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Another Sad Day on Which to Mourn

Submitted by the AAML President on April 16, 2013

Yesterday’s bombing of the Boston Marathon once again gives us all the saddest of reasons to pause and reflect on violence in America.  More importantly, our hearts break for those whose loved ones have been lost and injured at what for many was a time that they expected to be filled with celebration.  This tragedy will certainly be burned forever on the memory of the American psyche.  On behalf of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, its officers, board members and staff,  our heartfelt condolences and sympathy go out to the Fellows of the Massachuset

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AAML Institute for Family Law Associates June 20 -23, 2013 Chicago

Submitted by the AAML President on April 9, 2013

Widely believed to be the premier program that the Academy produces for its Fellows, the AAML Institute for Family Law Associates is a comprehensive training program specially developed for associates with approximately 1 – 3 years of experience.  The 2013 Program is scheduled to take place in Chicago from Thursday, June 20 – Sunday, June 23.

Each associate attending the Institute this year will be learning the following:

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Greetings From Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Submitted by the AAML President on March 18, 2013

“Lost in the vibrant beauty and captivating allure of Puerto Rico. Perched high above the ocean on a 300-foot cliff, [177 Fellows and 205 Guests, made up of their families and friends, are enjoying] El Conquistador Resort . . . a peaceful retreat on the Island of Enchantment.” The 2013 Mid-year Meeting of the AAML is off to a wondrous start, blessing us with perfect weather on St. Patrick’s Day at the beginning of a week filled with a mixture of learning, enjoyment and the business of our Academy.

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A Time of Pride for the AAML

Submitted by the AAML President on March 3, 2013

We are living in an era when we have many reasons to be proud to be AAML Fellows. The most recent examples have occurred in the past few short weeks, and could not have happened without the active, involved participation of our Fellows and the Committees on which they serve.

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Sad News: the Loss of Past President Joseph N. Ducanto

Submitted by the AAML President on February 11, 2013

Sadly, I must announce that one of our Academy’s stalwarts, its seventh President, Joseph N. DuCanto has died after more than 56 years of practice. Just last April, Joe made a wry observation about our field, writing in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: “I blame medical science for a significantly large percentage of failed marriages.

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Come to the El Conquistador for CLE by the Sea: March 17 – 22, 2013

Submitted by the AAML President on January 13, 2013

Now that the New Year has started, our focus at the national level of your Academy begins to shift ever more strongly towards the completion of our plans for the Annual March Meeting in Puerto Rico.  So, it is time for you too to begin to make your final arrangements for what portends to be a fantastic event.  The AAML’s room block at the El Conquistador Hotel (http://www.elconresort.com) is starting to fill up and you are urged to make your reservations in the next brief period of time.  The facilities of the ElCon are spectacu

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2013 AAML Dues (Invoices)

Submitted by the AAML President on January 10, 2013

The initial response to the online dues billing has been overwhelmingly well received!  Thank you to all who have worked so hard to get AAML into the 21st Century and to those Fellows who have taken advantage of this convenient means to pay your dues online quickly and easily.

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Greetings of the Season

Submitted by the AAML President on December 23, 2012

2012 marked the 50th Anniversary of the founding of our organization, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.  Each year of the Academy’s existence has built on the years that have come before it and admission to Fellowship has become a coveted achievement by lawyers throughout the country who practice in the family law field.  We are a truly unique organization made up of more than 1,600 amazing lawyers, who have done “awesome” things year after year for every one of those 50 years.  Wondrous things have happen

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A Sad Day - A Call to Action

Submitted by the AAML President on December 15, 2012

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce is reported to have said, “I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.” 

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Sun, Sand & CLE; Welcome New Fellows

Submitted by the AAML President on December 11, 2012

Within the last week, every Fellow will have received the registration packet for our March 17 – 21, 2013 meeting at the El Conquistador Hotel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.  Come enjoy the sunshine, along with fabulous, “not to be missed” CLE programs being planned by the Academy’s CLE Committee, chaired by David Hofstein of Philadelphia.

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