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    Cutting Edge Issues in LGBT Adoption and Parentage

    December 16, 2010

    Due to advanced reproductive technologies, families are springing into existence in ways the U.S. legal system never envisioned. LGBT families are a part of this cresting wave in American jurisprudence. What makes a parent — biology or consent? What makes a family — form or function? From birth certificates to custody, from surrogacy to adoption bans, our distinguished panel of experts will discuss the cutting edge legal, legislative, and practical issues involving our nation’s LGBT families. Speakers include Joyce Kauffman, former co-chair of the Massachusetts Lesbian and Gay Bar Association and former chair of MLGBA’s Family Law Section, Courtney Joslin, Acting Professor at UC Davis School of Law, Elizabeth F. Schwartz, AV Rated attorney, whose practice emphasizes representation of the LGBT community in family formation, William S. Singer, partner in Singer & Fedun, LLC,  Deborah H. Wald, founder and senior partner at the Wald Law Group and Michele Zavos, principal in the Zavos Juncker Law Group, PLLC.

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    Call-Ins/Webinars

    • Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the Future of the Supreme Court (07/17/2018)
    • Gill v. Whitford: What Comes Next? (07/11/2018)
    • Masterpiece Cakeshop: What does it mean and what comes next? (06/14/2018)
    • Employment Law Post-Evans (03/13/2018)
    • The Trump Presidency: How Underrepresented Populations are Faring One Year Later (02/28/2018)
    • Masterpiece Cakeshop and the Supreme Court (02/28/2018)
    • Employment Law Post-Evans (02/26/2018)
    • Protecting Our Constitutional Rights: Gill v. Whitford (10/11/2017)
    • DACA and Our Communities: What You Need to Know (09/25/2017)
    • The Importance of Allyship: A Discussion of the LGBT Bar's Ally Initiative (07/20/2017)
    • So You Want to be a Judge? Learn How to Navigate the Process of Getting on the Bench (03/10/2017)
    • Ensuring Your Future: Making the Administrative Procedure Act Work for You (02/15/2017)
    • Protecting Those Who Uphold Rule of Law: Addressing the Whistleblower Protection Act (01/26/2017)
    • Life or Death: Immigration, Intersectionality, & What You Can Do to Help (12/07/2016)
    • Rights On The Line: G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board (11/21/2016)
    • All Eyes on Texas: Houston, HERO, and Where We Go From Here (12/18/2015)
    • National Call-In: Relationship Recognition for Same-Sex Couples (01/30/2015)
    • National Call-In: Relationship Recognition and the Supreme Court (10/09/2014)
    • International Webinar: Sochi 2014: A Legal and Personal Perspective (01/30/2014)
    • National Call-In: Religious Exemptions for Corporations (12/12/2013)
    • National Call-In: Diversity in Corporate Legal Departments (10/23/2013)
    • National Call-In: Managing Parental Conflict about Trans Kids (08/07/2013)
    • National Webinar: LGBT Tax Law Following the Supreme Court Decisions (07/09/2013)
    • National Call-In: Relationship Recognition and the Supreme Court (Part 3) (06/27/2013)
    • National Webinar: Talking About Marriage (06/18/2013)
    • National Call-in: Montana Decriminalizes Sodomy (04/22/2013)
    • National Call-in: Relationship Recognition and the Supreme Court (Part 2) (04/09/2013)
    • National Call-in: Relationship Recognition and the Supreme Court (03/19/2013)
    • National Call-in: Reauthorization of an Inclusive Violence Against Women Act (03/13/2013)
    • Spanish-Language National Call-in (02/05/2013)
    • National Call-in: Issues in LGBT Immigration (01/28/2013)
    • National Call-in: Current Issues Affecting Adoption by Members of the LGBT Community (11/28/2012)
    • National Call-in: Election Day Relationship Recognition Victories (11/13/2012)
    • National Call-in: Voter Suppression Laws in Florida (09/21/2012)
    • National Call-in: Voter Suppression Laws in Ohio (09/19/2012)
    • National Call-in: Voter ID Law in Pennsylvania (09/11/2012)
    • National Call-in: A Day in the Life of a JAG Officer (07/10/2012)
    • National Call-in: Updates on Recent Challenges to DOMA (06/18/2012)
    • National Call-in: Recent EEOC Ruling (06/05/2012)
    • LGBT Issues and the Muslim Community (04/23/2012)
    • Transgender Advocacy and Medical Frameworks (04/18/2012)
    • Recent Cases Challenging the Defense of Marriage Act (04/13/2012)
    • Legal Challenges Facing the Intersex Community (04/05/2012)
    • End of Life Planning for the LGBT Community (03/07/2012)
    • LGBT Tax Law (01/25/2012)
    • California Court Rules Proponents of Prop 8 Have Standing (11/25/2011)
    • Unsafe Schools: Bullying/Harassment (05/18/2011)
    • Current Developments in the Implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act: Views from Capitol Hill and the SEC (04/26/2011)
    • LGBT Tax Law Issues (04/12/2011)
    • DOMA, the Department of Justice, and Congress: A Conversation About the Road Ahead (03/28/2011)
    • LGBT Immigration & Asylum Seekers (03/16/2011)
    • The Future of DOMA (02/24/2011)
    • What Hath the North Carolina Supreme Court Wrought? (02/03/2011)
    • Cutting Edge Issues in LGBT Adoption and Parentage (12/16/2010)
    • Post-Election National Conference Call (11/04/2010)
    • Cyberbullying of LGBT Students (10/20/2010)
    • DOMA, DADT, and the Duty to Defend: A Conversation (10/18/2010)
    • Witt v. U.S. Dept. of the Air Force Call (09/27/2010)
    • Perry v. Schwarzenegger Victory Call (08/05/2010)
    • Perry v. Schwarzenegger Update Call (02/01/2010)
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