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MGA and SLL Annual Guardianship Conference Webinar: GUARDIANSHIPS, CONSERVATORSHIPS AND ALTERNATIVES THERETO

July 27, 2021 By Amanda Carignan

DATES & TIMES: September 23 & September 30, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
PROGRAM FEE: $125 to attend both sessions. $75 to attend one day.
REGISTER FOR BOTH SESSIONS (September 23 and September 30)
REGISTER FOR SESSION ONE ONLY (September 23)
REGISTER FOR SESSION TWO ONLY (September 30)

MGA members will receive a coupon code to get a $25 discount off either of these prices. For information on joining MGA visit: http://www.massguardianshipassociation.org/membership/
CPCS has approved this program for 3.0 credit hours per day for MHLD panels and for 1.5 hours for CAFL for Day 2 only.


SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Day 1 Webinar: Thursday, September 23, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

  • Opening Remarks by Chief Justice John Casey, Chief Justice of the Probate and Family Court Division
  • What We Can Learn from Britney Spears: When Guardianships and Conservatorships Go Wrong, Moderators: Marlee Cowan, Esq. & Seth Urbanoski, Esq.
  •  Panelists TBA
  • Navigating the interplay between Health Care Proxies, Powers of Attorneys and Court Appointed Individuals, Moderators: Meredith Havard, Esq. & Lisa Judkins
  • Shelly Oaks, professional guardian & conservator
  • Erin Bradbury, Esq., Law Office of Erin Bradbury
  • Joan Legraw, Esq., CPCS

Day 2 Webinar: Thursday, September 30, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

  • Keynote Address by Patricia Keane Martin, Esq., and Lisa M. Neeley. Esq.: Case Law update.
  • Issues involving minors, grandparents, custody, and parental contact – Moderators: Michelle Sikes, Esq. & Michelle Mulvena, Esq.
  • Hon. Claudine T. Wyner, Associate Justice, Probate and Family Court
  • Robert Fuster 
  • Disputes in guardianship: to litigate or mediate? Moderators: Amy Kisby Mullen, Esq. & Virginia Connolly, Esq.
  • Julie Kefi, Jewish Family Services
  • Hon. Susan Ricci, (Ret.)
  • Angelina Stafford, Esq., Doherty Wallace Pillsbury & Murphy PC
  • CPCS attorney TBA

Online registration is encouraged. For assistance, questions on group discounts, accommodations requests, special billing, program content, out-of-state CLE credits, and general CLE information contact Michael Saporito by email at msaporito@socialaw.com. Registrations accepted in order of receipt. Registration fees are non-refundable. Most Social Law Library CLE events are recorded. The recording is available by digital download, generally within a week after the program date. Most downloads include print material and are $19.95 each. This product purchase is separate from CLE registration and is not included in the price of a CLE registration. CLE credit, when applicable, is only granted when the live webinar is attended.

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