8:55 Welcome and Introductions
9:00 Case Law Update, Part 1
Bennett D. Rainey, Hartsoe & Associates, Winston-Salem
In this first case law update, the presenter reviews pertinent cases involving equitable distribution, postseparation support and alimony, marital agreements, and attorney's fees.
10:00 Break
10:10 Parenting Coordinator Statute
Katie Hardersen King, Wake Family Law Group, Raleigh
Examine the parenting coordinator (PC) statute revisions and its reports. Learn about beginning, modifying and terminating PC terms and advising clients on how to effectively work with their parenting coordinator.
10:55 Break
11:05 Cybersecurity Without Breaking the Bank‡
C. Patrick F. Brown, Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina, Cary
Everyone is a target — from the attorney to the paralegal to the legal assistant. Delve into quick and easy ways to protect yourself and your clients, including encryption, physical controls, network controls, the internet of things and removable media, and train the humans. Then consider why you should destroy your data.
12:05 Lunch Break
12:35 Case Law Update, Part 2
Hailey Nicole Amico, Sodoma Law, Charlotte
In this second part of the case law update, analyze the critical cases involving child custody, child support, contempt and domestic violence.
1:35 Break
1:45 Confidentiality Agreements and Protective Orders
Paul A. DeJesse Jr., Hatcher Law Group, Charlotte
After determining the circumstances that warrant a protective order, we then explore confidential information and confidentiality agreements. What is the definition of confidential information in the non-disclosure agreement and what is excluded from the definition? Who has access to the information and in what form? How do you handle confidential documents? Get answers to these important questions, review boilerplate terms to consider in the confidentiality agreement and discuss unintended consequences of such an agreement.
2:15 Break
2:25 Secrets and Lies in Financial Records
Susan Sullivan Simos, Kurtz Evans Whitley Guy & Simos, Winston-Salem
Gain insight into investigating business assets and personal expenditures, evaluating income, and analyzing tax returns. Then explore engaging a forensic accounting expert, financial records to prove martial misconduct and the discovery necessary to conduct a forensic evaluation.
3:25 Break
3:35 Mental Health Awareness and De-stigmatization in Highly Competitive and Demanding Environments†
Alicia D. Jurney, Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, Raleigh
David W. Van Wyck, D.O., Duke University Hospital, Durham
Receive a brief overview of the physiology of chronic stress and common mental health conditions. Then hear how these conditions affect an individual's ability to function both personally and professionally, strategies to increase mental health awareness and encourage treatment, and resources available for those in need of treatment.
4:35 Adjourn
† Indicates portion providing Substance Abuse/Mental Health credit
‡ Indicates portion providing Technology Training credit
Thank you for joining us for Secrets and Lies (2021 Family Law Section Program).
What are they hiding? Where should you look to find out? During this program, exceptional family law practitioners from across North Carolina discuss topics like how to locate hidden income and assets and protecting a client's confidential information.
Hailey Nicole Amico was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended The University of Texas at San Antonio with a concentration in justice in the family. More specifically, identifying and managing the controversies and discrepancies in the role of "the family" and how a family can look and be defined differently by so many people. Though years ago, her participation helped shape her worldview and philosophy as she recognized then and now that "family" is no longer the traditional unit as it once was. While everyone may have a different approach to divorce, you have to first understand the nuances in relationships before being able to understand how those nuances may impact the journey ahead.
Hailey made North Carolina her new home in 2015 to study law and is now an associate attorney at Sodoma Law.
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C. Patrick F. Brown is the Vice President of Enterprise and Operational Risk Management at Lawyers Mutual as well as filling the roles of Corporate Secretary and Director of Information Security. He has also previously served in the roles of relationship manager and underwriter.
Prior to joining Lawyers Mutual in 2011, he practiced in the areas of real estate, foreclosure, creditor's rights, and insurance subrogation. He is licensed in North Carolina, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the US Patent & Trademark Office.
Patrick is a NC State Bar board certified specialist in Privacy & Information Security Law and has been designated a Fellow of Information Privacy and a Privacy Law Specialist by the IAPP as well as being a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States, a Certified Information Privacy Manager, and a Certified Information Privacy Technologist. He serves on several local and state bar association committees, including the North Carolina State Bar's Cybersecurity Committee and the North Carolina Bar Association's Privacy and Data Security Section Council, and is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Patrick earned his B.S. in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his J.D. from Campbell University School of Law.
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Paul A. DeJesse Jr. is a partner with Hatcher Law Group, PC, where he concentrates his practice in family law. Mr. DeJesse is a board-certified specialist in family law. He has been practicing family law for over 20 years and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Mr. DeJesse earned his J.D. degree from Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center.
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Katherine A. Frye is the owner of Frye Law Offices PA in Raleigh. Her practice specializes in all aspects of family law, including separation, divorce, child custody and visitation, child support, post separation support and alimony, and property distribution. She is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law.
In addition, Katherine is a North Carolina Dispute Resolution Certified Family Financial Mediator. Her practice has been limited to family law for almost ten years. During her career, Katherine has served as the State Chair of the Silent Partners Program which is a division of the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association. She has also served on various committees for the NCBA Family Law Section and has served on the board of the NCBA's Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice Section. For the Wake County Bar, she has served on the Board of Directors, chair of the grievance committee, and chair of the professionalism committee. Currently, she serves as a NC State Bar Councilor representing Wake County. In 2016, she was accepted as a fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Katherine has also participated in other projects such as "Lunch with a Lawyer," where she was paired with a teenage child to mentor, and Katherine and her former partner conducted seminars at Campbell Law School to advise other lawyers on starting their own law firm.
