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Business Valuation Simplified for Family Law Matters
Bar Association of San FranciscoCelebrity Divorce Lawyer and top family law attorney Christopher C. Melcher teaches business valuation simplified for family law matters at Bar Association SF
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Seminars from Before 2022
2021
- December 22, 2021
FLAT Program: Handling Your First RFO & TROSteven K. Yoda and Sarah A. SteckerLACBA
- November 19, 2021
Making Sense of the Dollars Selected Family Law Financial IssuesChristopher C. MelcherCFLR
- November 10, 2021
What Family Lawyers Need to Know About Family LawChristopher C. MelcherBar Association of San Francisco
- November 6, 2021
Mediating and Litigating COVID Induced Custody IssuesPeter M. WalzerBeverly Hills Bar Family Law Symposium
- October 30,2021
Kristina L. HohneLACBA
- October 21, 2021
In Re Brace PresentationChristopher C. Melcher & Anthony D. StormEstate Counselors Forum
- October 2, 2021
Introduction to a Family Law CasePeter M. WalzerACFLS
- September 20, 2021
Assisting with Child Custody and Visitation IssuesAshley W. EdwardsHalfMoon Education’s California Family Law & Ethics for Paralegals Seminar
- September 8, 2021
Peter M. Walzer & Ashley W. EdwardsLorman Webinar
- September 1, 2021
The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductionPeter 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 WilkinsonStrafford Webinars
- June 15, 2021
COVID Divorce: Creative Solutions for Valuation and Division of a BusinessChristopher C. MelcherABA Family Law Section
- May 26, 2021
Drinks & DiversitySteven K. Yoda, Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, & Hon. Holly FujieAAML
- May 22, 2021
Stock Options and Deferred CompensationChristopher C. MelcherCFLR-Advanced Family Law Conference
- May 14, 2021
Trial Basics SeminarChristopher C. MelcherAAML SoCal
- May 12, 2021
Christopher C. MelcherBASF
- April 28, 2021
Peter M. WalzerUS/UK Tax Planning Digital Week
- March 25, 2021
Evidence, Emojis, and Emoticons-Egads!Peter M. Walzer and Christina E. DjordjevichDivorce Alliance
- March 23, 2021
Remote Depositions: The Benefits and Pitfalls of Taking ThemSteven K. YodaLACBA
- March 3, 2021
Christopher C. MelcherBHBA
- February 26, 2021
Virtual HearingsChristopher C. Melcher, Steven K. Yoda, Cynthia J. PonceAAML – North Carolina Chapter Symposium
- February 13, 2021
Attacking and Defending TrustsPeter M. Walzer and Justin MillerAAML SoCal Chapter
- February 10, 2021
Third Annual Family Affair Valentine’s Day Social 2021Christopher C. MelcherFamily Law Consortium, USA500 New England
- February 1, 2021
Perfecting Your Virtual CourtroomChristopher C. MelcherAAML CT Chapter
- January 22, 2021
Entering the ‘Zoom’ Era: Ethical Considerations for the PractitionerChristina Djordjevich & Jennifer SaundersHarriett Buhai Center for Family Law
- January 19, 2021
Christina DjordjevichStrafford Webinars
2020
- December 11, 2020
Financial Issues in a Divorce
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 7, 2020
- 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
2019
- 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
2018
- December 11, 2018
Cross-Over Issues in Estate Planning & Family Law
Christina E. Djordjevich & Eric Tokuyama
San Fernando Valley Bar Association - June 7, 2018
Social Media Evidence in Family Law Cases
Leena S. Hingnikar
CEB
Webinar - June 7, 2018
Obtaining Attorney Fees Sanctions under Family Code Section 271
Steven K. Yoda
CEB
Webinar - April 5, 2018
Negotiating and Drafting Premarital Agreements
Peter Walzer, Leena Hingnikar, & Kristina Hohne
California Lawyers Association
Webinar - March 13, 2018
Battered Womens-Syndrome: Powerful Evidence or Junk Science?
