Special Needs Trusts: The Basics and Beyond

Discuss procedures for signing a will under the Electronic Wills and Remote Witnesses Act including, assembling a signed paper will with remote witnesses and creating certified paper copies of an electronic will.

Litigation over whether a decision-maker is needed (and the identity of that decision-maker) raises serious and complicated issues of intent, degrees of capacity, familial connections, and abuse or neglect, as well as care and financial planning. Each co-presenter has decades of experience resolving these issues both in and out of courtrooms – both aligned and opposed to each other - and will share their views of the applicable law, including tips and strategies on moving forward through this morass of complications and competing interests.

Address selecting the case that is ripe for settlement, determining the correct timing for settlement discussions, and preparing the case, your client, and yourself for a successful mediation. Also cover best lawyer practices when participating in a mediation.