Friday, December 25, 2020
2:15 PM
to
3:15 PM
Location: Cityside | Room 22
Estates and Probate/Elder Law Track
C03 Conservatorship Litigation – A Discussion of Strategic, Legal, and Ethical Issues
Estates and Probate Section
Session C: 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
About the Program
Contested Conservatorship proceedings can take a heavy toll on all involved. Determining the best course for a client is a challenging task and calls upon lawyers to weigh multiple strategic, legal and ethical questions. This program will review these questions and offer perspectives from the bench and bar. But most importantly, the program is designed to be dialogue between and among the panel and the participants to ensure that the issues that are discussed and the perspectives that are shared are relevant to the participants' practices.
You Will Learn
- What ethical obligations a lawyer has under Rule 1.14 to take protective measures when the client is impaired
- How one effectively addresses the “least restrictive means of intervention standard” in a contested proceeding
- The best ways to advise a client on the risks and benefits of commencing a contested conservatorship proceeding when the client seeks to protect a parent or close friend
- The impact of recent court decisions
Speakers
Hon. David W. Hopper, Greenwich Connecticut Probate District, Greenwich
Keith Bradoc Gallant, Day Pitney LLP, New Haven
Heather J. Lange, Brody Wilkinson PC, Southport
Charles W. Pieterse, Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan LLC, Greenwich
CLE Credit: 1.0 Hours (CT: 1.0 Gen; NY: 1.0 Skills)