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100 Days to Trial

H8104-21E

Get your trial team together. With the prospect of trials resuming as COVID restrictions ease, it is more critical than ever to coordinate your trial team to be organized and loaded for bear to take on the other side at trial. Topics covered in this program include:

1. Preparing for trial deadlines
2. Organizing trial documents
3. Trial scheduling and logistics
4. Finalizing evidence and using trial technology

$80.00

A “Pot Of Gold”: Navigating The Administration of Tangible Personal Property

H8117-21E

This program provides insight from a corporate fiduciary’s perspective on one of the most overlooked yet most common asset class in a probate or trust administration. While this asset class is typically not a large percentage of the gross estate, it can require a substantial amount of time in its administration as well as provide for significant risk to the fiduciary. Drafting considerations will be discussed so that planners can work to manage that risk and cost of administration.

$80.00

Adoption and Probate Guardian Ad Litem Training

H8108-21E

This program addresses the role of the Probate Guardian Ad Litem and includes the following sessions

- GALs in Adoption
- GALs in Minor Guardianships
- GALs for Minor Settlements
- Guardianships of Adults
- Guardianships of Adults with Special Needs
- Panel Discussion

$150.00

Advocacy: Helping the Court Understand Your Case

H8103-21E

Understand practical skills that attorneys utilize every day, including effective legal writing in pleadings, presentation of motions, effective oral arguments, and the use of electronic court orders. Judge Chapman and Judge Skarin discuss organization and style in legal writing, key items to focus on when drafting for motion practice, and everyone’s favorite – motions to compel. They also discuss presentment of motions, and effective advocacy skills during oral argument.

$80.00