Wednesday September 26, 2018 8:00 4:30 pm Registration Table Open 7:45 8:45 am Breakfast Buffet 8:15 am Welcome & Introductions OAM Conference Chairpersons 8:30 am Report on the Judiciary Chief Justice Maureen O Connor, Supreme Court of Ohio 9:00 am Hearsay Magistrate Brian Goodell, Ottawa County Common Pleas Court 10:15 am Break 10:30 am Hearsay continued 12:00 pm Lunch 1:00 pm Understanding & Mitigating Implicit Bias (Professional Conduct) Lena Tenney, MPA, MEd., The Ohio State University Kirwan Institute Preshuslee Thompson, The Ohio State University Kirwan Institute 2:15 pm Break 2:30 pm The Throne of Games: Game Theory as a Foundation of Law Magistrate Harold Paddock, Clermont County Commons Pleas Court Roy J. Lewicki, The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business 4:00 pm Adjourn Wednesday Evening Activities 5:00 7:00 pm Charity Run/Walk 6:30 8:30 pm President s Dinner 8:00 11:00 pm Networking Suite Open
COMMON PLEAS 8:45 am Automobile Collection Cases Allen J. Reis, Esq., Wellman, Weinberg & Reis Co. 10:15 am Understanding Credit Card Law & Actions on an Account Magistrate Richard K. Schwartz, Elyria Municipal Court 1:45 pm Default Judgment & 60(B) Motions in Collection Cases Hon. D. Chris Cook, Lorain County Common Pleas Court 2:45 pm Break 3:00 pm Student Loans Scott Torguson, Esq., The Legal Aid Society of Columbus 4:00 pm Hot Topics Panel Magistrate Michael L. Bachman, Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Anna Marie Franceschelli, Delaware County Common Pleas Court Barbara Porzio, Esq., Retired Magistrate Magistrate Matthew Reed, Butler County Common Pleas Court
DOMESTIC RELATIONS 8:45 am Gray Divorce Susan L. Brown, Ph.D, Bowling Green State University Julia A. Leveridge, Esq., Kemp, Schaeffer & Rowe 10:15 am Writing a Useful Decision in DR Court Hon. Craig R. Baldwin, Fifth District Court of Appeals Magistrate Penny Gates, Clermont County Domestic Relations Court Magistrate C. William Rickrich, II, Licking County Domestic Relations Court 1:45 pm The Future of Courts Michael Buenger, Esq., Supreme Court of Ohio 2:15 pm The Obligation of the Court to Self-Represented Litigants (Professional Conduct) Anjanette Whitman, Esq., Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Help Center 3:00 pm Break 3:15 pm Making DR Court User Friendly for Self-Represented Litigants (Professional Conduct) Lauren Weller, Esq., Southeastern Ohio Legal Services Anjanette Whitman, Esq., Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court Help Center 4:15 pm Considerations for Working with the Blind & Deaf Communities (Professional Conduct) Kevin Truitt, Disability Rights Ohio
JUVENILE 8:45 am A/N/D Cases Start to Finish Hon. Timothy J. Grendell, Geauga County Probate/Juvenile Court Hon. David A. Hejmanowski, Delaware County Probate/Juvenile Court 10:15 am A/N/D Cases Start to Finish continued 1:45 pm Self-Represented Litigants in Private Custody Cases (Professional Conduct) Magistrate Maria Kalis, Coshocton County Probate/Juvenile Court Magistrate Suzanne Martello, Franklin County Domestic Relations/Juvenile Court Magistrate Carolyn Kaye Ranke, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court Magistrate Lee Ann Schaffer, Summit County Juvenile Court 3:15 pm Break 3:30 pm The Nuts & Bolts of In-Camera Interviews Magistrate Carolyn Kaye Ranke, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court
