MICPEL, The Maryland State Bar Association Section of Elder Law &
The Maryland/Washington D.C. Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.,
In Cooperation with the University of Maryland School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law
Present:
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6.5 CLE Hours
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ecker Business Training Center
6751 Columbia Gateway Drive
Columbia, MD
FACULTY
Karren Pope-Onwukwe, Esq.
Law Office of Karren Pope-Onwukwe
Program Chair
Catherine Bouchard, Esq.
Trust Attorney, Circuit Court of Maryland for Prince George’s County
The Honorable Wendy A. Cartwright
Chief Judge, Orphan's Court for Prince George's County
Kim Viti Fiorentino, Esq.
Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker, P.A.
Thomas J. Gisriel, Esq.
Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A.
Angela B. Grau, Esq.
Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, LLC
Michael J. La Penta, MD
Senior Medical Director, Hospice of the Chesapeake
Mindy A. Morrell, Esq.
Community Policy Director, Arc of Frederick County
The Honorable W. Michel Pierson
Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Donna Clemons-Sacks, Esq.
Donna Clemons-Sacks, LLC
Kandace L. Scherr, Esq.
Frank, Frank & Scherr, LLC
Erica F. Wood, Esq.
Associate Staff Director, American Bar Association, Commission on Law and Aging
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND
WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND
Handling a guardianship in Maryland can be challenging, even for experienced practitioners. An understanding of the role each party plays is crucial for proper representation. Attend Practical Approaches to Guardianship and learn how to handle a guardianship of both minors and adults from the initial petition through the hearing and beyond. Our outstanding faculty will explain alternatives to guardianship; assessing capacity; representing the petitioner, the alleged disabled and interested and intervening parties; motions and hearing procedures; fees; and post-guardianship issues. You will hear a view from the bench, the Orphan’s Court, and the clerk’s office and have an opportunity to have your specific questions answered. If you represent any party in a guardianship, don’t miss this program!
Agenda
9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Karren Pope-Onwukwe, Esq.
9:05 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Capacity and Incapacity Issues
Dementia and Delirium
Mini-Mental Status Examination
Erica F. Wood, Esq.
9:40 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Alternatives to Guardianship
The Less Restrictive Alternative
Representative Payee
Mindy A. Morrell, Esq.
Single Act Transactions
Kandace L. Scherr, Esq.
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Representing the Petitioner
Burdens
Pleading Requirements
Fees
Kim Viti Fiorentino, Esq.
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Representing the Alleged Disabled
In Re Sonny Lee
Fees
Thomas J. Gisriel, Esq.
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Representing Interested and Intervening Parties
When to Intervene
Issues to Raise
Fees
Angela B. Grau, Esq.
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Procedure of a Guardianship Hearing: The Judicial Perspective
Post-Guardianship Issues
Medical Decision-Making
Motions
Termination of Guardianship
Fees for Lawyer as Guardian
Fees for Guardian
Alternatives to Guardianship for Minors
The Honorable W. Michel Pierson
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Guardianship of a Minor
Pleading Requirements
Procedure of a Guardianship Hearing
Fees
The Honorable Wendy A. Cartwright
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Guardianship from the Trust Office’s Perspective
Annual Accounting
Narrative by Guardian of the Person
Inadequate Pleadings
Fees for Lawyer as Guardian
Fees for Guardian
Catherine Bouchard, Esq.
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Break
3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Post-Guardianship Issues Involving Property
Capacity to Execute Documents, Enter into Contracts, and
Marry
Gifting
Escrowing Fees
Kandace L. Scherr, Esq.
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Post-Guardianship Issues Involving the Person
Medical Decision-Making
Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions
Adult Public Guardianship
Donna Clemons-Sacks, Esq.
Michael J. La Penta, MD
Tuition
MSBA Young Lawyer Section Members $239
MSBA Elder Law Section Members $239
MSBA Members $259
NAELA Members $239
All Others $289
MICPEL Flex/Select Pass Holders $0
Video Replay $239
PA MCLE Credit Fee ($2/hour) $14
Video Replays
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. for both locations
October 25, 2007; Baltimore
November 1, 2007; Baltimore
November 9, 2007; Rockville
November 16, 2007; Rockville
Too Busy to Attend?
Materials, Audio Tapes, CDs and DVDs are available for shipment within thirty
(30) days after the course date.
Materials $100.95* (Inv. #2980-07)
Audio Tapes and Materials $174.45* (Inv. #2981-07)
CDs and Materials $174.45* (Inv. #2982-07)
DVDs and Materials $216.45* (Inv. #2983-07)
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