A04

June 13, 2025

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Family Law Track

Presented by the Family Law Section

About the Program

This program will equip family law professionals with essential tools for maintaining ethical standards in their practice. It will explore common ethical dilemmas faced by family lawyers, including issues of client confidentiality, conflict of interest, social media and online reviews, and professional conduct. Attendees will learn about the relevant rules of professional conduct and their practical application to their family law practice.

You Will Learn

About tools for maintaining ethical standards
About common ethical dilemmas faced by family lawyers
About relevant rules of professional conduct

Who Should Attend

Family law practitioners.

Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)
NY: 1.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speaker

D Hrelic1 Dana M. Hrelic
Pullman & Comley LLC, Hartford




B04

June 13, 2025

10:15 AM to 12:15 PM

Family Law Track

Presented by the Family Law Section

About the Program

Join us for the annual review of cases pertaining to the field of family law. Participants will be provided with richly detailed materials summarizing all relevant and current family law cases.

You Will Learn

About the seminal family law cases from 2024 and 2025 in a candid and lively environment
About the family court procedures

Who Should Attend

Family law practitioners, attorneys and paralegals interested in family law.

Credit

CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Barrett Campbell1 Campbell D. Barrett
Pullman & Comley LLC, Hartford

ACM Headshot1 Amy Calvo MacNamara
The Law Offices of Amy Calvo MacNamara, Greenwich

David A McGrath1 David A. McGrath
Louden Katz McGrath & Bryan LLC, Hartford




C05

June 13, 2025

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Family Law Track

Presented by the Family Law Section

About the Program

This program will explore some of the sensitive and often contentious issues that arise in child custody proceedings. It will provide legal, psychological, and ethical insights into handling cases where delicate issues including resist and refuse dynamics, domestic abuse and/or substance use/abuse are present.  

You Will Learn

About sensitive issues in child custody proceedings
About legal, psychological and ethical insights into handling delicate issues

Who Should Attend

Family law practitioners.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Lynda Munro1 Hon. Lynda B. Munro (Ret.)
Munro at Law PLLC, Belfast, ME

Linda Smith1 Linda S. Smith
Linda S. Smith PhD, Southport

inn-louise-truax1 Louise T. Truax
Reich & Truax PLLC, Southport




D05

June 13, 2025

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM

Family Law Track

Presented by the Family Law Section

About the Program

This program will focus on income and valuation issues presented in family law cases involving social media influencers. Participants will learn what influencers are and how they earn income, leading into a broad-based discussion of income vs. asset classification, personal v. professional goodwill and other financial issues unique to influencer culture.

You Will Learn

About income and valuation in family law cases involving influencers

Who Should Attend

Family law practitioners.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Jill Blomberg1 Jill Heitler Blomberg
Schoonmaker George Blomberg Bryniczka & Welsh PC, Old Greenwich

Peter Bryniczka1 Peter M. Bryniczka
Schoonmaker George Blomberg Bryniczka & Welsh PC, Old Greenwich

Elizabeth Ciccone1 Elizabeth Ciccone
MHLVF, Westport