C. Dailey, Judge Jeffrey Burke, Judge Michael Naughton and Christopher C. Melcher
    Monterey, CA

  • October 12, 2012
    Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
    The State Bar of California 85th Annual Meeting
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Monterey, CA

  • September 26, 2012
    “If you love me, get it in writing”
    Pasadena Bar Association Lunch Program
    Peter M. Walzer
    Pasadena, CA

  • September 14, 2012
    Family Law: The DissoMaster
    CEB The Basics Conference
    Christopher C. Melcher and Heather Satin
    Santa Monica, CA

  • September 13, 2012
    Family Law: Live Testimony and Declarations
    CEB The Basics Conference
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Santa Monica, CA

  • September 7-9, 2012
    The Rutter Group CFLR Family Law Expert Series: Trial Advocacy
    Costa Mesa, CA

  • May 30, 2012
    Social Media in Family Law Cases
    Christopher C. Melcher, Shanon Quinley, & Fernando M. Luna
    Pasadena Bar Association
    Pasadena, CA

  • May 19, 2012
    I Love You Now Sign Here – Premarital Agreements for Professionals and Small Business Owners
    Christopher C. Melcher, Hon. David J. Cowan & Steven Mindel Los Angeles County Bar Association 44th Annual Family Law Symposium
    Universal City, CA

  • May 14, 2012
    When Love Becomes War: How to Attack and Defend the Premarital Agreement
    Peter M. Walzer & Christopher C. Melcher
    South Bay Study Group
    Manhattan Beach, CA

  • May 3, 2012
    Introduction to Divorce Law
    Live CLE Seminar
    John Harding, Jennifer M. Riemer
    Pasadena, CA

  • April 11, 2012
    Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Indiana State Bar Association
    Indianapolis, Indiana

  • April 10, 2012
    Double Dipping and other Horrors
    Peter M. Walzer, Alfred Warsavsky & Patrick Greene
    Ventura County Family Law Bar Association
    Courtyard by Marriott, 600 Esplanade Drive, Oxnard

  • March 31, 2012
    Cross Border Issues in Family Law
    Peter M. Walzer and Jeffrey J. Daar
    LACBA Family Law Section
    Los Angeles, CA

  • 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

  • March 7, 2012
    Webinar: Divorce Tax – Simple Answers to Complex Questions
    Christopher C. Melcher
    State Bar of California Family Law Section

  • March 6, 2012
    Dancing in the Minefield: Enforceable Marital and Premarital Agreements
    Christopher C. Melcher, Leena S. Hingnikar, Wendy Sharp, Nancy Brucker, Hon. Aviva K. Bob, David Yamamoto, & Seth Kramer
    The Southern California Family Law American Inn of Court
    Los Angeles, CA

  • February 15, 2012
    Divorce Tax – Simple Answers to Complex Questions
    American Bar Association (ABA)
    Christopher C. Melcher
    Webinar

  • January 11, 2012
    Family Law Fundamentals: Disclosures
    Christopher C. Melcher and Jennifer M. Riemer
    California State Bar Family Law Section
    Webinar

    • December 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

 

    • November 18, 2011
      2011 Family Law Conference
      Christopher C. Melcher
      CEB
      San Francisco, CA

 

    • October 27 & 28, 2011
      Bias – The Enemy of Persuasion
      Christopher C. Melcher
      American Bar Association Family Law Fall 2011 Conference
      Las Vegas, NV

 

    • October 22, 2011
      Family Law Disclosures and Stipulated Judgments
      Christopher C. Melcher
      Los Angeles Paralegal Association Annual Conference
      Los Angeles, CA

 

    • October 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, IL

 

    • September 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 Publications

 

    • September 17, 2011
      Recent Developments in Family Law
      Christopher C. Melcher
      The State Bar of California Annual Meeting
      Long Beach, CA

 

    • August 23, 2011
      Webinar: Pre-Nups, Post-Nups and Cohabitation Agreements
      Christopher C. Melcher
      Strafford Publications

 

    • August 17, 2011
      Social Media Evidence in Divorce Cases
      Christopher C. Melcher
      Ventura Bar Association
      Ventura, CA

 

    • July 18, 2011
      “I Love You, Now Sign Here”
      Christopher C. Melcher and Peter M. Walzer
      Provisors Valley Lawyers and Legal Professionals Group
      Encino, CA

 

    • June 23, 2011
      Social Media Evidence
      Christopher C. Melcher
      Santa Barbara Bar Association
      Santa Barbara, CA

 

    • June 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

 

    • May 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, CA

 

    • April 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

 

    • April 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

 

    • February 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

 

    • January 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

 

    • January 7, 2011
      Avoiding the Double Dip in Family Law Cases
      Christopher C. Melcher
      28th Annual National CLE Conference
      Vail, Colorado

 

  • December 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, CA

  • December 11, 2010
    Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
    Peter M. Walzer
    Christopher C. Melcher
    American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
    Southern Califonia Chapter Meeting
    Newport Beach, CA

  • December 3, 2010 – Noon to 2:00 p.m.
    Transborder Divorce, its Tax and Immigration Consequences
    Peter M. Walzer, Walzer & Melcher LLP
    Albert Golbert, Golbert and Associates
    Moderator: Qiang Bjornbak
    Los Angeles County Bar Association, International Law Section

  • November 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 Hotel

  • November 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 group

  • November 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

  • October 21, 2010
    Identifying and Solving Tax Issues in Family Law Cases
    Christopher C. Melcher
    American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section
    Forth Worth, TX

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