Katherine earned her B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduation, Katherine went directly to law school and graduated from Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law. While in law school, Katherine participated in the National and Regional Advocacy Competitions and received the honor of the Order of Old Kivett for her superior performance. After graduating from law school, Katherine immediately started a law firm with a fellow classmate. Two years later, Katherine started her own law firm.
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Jill S. Jackson practices at Jackson Family Law in Raleigh. Her practice is devoted to family law and appeals. She also has extensive experience dividing various types of retirement benefits, including IRAs, pensions, defined contribution plans, and governmental retirement plans.
Jill is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Family Law. She recently was the Secretary of the North Carolina chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Jill has served on the Family Law Specialization Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization and on the Grievance Committee of the 10th Judicial District Bar. Jill has been recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as one of the "Legal Elite" in North Carolina and as a "Rising Star," a "Top 50 Women Lawyer," and a "Top 100 Lawyer" by North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine. She formerly was a member of the Family Law Council of the North Carolina Bar Association and is a past co-chair of the Equitable Distribution Committee of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. Jill also served on the Board of Directors for the 10th Judicial District Bar and the Wake County Bar Association. Jill currently serves on the CLE Curriculum Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section.
Jill earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Minnesota, her J.D., with honors, from the University of North Carolina School of Law, then completed a clerkship with Justice Sarah Parker of the North Carolina Supreme Court. While in law school, Jill was a staff member for the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation and a member of the Holderness Moot Court National Team. She also received the Gressman-Pollitt Award for outstanding oral advocacy during her first year of law school.
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Alicia Jurney is a partner at Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers LLP in Raleigh. She represents clients in child custody, child support, domestic violence, equitable distribution, and alimony matters. Her experience with domestic actions includes handling related complex civil litigation matters, such as tortious interference with child custody, alienation of affections, criminal conversation, and interstate child abduction. She also has significant experience representing clients in other civil disputes, such as cases involving defamation, unfair and deceptive trade practices, and will caveats.
Alicia is a North Carolina Board Certified Family Law Specialist. Her practice encompasses all levels of jurisdiction within North Carolina, including jury trial experience and appeals to both the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.
Alicia has been recognized by her fellow lawyers as a Rising Star through North Carolina Super Lawyers® and is also listed as a Best Lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America©.
Alicia earned her B.A., with honors, in Political Science from Wake Forest University and her J.D., cum laude, from Campbell University School of Law.
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Katie Hardersen King is a partner at Wake Family Law Group (Schilawski O’Shaughnessy Grace King & Mauney PLLC) in Raleigh. She works with clients in matters involving North Carolina family law litigation, mediation, negotiations, and appeals. She is a Board-Certified Family Law Specialist, Certified Parenting Coordinator, and Certified Family Financial Mediator.
Katie is the Immediate Past Chair of the Family Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association. She recently completed a 3-year term as a Council Member for the Family Law Section and was Secretary of the Section from 2011-2020. She serves on the Section's Adoption and Modern Family Committees. Katie is also a member of the Wake County Bar Association and served a 3-year term on the Board of Directors ending in 2021. She is currently the Chair of the Tenth Judicial District's Grievance Committee, which investigates complaints involving lawyers' ethical conduct. She has previously served on the Tenth Judicial District's Fee Dispute Resolution Committee. Katie is also an ally attorney member of the LGBT Family Law Institute, a group of family law practitioners from across the country who are experienced in representing members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Katie earned her B.A. in English and Political Studies, cum laude, from Meredith College and her J.D. from Campbell University School of Law.
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Bennett D. Rainey is a partner with Kurtz Whitley Guy & Simos PLLC in Winston-Salem. He focuses his practice on family law including adoption, alimony, appeals, child custody and visitation, child support, contempt and enforcement, divorce, equitable distribution, family law, modification, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, post-separation support, property settlement and separation agreements.
Bennett earned his B.A., magna cum laude, in History and Psychology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and his J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law. In law school, he served as the President for the WFU Student Division of the North Carolina Bar Association and also for the Youth Advocacy Group.
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Susan Sullivan Simos is a partner with the firm of Kurtz Whitley Guy & Simos PLLC in Winston-Salem. She is certified by the North Carolina State Bar as a Board Certified Specialist in the area of Family Law and devotes her practice solely to assisting people in domestic matters.
Susan has presented at continuing education seminars on the issues of equitable distribution, alimony, child support, taxes, and discovery. She also served as editor of the "Federal Taxation" chapter of the North Carolina Family Law Marital Claims book in 2015 and 2020.
Susan earned her undergraduate degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Finance from Boston University and graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law.
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David W. Van Wyck, D.O. is the battalion surgeon for 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg NC. He is on active duty and holds the rank of Major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Dr. Van Wyck also serves as a consulting associate in neurology and neurocritical care at Duke University Hospital, and as the Neurology Consultant to the Army Surgeon General. Dr. Van Wyck's education includes a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Vanderbilt University, a Master of Arts in Military History from American Military University, and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Van Wyck completed his neurology residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, and a fellowship in neurocritical care at Duke University Hospital. He is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Brain Injury Medicine. His military education includes the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Officer Basic Course, AMEDD Officer Advanced Course, Army Flight Surgeon Course, Basic Airborne Course, Military Tropical Medicine Course, Counter WMD Foundations Course, Irregular Warfare Course, and SERE-Level C.
Dr. Van Wyck has published numerous articles and book chapters, as well as podcasts, Grand Rounds, and national conference presentations on traumatic brain injury and other neurocritical care related topics. He has prior combat deployments to Afghanistan and his awards/decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with bronze oak leaf cluster, Army Achievement Medal, Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Army Flight Surgeon Badge, and Basic Parachutist Badge.
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