Gary A. Debele

Classes/Seminars

• Moderator, Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Indian Child Welfare Act, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association, Hinckley, Minnesota, June 7, 2013
• Moderator and Presenter, The Family Law 50: The 50 Cases Every Family Law Lawyer Must Know Inside and Out, Family Law Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 20, 2013
• Moderator, Law and Literature Ethics and Elimination of Bias, HCBA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 15, 2013 - Present
• Presenter, Third Party Custody in Family and Juvenile Court, First District Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 12, 2013
• Moderator and Co-Presenter, Hot Topics in Family Law, Appellate Practice Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 8, 2013
• Speaker, Adoption History and Practice, Polish Genealogical Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2, 2013
• Co-Presenter, Paternity, Maternity, and Reproductive Technology, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - USA Chapter, Phoenix, AZ, February 14, 2013
• Co-Presenter, Native Americans and Family Law, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - USA Chapter, Phoenix, AZ, February 14, 2013
• Presenter, Representing Children in Juvenile, Probate, and Family Court, as part of a larger seminar entitled "Advising the Disadvantaged I: A Toolkit for Pro Bono and Public Interest Attorneys" , Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minnepolis, Minnesota, February 5, 2013 - Present
• Facilitator, Law and Literature: Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 18, 2013 - Present
• Adjunct Professor-Family Law, William Mitchell College of Law, 2012 - Present
• Course Chair and Presenter, the Family Law 50: The 50 Cases Every Family Lawyer Must Know Inside and Out, MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 29, 2012 - Present
• Presenter, Family Law Series: Child Custody Deskbook - Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Technology Law -- Creating Families by Traditional and Non-Traditional Means (webcast), MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 29, 2012 - Present
• Presenter, Family Law Series: Child Custody Deskbook - Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Technology Law -- Creating Families by Traditional and Non-Traditional Means , MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 29, 2012 - Present
• Presenter, Interstate and International Family Law Matters: What you Need to Know to Tell Your Clients, Briggs & Morgan, P.A., North Star Alliance Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 11, 2012 - Present
• Presenter, Interstate and International Family Law Matters: What you Need to Know to Tell Your Clients, North Star Alliance Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 11, 2012 - Present
• Facilitator, Literature & the Law -- Ethics and Professionalism through the Lens of Literature, 47th Annual, Criminal Justice Institute, MCLE, St. Paul, Minnesota, August 27, 2012 - Present
• Presenter, Adoption Law, The complete Lawyer: Answers to 101 Questions Asked by Your clients, Family, and Friends, MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 23, 2012 - Present
• Facilitator, Law and Literature: Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 21, 2012 - Present
• Co-Presenter, Issues in Assisted Reproduction Law in the United States and Canada, 49th Annual, Conference of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Chicago, Illinois, June 9, 2012 - Present
• Presenter, Legal Aspects of Adoption, RESOLVE 2012 Family Building Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 21, 2012 - Present
• Moderator, Basic Appellate Practice for Family Law Attorneys and Advanced Appellate Practice for Family Law Attorneys, 33rd Annual, Family Law Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota, March 26, 2012 - Present
• Panelist, Adoption Panel for University of Minnesota Law School Diversity Week 2012, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 8, 2012 - Present
• Facilitator, Law and Literature: Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 17, 2012 - Present
• Facilitator, Law and Literature: Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 16, 2011 - Present
• Co-Presenter, Family Law Series: Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology Law -- Creating Families by Traditional and Non-Traditional Means, MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 22, 2011 - Present
• Presenter, Family Law Series: Adoption, Assisted Reproduction and Third Party Custody Arrangements: Building Families in the 21st Century, 6 part webcast, Hennepin County bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 10, 2011 - Present
• Course Chair-Person and Presenter, Minnesota Child Custody Deskbook, 2nd Edition, MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 26, 2011 - Present
• Presenter, Current Issues in Assisted Reproduction Technology: Top 10 Current Challenges in Family Law , National Business Institute, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, October 12, 2011 - Present
• Panel Presenter, Dealing with Difficult Lawyers, Clients, and Judges, The New Lawyer Experience, MCLE, Summer Session 2011, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 7, 2011 - Present
• Co-Presenter, Love and the Law: Drafting and Enforcing Premarital, Postmarital, and Cohabitation Agreements, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 29, 2011 - Present
• Co-Presenter, Alternative Dispute Resolution in Child Custody Cases, MCLE Webcast, Minneapolis, MN, May 10, 2011 - Present
