First Annual Probate Law Conference

Join fellow probate judges and practitioners for the Massachusetts Bar Association's First Annual Probate Law Conference. The conference will feature a keynote address by Probate and Family Court Chief Justice Angela M. Ordoñez. With four concurrent programming tracks addressing needs of all practice levels, there is something for everyone.

Note: Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.  Programmig sessions begin promptly at 9:00  

Track One

• Basic estate planning
• Ethics for estate planners
• MUPC informal probates
• Mass. health legislative update

Track Two

• Trust accounting and administration
• Workshop: drafting special needs trusts
• Estate and Gift Tax Planning: Part 1
• Estate and Gift Tax Planing: Part 2

Track Three

• Planning with retirement benefits
• Turning asset protection into asset collection
• Estate planning after Windsor v. US
• Nuts and bolts: GRATS, QPRT's and Charitible Trusts

Track Four

• Equity actions and trust litigation
• Fiduciary Turf Wars: guardianship/conservatorship litigation
• Will contests and contested accounts
• Partition actions

For full conference schedule, click here.