Seminars
Work with an Educated Leader
Barbara Durden Davis is a versatile professional in the field of Family and Juvenile Law. In addition to representing clients, she actively pursues and provides education in a wide variety of venues. When you join forces with Barbara, you know you have an established and recognized leader on your side. Barbara rounds out her professional expertise by presenting at and attending a number of seminars related to family and juvenile law.
Programs Presented
- Oct. 22, 2021 Annual Family Law Seminar – A Practitioner’s Guide to Private TPR with no step-parent adoption
- April 28, 2016 Annual Juvenile Law Seminar – Cross-Examination
- June 16, 2015 2015 ISBA Annual Meeting – Ethics
- June 17, 2014 2014 ISBA Annual Meeting – The Dream and Reality; Expectations Placed on Who Represent Children in Family Court.
- April 3, 2014 Annual Juvenile Law Seminar – Special Consideration Panel: Concurrent Jurisdiction
- May 2, 2013 Annual Juvenile Law Seminar – Intersection Between Juvenile Law and District Court Family Law
- Oct. 25, 2013 Annual Family Law Seminar – Panel: Expectations Placed on Those Who Represent Children in Family Court. Presentation on Guardians
- Oct 23, 2011 Annual Family Law Seminar – Practicing Family Law in Probate Court
- Oct 28, 2010 Annual Family Law Seminar – Panel, Improving Performance of Guardians Ad Litem in Family, Juvenile and Probate Cases
- Oct 30, 2009 Annual Family Law Seminar – Juvenile Nuts and Bolts
- Jun 26, 2009 ISBA Annual Meeting – The Role of a GAL in Juvenile Proceedings – Panel
- May 7, 2009 YLD Bridge the Gap – Juvenile Nuts & Bolts
- Oct 30, 2008 Annual Family Law Seminar – The Child as Witness in Family Court
- May 29, 2008 ISBA Juvenile Seminar – Children Testifying in Court – Panel
- Apr 13, 2007 ISBA Juvenile Seminar – Ethical Conundrums dealing with Immigration Issues in Juvenile Court
- Oct 4, 2006 YLD Nuts & Bolts – Juvenile Law
- Apr 20, 2006 ISBA Juvenile Seminar – Potpourri Panel of Issues
- May 23, 2002 ITLA Family Law Seminar – Grandparent Visitation, The State of the Law, Where It’s Going
- Mar 30, 2001 NBI – Adoption Law in Iowa
- Oct 26, 2001 ISBA/Drake University Family Law Seminar – Sage Counsel & Advice to Family Law Lawyers – Panel
- May 4, 2000 ITLA Family Law Seminar – To Grandmother’s House We (Don’t) Go: Grandparent Rights
- Nov 20, 1998 Lorman Education Services – Adoption Law in Iowa
Programs Attended
- 2004-2018, 2020-2023 Annual Iowa State Bar Association Juvenile Law Seminars
- July, 2023 46th Annual NACC Child Welfare Conference
- July, 2023 Integrated Health Programming in Juvenile Court
- Oct, 2022 Annual Family Law Seminar – Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in Family and Juvenile Law cases, Youth Voices: Achieving Maximum Potential, DHS Safety Plans
- June, 2022 Guardian ad Litem Duties and Reporting; Something Old, something New……..
- Oct, 2021 Annual Family Law Seminar – Arbitration in Family Law cases, Law firm cybersecurity, Impact of Childhood Adversity, Dividing Retirement Assets
- June, 2021 Rules of Evidence in Juvenile court
- Oct, 2020 Annual Family Law Seminar – Injunctions and Declaratory relief, IEP Primer, Expert Witnesses
- Jan, 2020 What need to know about drug testing
- Oct, 2019 Annual Family Law Seminar – Spousal Support, Temporary Orders, Proper Role of Attorney for a Child, GAL and Child and Family Reporter
- Oct, 2018 Annual Family Law Seminar – Proposed Changes in Minor Guardianships, Child Custody Evaluations, DHS Adoptions.
