Professor Playton's Presentations

Ethical Advocacy in Family Law, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Current Issues in Family Law, Webinar, April 20, 2023. 

The Importance of Child Support for Wyoming’s Children, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Webinar, November 30, 2022.

Guidance on Addressing Domestic Violence Concerns in a Custody Action, Wyoming State Bar, Guardian Ad Litem Training Course, October 29, 2021.

Family Justice Initiative: Family Law Case Considerations for Legal Reforms and Innovations, A collaboration between the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS), the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Webinar, June 24, 2021. 

Understanding Jurisdictional Statutes to Assist Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Cheyenne, Wyoming, February 21, 2020. 

A Practical Approach to Recognizing, Evaluating, and Responding to Domestic Violence in Child Custody Disputes, Children and Family Law Section of the Wyoming State Bar, Laramie, Wyoming, July 11, 2019. 

Dynamics of Domestic Violence, Wyoming Trial Lawyers, February 15, 2018.

Unleashing the Power of Court/Community Partnerships: Complex Problems, Practical Solutions, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Beneath the Surface of High Conflict and Troubled Families, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 4, 2017.  

Better Access Through Unbundling: Ideation to Implementation, Co-Chair of Standing Committee to plan and organize a conference on behalf of IAALS and the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, National Conference, Denver, Colorado, October 26-27, 2017.

Successful Models for Delivery of Limited Scope Services in Family Law, ABA Section of Family Law, Fall CLE Conference, Beaver Creek, Colorado, October 5, 2017.   

Better Divorce: Designing Family-Centered Justice, Court Technology Conference (CTC), Salt Lake City, Utah, September 12, 2017.

Re-imagining Family Law, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, Lander, Wyoming, June 21, 2017. 

Lawyer as Peacemaker, Guest Lecturer for a course at the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, taught by Forrest S. Mosten, Adjunct Professor of Law, June 11, 2017. 

The Future of Unbundled Legal Services, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Turning the Kaleidoscope of Family Conflict into a Prism of Harmony, Boston, Massachusetts, June 2, 2017.  

Wyoming Family Law Basics, presented a 1-hour webinar CLE covering the basics of Wyoming family law, including divorce, issues surrounding property division, parenting plans, and implications of the Affordable Care Act in domestic relations orders, Equal Justice Wyoming, November 18, 2016. 

The Intersection Between Domestic Violence and Child Support Enforcement, panel participant, Western Interstate Child Support Enforcement Council, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 4, 2016. 

Wyoming Domestic Violence Benchbook, A practical and comprehensive source of information and law, Wyoming State Bar Convention, Judicial Meeting, Laramie, Wyoming, September 13, 2016.

Affordable Care Act Impacts for Divorced and Separated Parents, with Angie Dorsch at the Wyoming State Bar Convention, Jackson, Wyoming, September 2015.

Trends in Joint Custody and Child Support, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association Annual Convention, Jackson, Wyoming, June 24, 2015.  

Advanced Interstate Child Custody Issues, Equal Justice Wyoming, webinar, (157 lawyers participated in the webinar) April 24, 2015.

“Offensive Touching” An Update on Limits to Possession of Firearms in Domestic Violence Crimes, Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, webinar, February 27, 2015.   

Domestic Violence and the Law- Ethical Obligations and Duties of Practice for Lawyers Representing Victims of Domestic Violence, presentation, sponsored by the Teton County Access to Justice, Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and Community Safety Network, Jackson, Wyoming, October 27, 2014.

An Advocate’s Guide to the Unauthorized Practice of Law, presentation at the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault membership meeting, Laramie, Wyoming, October 2, 2014. 

Interstate Child Custody Laws: Understanding the Basics, webinar sponsored by the Center for Legal Aid, September 26, 2014. 

Criminal and Civil Laws and Their Impacts for Victims of Domestic Violence, presentation to the Albany County SAFE Project volunteer advocates, Laramie, Wyoming, September 3, 2014. 

Domestic Relations, Wyoming Education Component, Uniform Bar Examination training, presentation on behalf of the Wyoming State Bar, Casper, Wyoming, January 22, 2014. 

Understanding the Relationship Between Parental Representation and Children’s Exits from Out of Home Carepresentation to the Wyoming Judicial Breakfast at the Wyoming State Bar Convention, Gillette, Wyoming, September 11, 2013. 

Quality Representation for Parents in Child Welfare Cases, (panelist discussing recent Standards for Attorneys Representing Parents), Wyoming State Bar Convention, Gillette, Wyoming, September 11, 2013.  

Advanced Interstate Child Custody Issues, Wyoming Trial Lawyer’s Convention, Laramie, Wyoming, June 24, 2013.

Interstate Child Custody Laws: Understanding the Basics, Wyoming Trial Lawyer’s Convention, Laramie, Wyoming, June 24, 2013. 

Quality Representation for Parents in Child Welfare Cases: A Path to Better Outcomes for Families, Children’s Justice Project, webinar, March 28, 2013. 

Mediation: Informed Considerations in Family Law Cases When Domestic Violence is an Issue, Family Law Conference, UW College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming, March 13, 2013. 

The Intersection Between Domestic Violence and Child Protection, Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Membership Meeting and the Wyoming Guardian ad Litem Program’s Stakeholder’s Meeting, Cheyenne, Wyoming, January 25, 2013.

Testifying as an Expert Witness: What Every Advocate Should Know, UW College of Law and Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Laramie, WY (June 2011) (with Stewart Young).

A Framework for Understand and Addressing Exposure to Domestic Violence, 2011 Children's Justice and Mental Health Conference, Cheyenne, WY (June 2011).

Intersection Between Civil and Criminal Consequences of Domestic Violence, Video Conference Seminar, sponsored by the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, Cheyenne, WY (March 2011).

Interstate Child Custody Issues: What Every Advocate Should Know, Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Cheyenne, WY (Jan. 2011).

 
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