Product Description

Many divorce cases end up resolving—either after trial or by negotiated agreement— with a 50/50 division of assets. Many times, this is the “right” result. But when should there be a disparate division of assets?

Join our panel of practitioners and judges as we consider when an equitable division isn’t equal, what the court looks for, what the law says, and how to argue for a disparate division. In a legal landscape that sometimes seems to favor equal division, knowing when and how to advocate otherwise is critical for any family law practitioner. 

Agenda & Materials

• 2:00 pm - 2:05

  Welcome and Introduction

• 3:50pm - 4:05pm

  When 50/50 Isn't Fair: Dissipation

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• 4:05pm - 4:20pm

  When 50/50 Isn't Fair: Conduct

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• 4:20pm - 4:30pm

  When 50/50 Isn't Fair: Projections

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• 4:30pm - 4:45pm

  When 50/50 Isn't Fair: Medical & Mental Health Issues

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  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  
• 4:45pm - 4:55pm

  When 50/50 Isn't Fair: Legal Fees

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• 4:55pm - 5:00pm

  Defrauding Creditors
• 4:55pm - 5:00pm

  Defrauding Creditors
• 2:05 pm - 2:20 pm

  Learning (Throughout the Representation) Your Client’s Perspective on the Case, Their Personal Background, and What They Have Planned for Themselves Going Forward

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  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  Jessica D. Hedges, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky LLP , Boston
  Cristina M. Rodrigues, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Boston
  
• 2:20 pm - 2:30 pm

  Talking with the Prosecutor About the Case: Strategizing to Bring Them Around

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  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  Jessica D. Hedges, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky LLP , Boston
  Cristina M. Rodrigues, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Boston
  
• 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm

  Criminal Defense Storytelling & Crafting the Defense Theory: Bail Hearings

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  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  Jessica D. Hedges, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky LLP , Boston
  Cristina M. Rodrigues, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Boston
  
• 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm

  Criminal Defense Storytelling & Crafting the Defense Theory: Educating Your Judges: Motions, MIL, Trial, Jury Selection

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  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  Jessica D. Hedges, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky LLP , Boston
  Cristina M. Rodrigues, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Boston
  
• 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

  Trial: Talking with the Jury about Your Client and Their Story and the Weaknesses of the Prosecution’s Case

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  Openings and Closings • Clients' testifying & telling their own stories at trial • Using the law to craft/expand the stories you're able to tell • Fact and Expert Witnesses

  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  Jessica D. Hedges, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky LLP , Boston
  Cristina M. Rodrigues, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Boston
  
• 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm

  Criminal Defense Storytelling & Crafting the Defense Theory: Sentencing

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  Inga S. Bernstein, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP , Boston
  Jessica D. Hedges, Esq., Hedges and Tumposky LLP , Boston
  Cristina M. Rodrigues, Esq., Committee for Public Counsel Services , Boston
  

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