- Oct, 2017 American Bar Association Family Law Fall CLE Conference
- March, 2016 26th Annual Iowa Association of Justice Family Law Seminar – Connecting Your Exhausted Caregiver Client to Vital Resources; Intersection of Family Law & Criminal Law; Practical Aspects of Joint Physical Care.
- Oct, 2015 Annual Family Law Seminar – Alimony Overview; Domestic Violence, victims as clients; Parental Alienation; Mentoring new Family Law attorneys.
- Sept. 10-11, 2014 Iowa Children’s Justice— Summit on Parent and Child Representation in Child Welfare.
- Oct, 2013 Annual Family Law Seminar – New Ways for Families: New Method for Managing High Conflict Clients; Self Management Skills Lawyers Can Teach Clients; Dividing Retirement Benefits; Dealing with Special Needs Clients and Dependents
- Oct, 2012 Annual Family Law Seminar – Psychological Testing in Family Law Litigation, Dealing with Allegations of Child Abuse, New Family Law Mediation Rules
- Oct, 2011 Annual Family Law Seminar – Dealing with Different Kinds of Domestic Abusers in Family Law Cases, Effective Restrictions on Visitation in Difficult Cases, Practicing Family Law in Probate Court
- Oct, 2010 Annual Family Law Seminar – High Conflict Parents and Child Alienation and Abuse, Improving Performance of Guardians Ad Litem in Family, Juvenile and Probate Cases
- Oct, 2009 Annual Family Law Seminar – Parenting Coordinators; A primer for Lawyers and Parents: Understanding the Sometimes Toxic and Dangerous Teen On-Line Culture; Parenting Plans for Young Children
- Jul, 2009 Juvenile Caselaw and Legislative Update
- Oct, 2008 Annual Family Law Seminar – Considering the Child’s Preference in Custody Cases, Assisting High Conflict Families after the Initial Custody Decision is Made
- Mar, 2008 35th National Conference on Juvenile Justice
- Mar, 2006 Advanced Skills for the Dispute Resolution Professional
- Oct, 2005 Annual Family Law Seminar – Shared Care and Developmentally Appropriate Visitation Schedules, Navigating the DHS Redesign, Mediation Variations: Dispute Resolution Across Iowa
- Apr, 2005 ISBA Juvenile Law Seminar
- Oct, 2004 Annual Family Law Seminar – Juvenile Court Improvement Project, Juvenile Law 101: Why was my Hearsay Objection Overruled?, Adoption by same-sex couples, Grandparents Rights now
- Sep, 2004 National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges – 2004 Model Court Summit
- Apr, 2004 ISBA Juvenile Law Seminar
- Aug, 2003 Model Court Training Academy – Mental Health Issues in Juvenile Court
- May, 2003 Iowa Trial Lawyers Assoc. Annual Family Law Seminar – Adoption Practical Tips, The Hague Convention on the International Abduction of Children, Juvenile Court Procedures and Practice, New Juvenile Appeal Process
- Feb, 2003 Juvenile OWI/Substance Abuse Workshop for Judges
- Oct, 2000 Annual Family Law Seminar – Ethics and Issues in Family Law Mediation; Issues Facing Non-Traditional Families; New Developments in Juvenile Law; Resources to Improve Your Family Law Practice
- Oct, 2003 Annual Family Law Seminar – New Ways for Families: New Method for Managing High Conflict Clients; Self Management Skills Lawyers Can Teach Clients; Dividing Retirement Benefits; Dealing with Special Needs Clients and Dependents
- Dec, 1999 Lawyers: What You Should Know About Family Law Mediation
- Oct, 1999 Annual Family Law Seminar – Joint Physical Custody: A Debate; Interstate Jurisdiction and the Millennium; Juvenile Law Evidentiary Issues
- Nov, 1997 ISBA – 18 hour Mediation training with Alan Alhadeff ofAlhadeff & Forbes Mediation Services, 1100 Olive Way, Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101www.mediationservices.net