ANNUAL
ADVANCED-LEVEL SEMINAR
Strategic Judgment in Family Law:
Managing Risk, Complexity, and Change
Thursday, May 7, 2026
What it is
The Michigan Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers 30th Annual Advanced-Level Family Law Seminar
Strategic Judgment in Family Law: Managing Risk, Complexity, and Change
Program
May 7, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
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David Mendelson, Collateral Damage in Divorce
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Laura Eisenberg, Balancing Advocacy and the Best Interests of the Client
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Keela Johnson/Ric Roane, Strategic Storytelling: the Importance of Managing the Narrative
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Mark Bank, AI Assistance in Family Law Practice
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Lori Buiteweg, Cybersecurity and Threats to Client Information
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Jennie Bryan, Problems and Opportunities with Irrevocable Trusts in Divorce LItigation
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Lynn Sirich, Two's Company and Three's a Crowd
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Peter Alle/Kurt Schnelz, Judicial Survey/Judicial Panel
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Lorne Gold/Jeff Hicks (Collins Einhorn), Ethics
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Dr. Adrienne Adams/ Rothschild Capital Partners, Keynote Speaker: Economic Abuse Assessment
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Liisa Speaker, The Court of Appeals view on Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements
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Mat Kobliska, Arbitration Your Way.
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Kyle Quinn, The Art of Appreciation (from a Property Perspective)
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Julie Sullivan, Court's ability/right to Defer Distribution of Marital Assets upon Divorce
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Amy Spilman, Addressing the Unknowns in Settlement
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Michael Robbins, Life after divorce
Speakers and presentations subject to change.
Note: All materials are provided electronically ahead of time. Please bring a device to access files.
Venue
The Townsend Hotel
100 Townsend St, Birmingham, MI 48009, USA
PARKING
Valet: $25 per car at Townsend Street - Hotel Main Entrance (this only applies to guest not staying in the hotel overnight)
OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS
AAML Michigan Chapter has secured a small block of rooms at a rate of $299/night. If you wish to stay overnight on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, please secure your reservation before our cut-off date of April 15, 2026.
Reservations at our group rate can be made on the Townsend Hotel website via our direct booking page. If that link is not working for you, please visit the hotel's main site (http://www.townsendhotel.com/), click on “Book Now”, then enter the Group Code 2605AAMLAN.
Hotel Check-in: 4:00 p.m.
Hotel Check-out: 12:00 p.m.
Details
The seminar registration fee is $325 if completed online by April 9, 2026, and increases to $350 after April 9, 2026. Registration includes the seminar, program materials, continental breakfast, and lunch. Early registration is advised as this program has sold out in the past. There will be no refunds after April 17, 2026. While lunch is available for everyone, seating in the main dining room will be filled in order of registration date. A limited number of guest rooms at the Townsend Hotel at a group rate are available if reserved by April 15, 2026. For hotel reservations, please use this group page: AAML-Michigan Group Rate.
Questions regarding seminar enrollment and to obtain discount codes for sitting Family Court Judges, Court of Appeals Judges, Supreme Court Justices, and a limited number of Domestic Relations Referees and Judicial Staff Attorneys should be directed to AAML directly. Please email our team at aaml-mich@sharedresources.us.