USC Law to hold 35th Annual Trust and Estate Conference

Six timely discussions highlight the continuing education event

 

WHAT: The USC Gould School of Law is holding its 35th Annual 2009 Trust and Estate Conference, a daylong continuing education event customized for trust, estate and probate professionals. The conference, formerly the Probate and Trust Conference, has a proven track record of teaching practical and realistic solutions to typical problems one might encounter in estate planning, trust administration, probate, trust and estate litigation, client relationships and law practice economics.
 
WHO: Panel discussions led by conference faculty include:

 

*Annual Update: Recent Developments in Probate and Trust and Their Practical Applications, led by Professor John J. Barcal (USC Leventhal School of Accounting), and attorneys Jeffrey A. Dennis-Strathmeyer and David Lane

 

*Threshold Post-Mortem Issues: Heggstad Petitions, Professional Practices and Asset Character, led by Linda J. Retz (Law Offices of Linda J. Retz)

 

*Psychology and the Law: How to Deal with Family Crises, led by Rabbi Zoë Klein (Temple Isaiah)

 

*Intra-Family Loans and Sales: A Fresh Look, led by Arnold D. Kahn and Marc M. Stern (both of Greenberg Glusker)

 

*Malpractice Melee: Fending Off the Disgruntled and Disappointed, an Estate Planner’s Field Guide, led by Adam F. Streisand (Loeb & Loeb LLP)[Gilien, Adam’s bio indicates he is “a trial lawyer renowned for his courtroom victories in celebrity estates”, if that helps in any way]

 

*Trust and Estate Administration in Today’s Economy: Breathing Lessons when Assets are Under Water, led by Erin L. Prouty and Alan S. Watenmaker (both of Hoffman, Sabban & Watenmaker)

 

WHEN: Friday, November 20.

 

WHERE: Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071.

 

COST: Free for the media. Basic Registration cost is $495, Paralegal cost is $248 (must be submitted with a Basic Registration). Professional Fiduciary Association of California (PFAC) member registration cost is $445. Full-time law student cost is $100.

 

MORE INFORMATION AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE: Call USC Law School’s Continuing Legal Education office at (213) 743-1772 or visit http://law.usc.edu/cle/te/.