• Presenter, Avoiding Contested Adoptions When Possible: Litigating Contested Adoptions When Necessary: Tips and Strategies for Adoption Attorneys Handling Contested State Ward Adoptions, 22nd Annual Conference of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Savannah, Georgia, May 6, 2011 - Present
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics, and Elimination of Bias, 32nd Annual, Family Law Institute, MCLE, St. Paul, Minnesota, March 29, 2011 - Present
• Presenter, Managing High-Conflict Family Law Disputes as Problem Solvers, 32nd Annual , Family Law Institute, MCLE, St. Paul, Minnesota, March 28, 2011 - Present
• Lecturer, When Parents Can't Parent Their Children: Third Party Custody, CHIPS Proceedings, De Facto Custodians, Guardianship, and Adoption, Hamline University Law School, St. Paul, Minnesota, March 17, 2011 - Present
• Presenter, Legal Aspects of Adoption, RESOLVE Midwest Region, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 12, 2011 - Present
• Presenter, Managing Child Abuse Allegations in Custody Cases, Volunteer Lawyers Network, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 25, 2011 - Present
• Course Co-Chair and Presenter, Strategies for Adoption Agencies and Attorneys: Loss Prevention, Managemenet and Litigation Covering Disrupted and Wrongful Adoptions , American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Mid-Year Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 14, 2010 - October 15, 2010
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics, and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 18, 2010 - Present
• Co-Presenter, 257C: Third Party Custody and Non-Traditional Families, Family Law for the Minnesota Judiciary 2010, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 8, 2010 - Present
• Co-Presenter, Training and Re-Training Lawyers to Manage High Conflict Family Law Disputes as Problem Solvers, 47th Annual Conference, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Denver, Colorado, June 5, 2010 - Present
• Presenter, Interstate and International Custody and Parenting Time Issues, 31st Annual, Family Law Institute, MCLE, St. Paul, Minnesota, March 23, 2010 - March 24, 2010
• Presenter, Domestic Adoption 101, Resolve's 2010 Family Building Conference, Midwest Region, Minneapolis, Minneota , March 13, 2010 - Present
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics, and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 18, 2010 - Present
• Presenter, Representing Children in Juvenile, Probate, and Family Court, as part of a larger seminar entitled "Advising the Disadvantaged I: A Tooklit for Pro Bono and Public Interest Attorneys", Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 16, 2010 - Present
• Panel Participant, Immigration Law and Family Law: Marriage, Divorce, Adoption and the Rights of Children, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 10, 2009
• Course Chairperson and Presenter, Solving the Most Difficult Problems in Divorce Cases: An Advanced Level Seminar, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 17, 2009
• Presenter and Course Chairperson, Interstate Custody Disputes: Understanding and Applying the UCCJEA, as part of a larger seminar entitled "International and Interstate Family Law Conflict: Custody, Parenting Time, and Child Support Issues", Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 24, 2009
• Presenter, Legal Questions about Assisted Reproductive Technology: Drafting Agreements and Establishing Parentage, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 17, 2009
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 11, 2009
• Presenter, Tribal Court Practice in Child Protection and Custody Matters, 46th Annual Conference, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 28, 2009
• Presenter, Negotiating and Litigating Step-Parent Adoptions, Disrupted Adoptions, and Contested Adoptions, 30th Annual Family Law Institute, St. Paul , Minnesota, MCLE, March 30, 2009
• Facilitator, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Alternative Dispute Resolution, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter, Breezy Point, Minnesota, September 18, 2008 - September 21, 2008
• Presenter, Handling Contested and Disrupted Adoptions, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 11, 2008
• Presenter, Managing Child Abuse Allegations in Custody Cases, (with Sandra K. Hewitt, Ph.D.), 45th Annual Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, May 31, 2008
• Presenter, Domestic Adoption 101, Resolve's 2008 Family Building Conference, Midwest Region, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 17, 2008
• Presenter, Responding to Child Protection Investigations in Juvenile Court, Hennepin County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 9, 2008
• Lecturer, Drafting Contracts in Assisted Reproduction Cases, University of St. Thomas Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 26, 2008
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 20, 2008
• Presenter, Legal Questions about Assisted Reproductive Technology, (with Jody O. DeSmidt, Esq., and Randle Corfman, M.D.), Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 15, 2008
• Presenter, Discussion of Proposed ARTS Legislation, Minnesota State Bar Association, Family Law Section Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 8, 2007
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 19, 2007 - June 27, 2007
• Presenter, Ph.D., Child Abuse Allegations in Custody Cases, (with Sandra K. Hewitt), MCLE, 28th Annual Family Law Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota,, March 29, 2007