MUNICIPAL 8:45 am Marsy s Law & Restitution Hon. Patrick Carroll, Lakewood Municipal Court 10:15 am Ability to Pay Hon. Patrick Carroll, Lakewood Municipal Court 1:45 pm Understanding Ohio s Medical Marijuana Program Kimberly C. Anderson, Esq., State Medical Board of Ohio Mark Hamlin, Ohio Department of Commerce Erin C. Reed, Esq., Ohio Department of Pharmacy 2:45 pm Sealing of Records AG s Pilot Program Lauren Emery, Esq., Ohio Attorney General s Office Hallie Saferin, Esq., Ohio Attorney General s Office 3:30 pm Break 3:45 pm Bail/Bond Reform Hon. Kenneth R. Spanagel, Parma Municipal Court
PROBATE 8:45 am Case Law Update Magistrate Nancy Miller Lucas County Probate Court 9:30 am Human Trafficking Megan K. Mattimoe, Esq. Advocating Opportunity 10:30 am Break Catherine Hoolahan, Esq. Advocating Opportunity 10:45 am Questions from the Probate Bench (Professional Conduct) Joseph M. Caligiuri, Esq. Supreme Court of Ohio Stephanie Elliott Hess, Esq. Supreme Court of Ohio 2:30 pm Sensitivity (Professional Conduct) Alana Jochum, Esq., Equality Ohio Alex Shanks, Equality Ohio 3:15 pm Break 3:30 pm Organ Donations & Advanced Directives G. Kent Halloway Lifeline of Ohio 4:15 pm Hot Topics Panel Magistrate Paula Haas Summit County Probate Court Magistrate Timothy C. Hamman Allen Co. Probate/Juvenile Court Magistrate Paul D. Ratterman Hamilton County Probate Court Magistrate Troy M. Sitzmann Fairfield County Probate/Juvenile Court 1:45 pm Where to Draw the Line: Practice of Law vs. Help Desks (Professional Conduct) Andrea Norris, Esq. Norris & Norris Attorneys Magistrate George Wertz Summit County Probate Court
RETIRED 8:45 am Navigating the Minefield of Elder Exploitation, Abuse & Violence: Legal & Social Primer April Wehrle, Ohio Attorney General s Office 10:15 am Navigating the Minefield of Elder Exploitation, Abuse & Violence cont. 11:15 am Eldercaring Coordination Program Catherine Geyer, Esq., Supreme Court of Ohio 1:45 pm LBGTQ Rights in Ohio: A Changing Landscape Lori A. Anthony, Esq., Ohio Attorney General s Office Magistrate C. William Rickrich, II, Licking Co. Domestic Relations Court James Westfall, Kaleidoscope Youth Center 2:45 pm Break 3:00 pm LBGTQ Rights in Ohio: A Changing Landscape continued 3:45 pm A New Birth of Freedom: The Effect of the Civil War & Reconstruction on Ohio Law W. Thomas Minahan, Esq., Ph.D, Retired Magistrate 4:15 pm Hot Topics for the Not So Retired: The Law & You Update Barbara L. Norton, Esq., Retired Magistrate
Thursday Evening Activities 5:00 11:00 pm Networking Suite Open (Closed during banquet) 6:00 9:00 pm Reception & Awards Banquet w/ Entertainment (Business Casual Attire) Friday September 28, 2018 6:45 12:30 pm Registration Table Open 6:45 8:45 am Breakfast Buffet 6:55 am Ready to Retire Healthcare Seminar (No CLE) Ohio Public Employees Retirement System 7:45 am How to Use Your Health Reimbursement (HRA) (No CLE) Ohio Public Employees Retirement System 9:00 am Dealing with Decision Fatigue (Professional Conduct) Roger Hall, Ph.D., Compass Consulting 11:00 am Break 11:15 am Understanding Sexual Harassment (Professional Conduct) Patricia Wise, Esq., Spengler Nathanson P.L.L. 12:15 pm Adjourn Conference 12:30 pm OAM Board Meeting