Presentations & Publications by Attorney Stacy Heard

Speaking Engagements

International Service, Discovery Tools, and Trial Practice CLE, ABA Section of Family Law, October 2025 (Panelist)

Custody Conundrums CLE, IAFL, September 2024 (Panelist)

Practicing Through a Pandemic, Catalyst Publications Webinar CLE, April 2020, Moderator

Child Custody Fatigue, Miller du Toit Cloete Inc./University of the Western Cape Family Law Conference, March 2020

Family Law & the 2017 Tax Act ABA CLE, 2018, Moderator

What's Next? How to Ensure Mediation is Available in the U.S. for Families Involved in Cross-border Conflicts, International Social Services (ISS) CLE, 2018, Moderator

Attorneys and Parenting Evaluators: Professional Collaboration, Law Education Institute CLE, Aspen, CO, 2018

International Strategies for Managing Family Law Litigation, AFCC Australia CLE, 2017 (Panelist)

Degrees of Separation: Intimate Partner Violence, AFCC National, Boston, MA, 2017

Dissolutions from A to Z, Parenting Plans & Use of Experts, KCBA CLE, Seattle, WA, 2017

Attorney and Parenting Evaluator – Addressing Bias (presented with Phil Stahl, Ph.D.), Law Education Institute, Aspen, CO, 2017

Attorney and Parenting Evaluator – Professional Collaboration to Best Serve the Modern Family (presented with Jennifer Wheeler, Ph.D.), AFCC Washington Chapter, Seattle, WA 2017

Attorney and Parenting Evaluator – Professional Collaboration to Best Serve the Modern Family (presented with Jennifer Wheeler, Ph.D.), AFCC National Conference, Seattle, WA, 2016

Bankruptcy Considerations for the Family Lawyer, ABA CLE, 2015, Moderator

Family Law for Paralegals, Ethics, NBI CLE, 2015

Complex Assets in Divorce, NBI, 2015

Spousal Maintenance and Property Settlement Pros and Cons, NBI CLE, 2015

Deconstructing the Custody Evaluator's Report, (presented with Phil Stahl, Ph.D.), AFCC Washington CLE, 2014

Updates on Relocation Assessment: Mental Health and Legal Perspectives, Regional Guidelines and Larger Body of Research Informed Paradigms, AFCC Washington CLE, 2014

Parenting Plan Basics, Lawyers Fostering Independence CLE, 2014

Debt Cancellation, ABA CLE, 2013, Moderator

Developmentally Appropriate Parenting Plans, KCBA CLE, 2011

Current Events for Family Lawyers: Legislative and Case Law Update, NBI CLE, 2010

Handling Complex Custody Matters, CLE, 2008

Divorce 101 for Paralegals, CLE, 2008

Publications

Author, Lexis Nexis Practice Guide, Washington Family Law, 2019 through 2026

Contributing Author, ICLG Family Laws & Regulations-Washington, USA, 2021 through 2025

Co-Author, Family Law Attorneys and Parenting Evaluators: Improving Professional Collaboration, ABA Publishing, 2019

Author, Parenting Plans, Lexis Nexis Practice Guide: Washington Family Law, 2016

Aubin v. Barton, 123 Wn. App. 592, 98 P.3d 126 (2009), legal malpractice defense – family law

Professional Associations & Honors

Super Lawyers, 2023-2026

International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) Fellow, 2019-present

Board of Managers, USA Chapter, 2025-present

Washington State Bar Association, 1999-Present

Oregon State Bar Association, 2005-Present

King County Bar Association, 1999-Present

American Bar Association Member, 2012-Present

Chair, AFCC and American Bar Association (ABA) Family Law Section Task Force to Revise the Model Standards of Practice for Family and Divorce Mediation, 2022-2026
Financial Officer, Executive Committee, 2022-present
Council Member, 2019-Present
International Law Committee Chair, 2018-2024
ABA Family Law Section Liaison to AFCC, 2015-Present
CLE Committee, 2016-2017 Nominating Committee, 2016
By-Laws Committee, 2015
Delegation to Cuba, ABA Section of Family Law in coordination with Union of Cuban Jurists (UNJC), March 2012
International Law Section Member, 2012-Present
International Child Abduction Mediation Task Force, ABA International Law Section, Family Law Committee, 2016
International Domestic Violence Task Force, ABA International Law Section, Family Law Committee, 2016

Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC), Washington State Chapter Member, 2012-Present

Board Member, 2012-2020
Washington Chapter President, 2016 (Hosted 2016 AFCC National Conference in Seattle, WA)
AFCC Australia Chapter Member, 2017-2019

U.S. State Department Hague Convention, Volunteer Attorney, 2013-Present

International Bar Association Member, 2013-Present

Center for Children and Youth Justice, Lawyers Fostering Independence ("LFI"), Volunteer Attorney, 2013-Present

QLaw, the GLBT Bar Association of Washington, 2005-2015

King County Bar Association Family Law/Domestic Violence Clinic, Volunteer Attorney, 1999-2010

Washington Women's Lawyers, 1999-2015

Pro Bono Publico Service Commendations, WSBA, 2008 and 2009 (50+ hours of pro bono public service)

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