• Lecturer, Assisted Reproduction Technology Services: an Overview, University of St. Thomas Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 27, 2007
• Facilitator, Familyopoly: the Game of Family Law Skills, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter, Brainerd, Minnesota, October 12, 2006 - October 15, 2006
• Course Chair and Presenter, Minnesota Custody and Child Support, MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, September 18, 2006
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 20, 2006
• Presenter, Creative Options for Third-Party Custody, 27th Annual Family Law Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota, MCLE, March 29, 2006
• Presenter, Legal Aspects of Adoption, RESOLVE of Minnesota Family Building Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 25, 2006
• Presenter, New Minnesota Rules of Adoption Procedure: An Overview and Analysis, Adoption Law and Practice, MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 20, 2006
• Presenter, An Overview of Juvenile Court Practice for the Family Law Practitioner, Hennepin County Bar Association Family Law Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 14, 2005
• Facilitator, Protecting Your Aspirations: Exploring and Sharpening the Skills to Attain a Balanced Family Law Practice, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter, Breezy Point, Minnesota, September 30, 2005
• Presenter, Family Law in Tribal Courts, The Minnesota American Indian Bar Association, Prior Lake, Minnesota, September 23, 2005
• Presenter, When Parents Can't Parent Their Children: Third Party Custody, CHIPS Proceedings, De Facto Custodians, Guardianship and Adoption, Volunteer Lawyers Network Annual Family Law Seminar, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 22, 2005
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 8, 2005 - June 24, 2005
• Presenter, Domestic Relations in the 21st Century, North Dakota Judicial Institute, University of North Dakota Law School, Grand Forks, North Dakota, May 24, 2005
• Presenter, New Adoption Procedural Rules and Amendments to the Guardian Ad Litem Rules: An Overview and Analysis, 26th Family Law Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MCLE,, March 30, 2005
• Facilitator, Law, Literature, Legal Ethics and Elimination of Bias, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 18, 2005
• Presenter, Advising the Disadvantaged: Representing Children in Juvenile, Probate, and Family Court, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MCLE, February 15, 2005
• Presenter, Adoption Rules 101: What You Should Know about the New Minnesota Rules of Adoption Procedure, MSBA Children and the Law Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 16, 2004
• Presenter, What You Say is What You Get: Oral and Written Communication Skills for Family Law Practitioners, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter, Competence & Conscience and Family Law Conference, Breezy Point, Minnesota, October 8, 2004
• Presenter, Domestic Adoption - Legal Aspects, RESOLVE of Minnesota Family Building Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 2, 2004
• Presenter, Legal Aspects of Adoption, RESOLVE Adoption Education Series, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 10, 2004
• Presenter, When Parents Can't Parent Their Children: Third Party Custody, CHIPS Proceedings, De Facto Custodians, Guardianships, and Adoption, 25th Family Law Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MCLE, March 29, 2004
• Presenter, Creating Families Through Assisted Reproductive Technology, Ninth Annual Rainbow Families Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 28, 2004
• Presenter, Custody Outside the Box: New and Unusual Custody Situations, Family Law Mediation Skills, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, December 11, 2003
• Presenter, Third Party Custody in Minnesota, Tenth Judicial District Guardian ad Litem Training, Anoka, Minnesota, September 23, 2003
• Presenter, Legal Aspects of Adoption, RESOLVE'S Annual Infertility and Adoption Conference, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, September 20, 2003
• Presenter, Permanency Mediation in Juvenile Court: Special Issues in Adoption and Child Protection Mediation, 2003 Annual Conference of the Family Law Section, Association for Conflict Resolution, Denver, Colorado, July 10, 2003
• Presenter, Creating Families Through Assisted Reproductive Technology, Adoption, and Third-Party Custody, RESOLVE, Minnesota Chapter, Calvary Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 5, 2003
• Presenter, Family and Juvenile Law Practice in Tribal Courts, 24th Family Law Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MCLE, April 1, 2003
• Presenter, Lawyers, Contracts, and Courts: Creating A Legally Recognized Parent-Child Relationship Using Assisted Reproductive Technology, Tenth Annual Infertility-Hoping & Coping Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 15, 2003
• Presenter, Psychological Testing in Family Law: The Lawyer's Perspective, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 28, 2003
• Presenter, Creating Families Through Assisted Reproductive Technology, Adoption, and Third Party Custody, 8th Annual Rainbow Families Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 22, 2003
• Presenter, Dealing with Difficult Opposing Counsel, The New Lawyer Experience, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MCLE, January 6, 2003
• Course Chair and Presenter, Best Interests of the Child in Court: Today and Tomorrow, MCLE, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 18, 2002
