2024 Family Law Summit

Event Description

The 2024 LBA Family Law Summit will explore significant updates in family law, including the impact of Kayden’s Law on custody cases, a roundtable on domestic relations issues, ethical considerations in co-parent counseling, and navigating modern parenting styles in custody matters.

Generously sponsored by Oakbourne Advisors.

REGISTRATION

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS OUR ONLINE REGISTRATION FORM

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CREDITS:

4.0 CREDITS (3.0 SUBSTANTIVE, 1.0 ETHICS)

AGENDA:

8:00-9:00 AM

Kayden’s Law: Impact on Custody Cases in Lancaster County

Judge Craig W. Stedman, Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas

Description: This CLE is devoted to the significant changes Kayden’s Law will have on custody litigation going forward. The law has substantially changed how we litigate and manage custody cases, and the CLE will focus on navigating the new requirements.

9:00-10:00 AM

Domestic Relations Round Table

Gary Kline, Director; Christine Bailey, Supervisor; Melissa Kreitz, Supervisor; and Danielle Marion, Esquire, Staff Attorney.

Description: Join Domestic Relations staff representatives for the opportunity to have all your questions answered! The session will also include discussions on paternity actions outside of a support case, recent Appellate Court rulings impacting paternity and support, updates on office policies and procedures, Family Business Court filings and more.

10:00-10:15 AM

Break/ Sponsors Announcement

10:15-11:15 AM

Reducing Conflict for Co-Parents (Ethics)

Shawnee S. Burton, Esquire, Partner at Lancaster Law Group, LLC & Heather Goldner Kinsey, JD, LMFT, Family Therapist at The Offices of Heather Goldner Kinsey, LLC

Description: Explore the transformative impact of AI tools on the legal profession through our panel discussion. This session provides an in-depth look at various AI tools and how they can enhance your practice and increase productivity. Learn how to integrate these tools effectively while considering ethical implications and avoiding common pitfalls, ensuring you stay ahead in the legal field.

11:15-12:15 PM 

⭐KEYNOTE PRESENTATION⭐

Navigating Modern Parenting Styles

Julie M. Potts, Esquire, Partner/Shareholder, Lamb McErlane, P.C.

Description: Did anyone tell you when you started practicing family law that you would also be a parenting coach and expert? Me either. This CLE will cover what happens when opposites attract in dating and marriage until they don’t in parenting. Importantly for family practitioners, the CLE will cover a brief discussion on the prevalent parenting styles for divorced or separated couples as well as the top things that clients care about but the courts don’t in a custody matter—and how to address those differences with clients.

MEET OUR SPEAKERS:

Judge Craig W. Stedman
Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas

Judge Stedman was elected to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas in 2019 and serves as a family law judge. Prior to his election, Judge Stedman served as District Attorney for twelve years and supervised all criminal prosecutions in Lancaster County. Judge Stedman was an active member of the Executive Committee of the PA District Attorney’s Association. Prior to his election as DA, Judge Stedman served as Assistant District Attorney in Lancaster for 17 years. During that time, he prosecuted all manner of felony and misdemeanor offenses to include violent crime and drug offenses. Judge Stedman specialized in homicide prosecutions and took over as the Chief of the Lancaster County Major Crimes Unit in 2000. Judge Stedman also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 2002-06. Judge Stedman received his law degree from the Dickinson School of Law and received a Bachelor of Arts in History from University of Delaware. He attended the University of Delaware on a ROTC scholarship and served as a military intelligence officer in the United States Army Reserves upon graduating from the United States Army Intelligence Center and School in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. He remains a member of the Military Officer's Association of America. Judge Stedman served as a member of numerous boards to include the Lancaster County Prison Board, Pennsylvania District Attorney's Institute, Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association Best Practices Committee, Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing Strategic Planning Work Group, Lancaster Community Safety Coalition, and the Historic Rock Ford Plantation. Judge Stedman was a member of the Lancaster Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Class and the Advisory Council. He is a 2004 graduate of Leadership Lancaster and now instructs their annual session on Law and Justice. Judge Stedman was named the HSUS Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Official of the Year in 2017 for his leadership and efforts in the fight against animal cruelty.

Shawnee S. Burton, Esquire
Partner at Lancaster Law Group, LLC

Shawnee S. Burton is a founding partner of Lancaster Law Group, joining forces with Joseph McMahon in 2015. Shawnee’s entire career has been focused on complex Family Law litigation. With almost 20 years of experience, she has extensive knowledge in Custody, Divorce, Prenuptial Agreements, Alimony, and Support matters. A Lancaster County native, Shawnee graduated from the New England School of Law in Boston in 2005. After practicing Family Law in the greater Boston Area for a short time, Shawnee moved back Lancaster County and immediately immersed herself in the legal community. Shawnee has built a reputation as an attorney who genuinely cares about your family and is willing to fight zealously for your children. In addition to her regular practice before the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, Shawnee also files and defends successful appeals in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. Shawnee is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, where she is member of the Family Law Section Council, and the Lancaster Bar Association where she is the former chair of the family law section. Shawnee is certified in collaborative law. Shawnee has also served in the court as a guardian ad litem where she represented the best interests of children in custody matters, and as a parenting coordinator where she has assisted parents by mediating minor custody disputes. Shawnee resides in Manheim Township with her family. When she is not litigating Family Law cases, she enjoys spending time with her children, baking, and traveling with her husband.

Heather Goldner Kinsey, JD, LMFT
Family Therapist at The Offices of Heather Goldner Kinsey, LLC

Heather Goldner Kinsey, JD, LMFT, is a therapist and former family law attorney. She specializes in clinical issues associated with divorce and separation, high-conflict couples, blended families, coparenting, parent-child reunification, children’s adjustment to divorce and custody arrangements, and family therapy. Ms. Kinsey is an approved Parenting Coordinator, a divorce and custody mediator, and is trained as a custody evaluator. In addition, Ms. Kinsey has worked as a Mobile Therapist and Behavioral Specialist with high needs children. She also treats individual adults, adolescents, and children. Ms. Kinsey has previously volunteered for Good Shepherd Mediation and MCAP and participates in the Philadelphia Bar Association Custody Committee as well as a five-county family court interdisciplinary group. Ms. Kinsey is a member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC) and has attended numerous conferences and trainings through this international organization. Ms. Kinsey received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, her J.D. from Temple University, and her Masters in Family Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University. 

⭐KEYNOTE SPEAKER⭐

Julie M. Potts, Esquire
Partner/Shareholder at Lamb McErlane, P.C.

Julie is a family law practitioner in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Prior to practicing family law, Julie was an Assistant District Attorney in Chester County (2004-2009). Julie brings her litigation experience as a trial attorney and subsequent 15 years and counting in family law, but also personal experience as a child of divorce and as an adopted child. Julie’s most passionate about advocating for clients in a way that protects the children of divorce and hopes that her work helps break the cycle of trauma from divorce.

PRICING:

LBA Attorney (with credit) - $140.00

LBA Attorney + Paralegal - $180.00

LBA Member Paralegal/Legal Assistant - $90.00

Non-Member (with credit) - $225.00

Non-Member (without credit) - $100.00

QUESTIONS?

Email Lexi Driendl (cle@lancasterbar.org), Continuing Legal Education & Marketing Coordinator