2008 Annual Meeting
August 8-10, 2008
Westin Times SquareNew York, NY
Family Law CLE Programs and Events | Registration/Hotel/Air Travel | Schedule | Sponsors
ABA Annual Meeting Benefits & ABA CLE Information | Family Law Meeting Brochure (1.8 MB) | Council Agenda Book
Schedule of Events
Use the schedule below to start planning around your own CLE needs! We will also list Presidential CLE of interest, as well as some other events you may wish to attend. We will continue updating this page so please check back for more details. Don't forget to order your Family Law Course Book when you register for Annual; enter code SDF2.
Thursday, August 7
| 6:00 p.m. |
Young Lawyers Happy Hour/Social Event Heartland Brewery Chophouse 127 West 43rd Street Tel: 646-366-0235 This social event will be dutch treat. |
Friday, August 8
| 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Family Law Hospitality Room Westin Times Square Hotel Pearl Room, 9th Floor (Continental Breakfast) Breakfast sponsored by Law Office of Barton Resnicoff and Chaim Steinberger, P.C. |
| 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Section of Family Law
Publications Development
Board Meeting Westin Times Square Hotel New Amsterdam, 9th Floor |
| 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
CLE: It's Not Just About E-mail: What the Family Trial Lawyer Needs to Know about Electronic Evidence Prior to and During a Trial Westin Times Square Ambassador II, 2nd Floor Use the All-Access CLE Badge or Individual CLE Ticket Description and Speakers |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
ABA Presidential CLE Centre General Session Hilton New York and Sheraton New York Hotels Choose one of these exceptional programs; Use the All-Access CLE Badge or Individual CLE Ticket Individual Rights, Terrorism and the Rule of Law OR Outsourcing Legal Services Abroad |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
Officers Meeting Westin Times Square Hotel New Amsterdam, 9th Floor |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Section of Family Law Finance Meeting Westin Times Square Hotel New Amsterdam, 9th Floor |
| 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
Section of Family Law Reception (Ticketed) The Water Club 500 East 30th Street New York, NY Sponsored by Schiller DuCanto and Fleck LLP Description/Pricing |
Saturday, August 9
| 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Family Law Hospitality Room Westin Times Square Hotel Pearl Room, 9th Floor (Continental Breakfast) Breakfast sponsored by Kessler, Schwarz & Solomiany, P.C., Schlissel Ostrow Karabatos, PLLC, and Sheryl Shaughnessey. |
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
Meeting of the Former Chairs and Current Officers (Chairs Court Breakfast) Westin Times Square Hotel New Amsterdam, 9th Floor |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
First Business Meeting Westin Times Square Hotel Ambassador III, 2nd Floor |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
CLE: Child Abuse/Neglect (Dependency) Law for the Domestic Relations Attorney (Co-sponsored by the ABA Center on Children and the Law) Westin Times Square Hotel Ambassador III, 2nd Floor Use the All-Access CLE Badge or Individual CLE Ticket Description and Speakers |
| 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Council Meeting Westin Times Square Hotel Ambassador III, 2nd Floor The Section of Family Law Council Meeting is open to all members of the Section of Family Law. |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
ABA Presidential CLE Centre General Session Hilton New York and Sheraton New York Hotels Choose one of these exceptional programs; Use the All-Access CLE Badge or Individual CLE Ticket Past, Present, Future: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Sixty Years On OR The American Press in Times of War: From the Pentagon Papers to Iraq |
| 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. |
Annual Awards Luncheon 50th Celebration of the Section
of Family Law (Ticketed) Westin Times Square Hotel Gershwin Ballroom, 4th Floor Sponsored by Skoloff & Wolfe P.C. Description/Pricing |
| 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
Opening Assembly Waldorf Astoria, Grand Ballroom |
| 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. |
ABA President's Reception (Ticketed) The 2008 President's Reception will be held at the world-renowned Museum of Modern Art. An open bar and hors d'oeuvres will be provided and guests will have the opportunity to view museum exhibits during the reception. (Remember to purchase tickets when you register for the Annual Meeting.) |
Sunday, August 10
| 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
Family Law Hospitality Room Westin Times Square Pearl Room, 9th Floor (Continental Breakfast) Breakfast sponsored by Sondra I. Harris and Associates, P.C., Financial Appraisal Services, Ltd., and Carltun Restaurant. |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Second Business Meeting Westin Times Square Hotel Plymouth Room, 9th Floor |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
CLE: Hot Tips from the Experts Westin Times Square Hotel Gershwin I, 4th Floor Use the All-Access CLE Badge or Individual CLE Ticket Description and Speakers |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
ABA Presidential CLE Centre General Session Hilton New York and Sheraton New York Hotels Choose one of these exceptional programs; Use the All-Access CLE Badge or Individual CLE Ticket How Climate Change and its Regulation Will Affect Law Practice OR The Immigration Crisis, the Courts and the Rule of Law |
| 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
18th Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of
Achievement Luncheon Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Metropolitan Ballroom Sponsored by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Section of Family LawMeeting Concludes |
Still Time to Register!
Haven't made your plans yet? Register on-site when you get to New York!
Don't forget to order your Family Law event tickets and Family Law Course Book, too.
(Course Book Event Code: SDF2, $35.00 each)
Photo courtesy NYC & Company, visitnyc.com. Photo © Jeff Greenberg.
We look forward to seeing you in New York!

Photo courtesy NYC & Company, visitnyc.com. Photo © Jeff Greenberg.
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Co-sponsored Programs
The ABA Section of Family Law is proud to co-sponsor these programs at Annual Meeting:
- Thursday, August 7
The 21st Century Judge:
Challenges for the Future
Part I. Technology: Changing What Happens Inside and Outside the Courtroom
8:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Part II. Successful Collaborative Courts and How to Develop Them & Collaborative Courts: A Skills Workshop
1:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the National Conference of State Trial Judges (NCSTJ) - Thursday, August 7
Dangerous Intersection: Sexual Abuse as Domestic Violence--What Judges, Lawyers and Advocates Need to Know
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the ABA Coalition for Justice and the ABA Commission on Domestic Violence - Thursday, August 7
Breast Cancer Legal Advocacy Training
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the Section of Health Law - Thursday, August 7
Equalitea Tea/Rally/Reception
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession (NCSTJ) - Friday, August 8
How Judges Think
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Co-sponsored with the National Conference of Federal Trial Judges (NCFTJ) - Saturday, August 9
Problem-Solving Courts and their Federal Obligations
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Co-sponsored with the ABA Standing Committee on Substance Abuse - Saturday, August 9
On the Docket: The Supreme Court's 2007-2008 Term
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the ABA Division for Public Education - Saturday, August 9
'When In Rome...'? : Cross-Cultural Issues In The Courts
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored with the ABA Section of International Law - Sunday, August 10
ABA Children's Law Breakfast
7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
Co-sponsored with the ABA Commission on Youth at Risk

