PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Melissa F. Brown
| September 25, 2015 | Co-Chair & Speaker: Hot Tips From the Coolest Family Law Attorneys; “Impact of SCRCP 6 in Family Court,” Columbia, SC |
| August 14, 2015 | Commencement Speaker, Berkeley County, SC High Schools’ Summer Graduation, Columbia, SC |
| July 13, 2015 | Lecturer at the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute; “How to Legally Obtain Social Media Posts & Introduce Them Into Evidence,” Oklahoma City, OK |
| April 14, 2015 | Speaker, Monthly GAL Luncheon Series, “Introducing a child’s out-of-court statement into evidence,” Mount Pleasant, SC |
| November 11, 2014 | Melissa was invited back to speak to first year law students at the University of South Carolina School of Law: How to Maintain a Healthy & Successful Work/Life Balance, Columbia, SC |
| October 16, 2014 | Social Media as Evidence – Use, Presentation and Ethical Concerns, ABA Section of Family Law Fall CLE Conference, Stowe, Vermont |
| September 26, 2014 | Revisiting UIFSA’s Spousal Support Quirk Every Family Court Lawyer and Family Court Judge Must Know, Hot Tips for Coolest Practitioners CLE, Columbia, SC |
| April 30, 2014 | Melissa F. Brown & Jonathan W. Lounsberry, The Role of the Mental Health Professional In South Carolina Family Court, Guest Lecture, Ethics and Mental Health Law (PSYC- 523), The Citadel, Charleston, SC |
| April 25, 2014 | Technology: What Family Lawyers Should Know, KY Family Law Section CLE, Louisville, Kentucky |
| October 11, 2013 | 2013 Family Law Institute: And You Thought You Were Just a Family Law Attorney, Albuquerque, NM |
| November 7, 2013 | AAML 2013 Annual Meeting: Technology Symposium, Chicago, IL |
| November 5, 2013 | Melissa was invited to speak to first year law students at the University of South Carolina School of Law: How to Maintain a Healthy & Successful Work/Life Balance, Columbia, SC |
| September 27, 2013 | Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| September 20, 2013 | Solo & Small Firm Conference & Technology Expo, Charleston, SC |
| April 30, 2013 | The Role of the Mental Health Professional In South Carolina Family, (Guest Lecturer for Dr. Chip Taylor’s Ethics & Mental Health Law graduate studies course), The Citadel, Charleston, SC |
| April 25, 2013 | Technology: What Family Lawyers Should Know, 17th Annual AAML/IBA Family Law Seminar: “Breaking Bad”: Dealing with Complex Custody and Financial Divorce Litigation, Louisville, KY |
| April 19, 2013 | The Family Law Symposium, An Extraordinary One-DayFamily Law Seminar Featuring National Speakers and an Advanced Technology Symposium, Columbia, SC |
| March 19, 2013 | Safety and Security In a Digital Age, AAML Mid-Year Meeting, Las Croabas, Puerto Rico |
| November 2012 | AMML Technology Symposium, AMML Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, Moderator and Organizer |
| September 2012 | Hot Tips From the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners, Co-Chair, Co-Moderator & Speaker, 20 iPad Apps for Family Lawyers in 20 Minutes, Columbia, SC |
| July 26, 2012 | Preparing for Your Divorce: Do’s and Don’ts in the Age of Technology, Center for Women, Brown Bag Lunch Series, Charleston, SC |
| May 12-19, 2012 | Houston Family Law Trial Institute, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, (Faculty Member) |
| January 27, 2012 | Proper Interaction Between the GAL and Custody Evaluator, 2012 Guardian ad Litem Training and Update CLE, Columbia, SC |
| September 16, 2011 | “Understanding the Juridictional Complexities & Differences when handling Multi-State Custody, Child Support and Parental Kidnapping Cases under the UCCJEA, UIFSA & PKPA,” Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Attorneys, SC Bar CLE, Columbia, SC. |
| June 3, 2011 | How To Try Your First Case in Family Court, local CLE for newly licensed attorneys practicing family law in Charleston, South Carolina. (Joined by Thomas F. McDowell, Esquire) |
| May 13-21, 2011 | Family Law Trial Institute, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, (Faculty Member) |
| April 19, 2011 | The Role of the Mental Health Professional in South Carolina Family Law, the Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina (Guest Lecturer for Dr. Chip Taylor’s Ethics & Mental Health Law graduate studies course) |
| October 1, 2010 | Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, SC Bar, Columbia, SC, Co-Chair |
| September 24, 2010 | How to Define, Identify and Find Your “A” Client, South Carolina Bar, Hot Tips for the Solo or Small Firm Practitioner |
| September 13, 2010 | How Ashley Hall’s Honor Code Was Created, Ashley Hall School, Charleston, SC, Featured Speaker |
| June 10, 2010 | Separation & Divorce: How to Be Prepared When You Least Expect It!, Center for Women, Brown Bag Lunch Series, Charleston, SC (Speaker with Cindy MacAulay, CPA, CDFA & Sarah Paris of Dixon Hughes, PLLC) |
| May 15-22, 2010 | Family Law Trial Institute, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, Faculty |
| April 13, 2010 | The Role of the Mental Health Professional in South Carolina Family Law, The Citadel, Charleston, SC (Guest Lecturer for Dr. Chip Taylor’s Ethics & Mental Health Law graduate studies course) |
| February 5, 2010 | Posted & Roasted: How to Introduce Information Posted on Internet Sites to ‘Burn’ the Opposing Party or Witness, SC Bar: Top Trial Lawyers Tackle Evidence, Columbia, SC |
| January 22, 2010 | Safety & Security in a Digital Age, SC Bar Annual Bar Convention, Family Law Section Update for Lawyers & Judges, Kiawah Island, SC |
