Tuesday, November 16, 2021

9:30 AM to 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Webinar

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Ethics logo square_webPresented by the Connecticut Probate Assembly and the CBA's Estates and Probate and Elder Law Sections

About the Program

Hot Topics in Probate is the popular biennial seminar sponsored by the Probate Assembly and the CBA Estates and Probate and Elder Law Sections. This year’s seminar, presented by probate judges and attorneys, will focus on the Connecticut Parentage Act, conservatorships, Connecticut Uniform Trust Code, as well as ethical considerations.

You Will Learn

  • About the new Connecticut Parentage Act 
  • How the pandemic and 2021 legislative changes impacted conservatorships 
  • About important updates to the Connecticut Uniform Trust Code 
  • About the Rules of Professional Conduct, Code of Probate Judicial Conduct, and how to manage difficult people 

Who Should Attend

All attorneys or members of the judiciary who work within Connecticut’s probate courts. Any practitioners whose practice includes estates and probate matters, and practitioners whose work is related to conservators or individuals under conservatorship.

Cost

Member $75
Non-Member $100

Speakers

Fred Anthony Hon. Fred J. Anthony
Shelton Probate Court, Shelton

Brandt Michael1 Hon. Michael R. Brandt
CT Probate Assembly, East Haven-North Haven Probate Court, East Haven

Domenick Calabrese Hon. Domenick N. Calabrese
Region 22 Probate District, Southbury

Jeannine Lewis Hon. Jeannine M. Lewis
Saybrook District Probate Court, Old Saybrook

Julia Brown Julia M. Brown
Law Office of Julia M. Brown LLC, Waterbury

Brian Cantor Brian S. Cantor
Brian S. Cantor Attorney-at-Law, Fairfield

Chris Hug Christopher J. Hug
Robinson+Cole, Hartford

!No-Headshot Heather J. Lange
Brody Wilkinson PC, Southport

Douglas NeJaime Douglas NeJaime
Professor, Yale Law School, New Haven

 
Kelley G Peck1 Kelley Galica Peck
Cummings & Lockwood LLC, West Hartford

Hon Cecil J Thomas1 Hon. Cecil J. Thomas
Connecticut Superior Court, Norwich

Moderator

Beverly S-K Hon. Beverly Streit-Kefalas
Office of the Probate Court Administrator, West Hartford


CLE Credit

CT: 3.25 CLE Credits (2.25 General; 1.0 Ethics) 
NY: 3.5 CLE Credits (2.5 General; 1.0 Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for transitional and non-transitional CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, or a fully interactive videoconference. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information about transitional and non-transitional courses, please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. Financial hardship information is available upon request. 

If the seminar is recorded, all member registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program. Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent. Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.

Closed captioning will be available during the seminar presentation for virtual attendees.
 


Contact

Member Service Center
Email: msc@ctbar.org
Phone: (844)469-2221