CLEonline.com, together with the Houston Bar Association, are pleased to present a special online CLE seminar designed to review various issues involved in guardianships in Texas probate courts. This seminar features experienced estate planning attorneys from the Houston area.
This seminar features a video presentation from a live CLE seminar on this topic that was originally conducted by the Houston Bar Association on January 28, 2010. This audio presentation features the speakers and topics listed below. This is a streaming video presentation that you can access on demand at any time during the course of the seminar session. The video presentation runs for approximately 3.5 hours. This seminar is entitled:
HBA Presents: "Guardianships in Texas Probate Court"
** (available at any time of the day and in time increments convenient to you during the above referenced dates) **
Subjects and speakers for this CLEonline.com seminar include:
- Initiation and Administration of a Guardianship
- Pamela Powell, Cenatiempo & Ditta, L.L.P.
- Duties of an Ad Litem
- Gus G. Tamborello, Gus G. Tamborello, P.C.
- Mental Examination and Evaluation of a Person's Ability to Live Safe and Independently
- Mark Kunik, MD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine
- Local Rules Governing Court Appointees
- Keith Morris, Jones Morris, LLP
- Overview of Elder Law and Disability Issues in Guardianships
- Christina Lesher, The Law Office of Christina Lesher
- Less Restrictive Alternatives to Guardianships
- Clarinda Comstock, Benson Comstock, LLP
The instructor/moderator for this CLEonline.com seminar will be:
Ms. Joy Eckelkamp-Torres, who is an attorney with the firm of Wright Abshire Attorneys PC in Houston. Ms. Eckelkamp-Torres practices in the areas of elder law, estate planning, probate and guardianships. She is admitted to practice in all state courts in Texas. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar Association, Disability and Elder Law Attorneys Association, Texas Guardianship Association, Attorneys in Tax & Probat, National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, and the Texas Chapter of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys. She has been listed in Texas Super Lawyers, Rising Stars for Elder Law by Texas Monthly magazine (2008 and 2010). She received her law degree from South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999) and her undergraduate degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas. A more extensive biography for Ms. Eckelkamp-Torres may be found at her firm's Web site.
The seminar registration fee for this CLEonline.com seminar is only $88. SPECIAL DISCOUNT: If you are a member of the Houston Bar Association, you are entitled to a 20 percent discount and the registration fee is only $70. NOTE: If you are eligible and you wish to receive this special discounted fee, you will need to call the HBA Office in Houston (713-759-1133) and request the 'HBA Discount Code' for CLEonline.com seminars. When you register for this seminar on our site, enter this discount code on the Shopping Cart page to receive the discounted rate.
This seminar is accredited for 3.5 hours of participatory CLE credit (no ethics) by the MCLE Committees of the State Bar of Texas and the State Bar of California. In addition, regular CLE credits for this seminar are also available in a number of other states. CLEonline.com is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider pursuant to Sec. 9 of the California MCLE Rules and Regulations. (These are not self-study credits, but rather 'participatory' credits as you would receive for attending a traditional, live CLE seminar.)
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