| January 9, 2010 | To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Social Networking: Help or Hindrance to the Family Law Practice, LEI National CLE Conference, Vail, Colorado |
| November 4, 2009 | Twitter for Lawyers, National Constitution Center Audio Conferences, Nationwide Webinar |
| October 20, 2009 | South Carolina Family Law Case Update, Dixon Hughes Litigation Conference, Charleston, SC |
| October 16, 2009 | How Becoming An Atticus Client Positively Impacted My Law Practice, Atticus Practice Builder Program, Orlando, FL |
| October 10, 2009 | Effective Legal Tweets to Avoid Sounding Like a Twit!, ABA FLS 2009 Fall CLE Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (As part of the Plenary Session titled “Don’t Curse the Darkness… Light a Match”) |
| September 18, 2009 | Maintaining Client Safety & Security in a Digital Age, SC Bar, Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC (Serving as Co-Chair & Co-Organizer of the Program.) |
| September 9, 2009 | How to Be Prepared When You Least Expect It!, Women @ Work Group, Charleston, South Carolina |
| August 2009 | Social Media Marketing PhoneCast- Twitter, Atticus Group Social Media Marketing Graduate Network Call |
| June 2009 | How to Be Prepared When You Least Expect It!, East Cooper Women’s Entrepreneurial Group, Mt. Pleasant, SC, Presented with Allyson Schuster, CPA of Dixon Hughes, PLLC |
| May 2009 | To Tweet or Not to Tweet: How Social Networking Services can Benefit Your Family Law Practice, ABA PhoneCast to the FLS Law Practice Management Committee |
| February 2009 | When ‘Be Quiet’ is Not the Response You Want to Hear: Getting a Child’s Out-of-Court Statement Into Evidence, SC Bar, It’s All a Game: Top Trial Lawyers Tackle Evidence, Columbia, SC, Speaker and Panel Member |
| September 2008 | Hot Tips From the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC Co-Organizer, Moderator |
| September 2007 | South Carolina Supreme Court Broadens Excited Utterance Exception: How to Utilize Ruling in Family Court Cases, SC Bar, Hot Tips From the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| January 2007 | How to Convince Your Judge to Allow the Introduction of a Child’s Out-of-Court Statement in Private Custody/Visitation Disputes, LEI, Colorado FLS, Snowmass, CO |
| January 2007 | Time Maps: How to Effectively Use This Software in Court, LEI, Colorado FLS, Snowmass, CO |
| September 2006 | Intrinsic and Extrinsic Fraud: How Does the Difference Affect your Family Court Case, SC Bar, Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| January 2006 | Using TimeMap Software to Successfully Gather Information From Clients & When Presenting Evidence in Court, SC Bar, Annual Meeting Technology Committee, Charleston, SC |
| October 2005 | An Update of 2005′s Family Law Cases, SC Bar, Sidebar SC Online CLE Video Series, Columbia, SC |
| September 2005 | Homeland Security Act’s Impact on Family Law Cases, SC Bar, Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| April 2005 | Using TimeMap Software to Successfully Meet with Clients and While Trying Complex Cases, SC Bar, Cool Tips from the Hottest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| August 2004 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Family Law Websites, SC Bar, Seminars Direct Videotape Program, Charleston, SC |
| Spring 2004 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Family Law Websites, SC Bar, Advanced Family Law Seminar, Hilton Head, SC, Speaker and Organizer |
| Spring 2004 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Family Law Websites, Plenary Session, ABA, FLS Spring Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Fall 2003 | Judicial Estoppel: You Can’t Have It Both Ways, SC Bar, Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| October 2003 | Secret Settlements in the Family Law Practice, SC Bar & USC School of Law, Columbia, SC |
| Spring 2003 | Sealing the Record, SC, Cool Tips from the Hottest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| Fall 2002 | UIFSA Refresher, SC Bar, Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| Spring 2002 | COBRA: Do Not Let it Bite Your Client or You, SC Bar, Cool Tips from the Hottest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| Fall 2001 | Basic Business Valuation Overview for Domestic Attorneys, SC Bar, Hot Tips from the Coolest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| April 2001 | Mindmaps: Great Software for the Family Law Practitioner, SC Bar, Cool Tips from the Hottest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| May 2000 | Using the Child Support Guidelines to Your Advantage, SC Bar, Cool Tips from the Hottest Family Law Practitioners, Columbia, SC |
| January 1999 | Devising Creative Visitation Schedules, Charleston County FLS, Family Law CLE, Charleston, SC, Speaker and Organizer |
| November 1998 | The Ethics of Representing More Than One Person: Conflicts of Interest Under Rules of Professional Conduct, SC Bar, Ethics for the Family Law Practitioner, Columbia, SC, Speaker and Organizer |
| October 1997 | Trial Issues, NBI, Child Custody and Visitation in SC, Charleston, SC |
| October 1997 | The Interplay of Statutes on Parental Rights, Responsibilities & Parent/Child Contact, NBI, Child Custody and Visitation in SC, Charleston, SC, Speaker and Author |
| October 1997 | Ethical Consideration, NBI, Child Custody and Visitation in SC, Charleston, SC |
| March 1997 | Understanding the South Carolina Court System, Explorers Club, Charleston, SC |
| September 1996 | Initial Considerations in a Family Law Case, NBI, Family Law in South Carolina, Charleston, SC |
* Assisted James T. McLaren with presentation
