Family Law
August 6 and 7, 2019

The Family Law Symposium took place August 6-7, 2019, at KPMG's offices in Ottawa.

Attendees learned and practiced techniques to argue a motion to change. This workshop involved an in-depth look at some of the common tools and resources practitioners need to know in order to advance their family law case effectively. In the two-day session participants met and learned from senior practitioners in the field. They participated in small-group seminars to practice the techniques and to receive immediate constructive feedback. Participants used a case study prepared for the course, an expert report, and put their skills to use to complete questioning and to argue the case in front of the team leaders. Participants also benefited from a presentation on the top “dos and don’ts” of arguing a motion to change by a seasoned superior court judge.
The agenda included:

• Presentation and practicing the techniques presented by the legal experts (the importance of preparation of proper pleadings, questioning, and techniques for argument)
• How to read and review an income valuation report from KPMG Forensic experts
• Working with Superior Court Justice Adriana Doyle
• 100% of CPD requirements.

​CPD: 10 hours substantive, 3 hours professional, of which 1 hour EDI. 

Headliner	​Lynn Rockman (uOttawa Common Law)
Group Leaders	Beverley Johnston (Johnston Family Law) Steven Fried (Waverley Law) ​Erin Lepine (Nelligan O'Brien Payne)
Judge	​Justice Adriana Doyle, Superior Court of Justice
Organizers	Adrienne Curran (Johnston Family Law) ​Kimberley Pollard (Low Murchison Radnoff)
Location	KPMG Forensic Services, 150 Elgin, Ottawa #1800
Sponsor	KPMG Forensic Services

For more information, contact Adrienne Curran here or Kimberley Pollard here.