April 24-26, 2026
St. Iakovos Retreat Center, Kansasville, WI
"Orthodox Lawyers Together in the Light of Pascha"
by Sophia Allison
Christ is risen! Truly He is risen!
Our Holy Orthodox Church wisely instructs us to repeat these words – in church, in our private prayers, with our fellow Orthodox Christians – over and over for forty days following the joyous Paschal midnight service. We are truly blessed by this divine proclamation and its repetition. We are truly blessed by its power when we are with each other in the Paschal season (and, hopefully, all year). We “get it.” We get it because the Church teaches it to us. We get it individually, and together with one another. [. . . Continue reading Sophia Allison's reflection on OCAN's first National Attorney Retreat]
"Putting First Things First: Developing an Ascetically-Minded Vocation"
In the business world, professional success is often measured in terms of what I can gain: power, property, and prestige. But what about my responsibility to give? In this talk, Steven Christoforou suggests a vision of professional service that's developed with an ascetic eye, a vocation grounded in self-emptying rather than self-aggrandizement
Steven Christoforou - Executive Director FOCUS North America
"Remember, Reveal, Renew: Toward a Sacramental Understanding of Our Calling"
What is a calling? Where does it come from? How do we find it? How do we get it back? As Orthodox Christians each of us called by and to Christ, to be in communion with Him, in all that we see and do. This calling is most clearly expressed through the sacraments, The Holy Mysteries of the Church, but it extends to how we conduct our lives personally and professionally. Life lived broadly in this sacramental way is a life lived fully for and with Christ.
Fr. David Khorey - Retired Partner, Varnum Law Firm | Associate Pastor, St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, Grand Rapids, MI
This CLE seminar discussed common church-affiliated organizations and how and why to form them. Such entities include ministry organizations, foundations, schools, daycares, property-holding entities, cemetery and burial entities, and others. The legal discussion was framed around corporate, tax, and liability shielding considerations.
Jesse Roberts - Of Counsel, Michael Best & Friedrich
Fireside Chat: Stories from the Trenches
Stories, wisdom, and encouragement from veteran Orthodox attorneys' decades of legal practice and faithful service to the Church.
Joan Berg - Partner, Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer LLC
Louis Milicich - General Counsel, The Zaf Group
George Tsougarakis - General Counsel, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
Updates from the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops
Fr. Nicholas Anton - Director of Operations, Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops
Eric S. Namee - Member, Hinkle Law Firm LLC