Jennifer Riemer
AAML CLE Mid-Year Meeting
Maui Grand Wailea - February 5, 2018
Tax Reform: Alimony Deduction Repeal
Edward Lyman & Jared Tonks
Inns of Court La Bruschetta
2017
- 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
2016
- December 20, 2016
Dividing Trust Assets in a Divorce
Leena Hingnikar
ABA – Family Law Section
Webinar
- December 20, 2016
- 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
- December 2, 2016
- November 16, 2016
Dividing Business Interest in Divorce Proceedings
Peter M. Walzer & Jennifer Riemer
CEB
Woodland Hills, CA
- November 16, 2016
- November 4, 2016
Crossover Issues in Estate Planning and Family Law
Steven K. Yoda
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Convention
San Diego, CA
- November 4, 2016
- October 21, 2016
Move Aways
Christopher C. Melcher
Sacramento Bar Association
Sacramento, CA
- October 21, 2016
- September 17, 2016
Prenuptial Agreements & Marital Settlement Agreements
Christopher C. Melcher, Judge Lewis & Anne Kiley
Rutter Group
San Francisco, CA
- September 17, 2016
- September 10, 2016
Prenuptial Agreements & Marital Settlement Agreements
Christopher C. Melcher, Judge Lewis & Anne Kiley
Rutter Group
Costa Mesa, CA
- September 10, 2016
- July 15-16, 2016
Family Law Advanced Series – Expert Witnesses
Christopher C. Melcher
Sonoma County Bar Association
Sonoma, CA
- July 15-16, 2016
- June 13, 2016
Family Law Taxes Made Easy
Christopher C. Melcher & Hon. Lon F. Hurwitz
ACFLS Orange County Chapter
Costa Mesa, CA
- June 13, 2016
- 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 4, 2016
- 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
- June 1, 2016
- May 28, 2016
Food From the Bar – Los Angeles Food Bank
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Los Angeles, CA
- May 28, 2016
- 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
- May Sweeps, 2016
- April 26, 2016
Bias: The Enemy of Persuasion
Christopher C. Melcher
ACFLS Bay Area Chapter
Oakland, CA
- April 26, 2016
- 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 22, 2016
- 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 15, 2016
- April 1, 2016
Don’t Worry, It’s Only Temporary
Christopher C. Melcher & Drew Hunt, CPA
ACFLS Spring Seminar
Rancho Mirage, CA
- April 1, 2016
- 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 25, 2016
- 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
- February 17, 2016
- 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 12, 2016
- 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
- January 17, 2016
2015
- 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
2014
- 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
2013
- 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
2012
- 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
2011
- 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
- December 14, 2011
- November 18, 2011
2011 Family Law Conference
Christopher C. Melcher
CEB
San Francisco, CA
- November 18, 2011
- October 27 & 28, 2011
Bias – The Enemy of Persuasion
Christopher C. Melcher
American Bar Association Family Law Fall 2011 Conference
Las Vegas, NV
- October 27 & 28, 2011
- October 22, 2011
Family Law Disclosures and Stipulated Judgments
Christopher C. Melcher
Los Angeles Paralegal Association Annual Conference
Los Angeles, CA
- October 22, 2011
- 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
- October 10, 2011
- 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 22, 2011
- September 17, 2011
Recent Developments in Family Law
Christopher C. Melcher
The State Bar of California Annual Meeting
Long Beach, CA
- September 17, 2011
- August 23, 2011
Webinar: Pre-Nups, Post-Nups and Cohabitation Agreements
Christopher C. Melcher
Strafford Publications
- August 23, 2011
- August 17, 2011
Social Media Evidence in Divorce Cases
Christopher C. Melcher
Ventura Bar Association
Ventura, CA
- August 17, 2011
- 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
- July 18, 2011
- June 23, 2011
Social Media Evidence
Christopher C. Melcher
Santa Barbara Bar Association
Santa Barbara, CA
- June 23, 2011
- 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
- June 18, 2011
- 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 14, 2011
- 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
- May 6, 2011
- 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
- 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
- April 15-17, 2011
- 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
- February 19, 2011 – 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
- January 25, 2011
What is “Income” for Purposes of Support?
Christopher C. Melcher
State Bar of California
Sections Cyber Institute
- January 25, 2011
- 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 15, 2011
- January 7, 2011
Avoiding the Double Dip in Family Law Cases
Christopher C. Melcher
28th Annual National CLE Conference
Vail, Colorado
- January 7, 2011
2010
- 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
