We look forward to meeting you at the "Different Path Seminar" hosted by the Law Office of Matt Sossi. At our seminar we will be talking about how we can provide a "team based approach" to resolving and minimizing conflict.

1. “A Different Path”
Advanced Family Law
Seminar
September 25th, 2015

2. “A Different Path”
Advanced Family Law
Seminar
INTRODUCTION

3. 2015: Interdisciplinary
Approach:
Team Based Approach to resolve CONFLICT not
CREATE IT.

4. 2015: Interdisciplinary
Approach:
Requires that Mental health professionals and
attorneys working together.

5. Interdisciplinary
Approach
Family Lawyers have worked with mental
health professionals for years to help resolve
conflict..

6. Interdisciplinary
Approach
Directs cases away from high conflict. A team
based approach allows us to look at ways to resolve
issues when possible.

7. Interdisciplinary
Approach
Understanding not only short term but also the
long terms of the divorcing parent.

8. Interdisciplinary
Approach
Allows for successful conclusion of majority of
divorce disputes. Understanding that NOT ALL
CASES ARE HIGH CONFLICT.

9. “A Different Path”
Advanced Family Law
Seminar
September 25th, 2015

10. “Conferring with
Children
A Judge’s Perspective”
Hon. Cathy Stryker, District Judge
224th District Court, Bexar County, Texas

11. “What Kids Want
you to know”
Mr. Tony Neugebauer
Bexar County Domestic Relations Office

12. “Open Forum”
PART I

13. Mental Health
Professionals Panel
DR. DINA TREVINO, DR. RICHARD THEISS AND
LMSW JACK BANNIN

14. Effect of Divorce
on Kids

15. Parents Need
to Communicate
Effectively

16. Benefits of Education
What parents need to
know before walking
into a courtroom

17. The need for early
intervention

18. CONCEPT IN ACTION
“TRIAGE ASSESSMENT”

19. “Enter the DRO”
PART II

20. Speaker:
Janet Denton,
Tarranty County
Domestic Relations Office

21. Team Based Approach
is about Directing Client
Require Action!

22. “It’s all about the roles”
PART III

23. PART III
Jack Bannin, LMSW, Dr. Dina Trevino and Dr.
Richard Theiss

24. Understanding Roles
and Limitations

25. Where Roles Collide

26. Thinking outside the box
use of mental health
professional as
consulting expert

27. “Our Legal Community”
PART IV
Hon. Stephani Walsh, Bexar County
Judge 45th District Court
Kristal Thompson, J.D.
Wilson, Pennypacker and Thomson LLP

28. “Use of mental health
professionals”

29. “Upcoming changes in
the law....”

30. “Effective use of the
amicus....”

31. “A team based approach”

32. Conclusion of Panel
Discussion.

33. “THE MENTAL HEALTH
PRACTITIONER AS
GUARDIAN AD LITEM”
Diane Martinez, J.D.
Mr. Tony Neugebauer
Bexar County Domestic Relations Office

34. SEE YOU BACK HERE
AT 1:00 P.M.
DIFFERENT PATH SEMINAR

35. “Employing a
Team Based Approach”
Lisa Vance, J.D.
Law Office of Lisa Vance
San Antonio, Texas

36. “Ethics: Fulfilling your
role as advocate under a
team based approach”
Amber Alwais, J.D.
Orsinger, Nelson Downing and Anderson LLP

37. “Reducing issues one
mediation at a time”
Randall Alwais
Alwais Mediation Services

38. “The Collaborative
Practice of Law”
Mr. Julian Schwartz
Bashara & Schwartz, P.C.
www.basharaschwartz.com

39. “The Benefits of
Mediation
Prior to a Temporary
Order Hearing”
Ms. Fran Brochstein
Fran Brochstein, Mediator - Houston, Texas

40. “A Different Path”
Advanced Family Law
Seminar
September 25th, 2015