MGA and SLL ANNUAL GUARDIANSHIP CONFERENCE WEBINAR
GUARDIANSHIPS, CONSERVATORSHIPS AND ALTERNATIVES THERETO


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)


Massachusetts Guardianship ConferenceMGA 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.

 


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,Moderator: Marlee Cowan, Esq.
    • Seth Urbanoski, Esq., Seegel Lipshutz Lo & Martin
    • Michael Scott, Esq., ADA Bristol
    • Valerie Rust, Esq., CPCS
    • Hether Cahill, Esq., Burns and Levinson  
  • 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., Regional Coordinator, CPCS, Mental Health Litigation
    • Hon. Susan Tierney, Associate Justice, Probate and Family Court         
 

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 – Moderator: Michelle Sikes, Esq.
    • Hon. Claudine T. Wyner, Associate Justice, Probate and Family Court
    • Robert Fuster, Esq.
    • Debra Smith, Esq. 
  • Disputes in guardianship: to litigate or mediate? Moderators: Amy Kisby Mullen, Esq. & Virginia Connelly, Esq.
    • Julie Kefi, LSW, CNG, Jewish Family and Children’s Service>
    • Hon. Susan Ricci, (Ret.)
    • Angelina Stafford, Esq., Doherty Wallace Pillsbury & Murphy PC
    • Laura Sanford, Esq. 



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