• Presenter, Third Party Custody in Minnesota after N.A.K. and the New Statute, Hennepin County Department of Family Court Services, November 6, 2002
• Presenter, Third Party Custody in Minnesota after N.A.K. and the New Statute, Washington County Bar Association, October 31, 2002
• Facilitator, Law and Literature: Elimination of Bias, MSBA Annual Conference, Duluth, Minnesota, June 27, 2002
• Presenter, Assisted Reproductive Technology: What Every Estate Planning Attorney Should Know, 28th Annual Probate and Trust Law Section Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, MCLE, June 11, 2002
• Moderator, Marketing Your Adoption Practice, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Chicago, Illinois, April 27, 2002
• Presenter, Assisted Reproductive Technology: What Every Family Law Attorney Should Know, 23rd Family Law Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota, MCLE,, March 25, 2002
• Presenter, Child Protection Cases and Appellate Practice, MSBA Children and the Law Section, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 18, 2002
• Presenter, Fair Hearings and Appeals, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys' Special Needs Adoption Advocacy Training, Savannah, Georgia, October 20, 2001
• Presenter, Adoption Mediation: Solving Problems and Developing Good Communication for Adoption, The First International Conference of the Association for Conflict Resolution, Toronto, Canada, October 13, 2001
• Facilitator, Law and Literature: A Discussion of Personal and Professional Ethics and Bias, MSBA Law and Literature Committee, St. Paul, June 8, 2001
• Presenter, Mediation: What is it and Why use it in Adoption Disputes?, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, San Antonio, Texas, April 26, 2001
• Facilitator, Law and Literature: Elimination of Bias, 22nd Family Law Institute, MCLE, March 20, 2001
• Presenter, Adoption Mediation Training, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 18, 2001 - February 20, 2001
• Presenter, Mediating Third-Party and Grandparent Custody and Visitation Disputes, Family Support Project, Ramsey County Human Services, May 24, 2000
• Presenter, The Status of Assisted Reproductive Technology Services in Minnesota, 2000 Annual Meeting, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Perdido Beach Resort, Alabama, April 30, 2000
• Presenter, Mediation and Other Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution as Applied to Disputes Involving Adoption, 2000 Annual Meeting, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Perdido Beach Resort, Alabama, April 28, 2000
• Presenter, Effective Marketing of Your Family Law Practice, 21st Family Law Institute, MCLE, March 30, 2000
• Moderator and Presenter, Family and Juvenile Issues in Tribal Court, 21st Family Law Institute, MCLE, March 29, 2000
• Presenter, Child Custody and Time Sharing in Minnesota, National Business Institute, December 14, 1999
• Presenter, Disclosure Issues, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Minnesota Chapter, Divorce Camp X, October 3, 1999
• Presenter, AAAA Mediation Committee Training Session, 1999 Mid-Year American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado, September 23, 1999
• Organizer, Tribal Courts and Family Law in Minnesota, MSBA Annual Convention, Duluth, MN, July 1, 1999
• Presenter, Emerging Discovery Issues in Family Law, Minnesota Law & Politics, June 8, 1999
• Presenter, Marketing Your Family Law Practice, 20th Family Law Institute, MCLE, April 6, 1999
• Presenter, Family Law and Teens, Legal Expo 99, Hennepin County and Ramsey County Bar Associations, March 3, 1999
• Co-Chairman and Presenter, Adoption Law in Minnesota, National Business Institute, December 8, 1998
• Presenter, Juvenile Court Issues, Third Party Issues, Grandparent Issues, and Other Unusual Family Law Matters, ADR and Family Law, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, December 3, 1998
• Presenter, Adoptions: Can We Ensure They Are for Life?, National Association of Legal Secretaries National Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 11, 1998
• Presenter, Children and Mental Health in Minnesota, Medical Education Services, Inc., September 25, 1998
• Presenter, Certified Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Training, MCLE, June 26, 1998
• Presenter, Adoption Law, Minnesota Institute of Legal Education, May 21, 1998
• Presenter, An Update on the Putative Father's Adoption Registry, Hennepin County Juvenile Law Committee, January 21, 1998
• Presenter, Certified Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Training, MCLE, December 30, 1997
• Presenter, Certified Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Training, MCLE, July 23, 1997
• Presenter, Adoption Law in Minnesota, Medical Educational Services, Inc., June 19, 1997
• Presenter, Certified Family Law Alternative Dispute Resolution Training, MCLE, May 12, 1997
• Presenter, Open Adoptions in Minnesota and Other Developments in Adoption Law, 18th Family Law Institute, MCLE, 1997
• Presenter, "Open Adoptions," Family Law Series: Adoption Law Update, Minnesota Law & Politics, December 9, 1996
• Co-Chairman and Presenter, Child Custody and Visitation in Minnesota, National Business Institute, Inc., March 14, 1996
• Presenter, Jurisdictional Issues: Types of Actions and Alternative Forums, Child Custody and Placement, MCLE, 1994
• Adjunct Instructor, Legal Research, Legal Writing and Appellate Advocacy, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1993 - 1995
• Presenter, Life and Health Insurance Provisions in Marital Termination Agreements, Drafting Marital Termination Agreements, MCLE, 1993