Upcoming Seminar: Presence and Ethics at the End of Life

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Karen Meckstroth

On November 12th, I will be giving a Silicon Valley Bar Association seminar on Preparing for Dying: Presence and Ethics at the End of Life with sociologist and filmmaker Dr. Michelle Peticolas and estate planning attorney Deborah Radin of Kramer Radin, LLP.  

We will begin the seminar by watching Dr. Peticolas's award-winning documentary, Caring for Dying: the Art of Being Present.  You can view a trailer for the film here. 

Deborah Radin will cover the benefits of using advance health care directives to make decisions about the end-of-life.  She will also discuss what an "ethical will" is and how individuals can use ethical wills to transfer their personal values, history and legacy. 

I will discuss estate planning ethical issues and rules of professional conduct when representing a client at the end of life.  If you are an estate planning attorney who has worked with clients in hospice, you are aware that there are numerous ethical issues, including knowing who the client is, undue influence, and capacity.  I plan to cover these and other topics.

Attorneys will receive one hour of ethics credit for attending the seminar.  You can register for the event through the Silicon Valley Bar Association.

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Statute of Limitations Seminar This Thursday

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Karen Meckstroth

If you're an estate planning or litigation attorney in Silicon Valley and don't already have lunch plans for Thursday the 23rd, don't miss the presentation by trusts and estates litigation attorneys Ellen McKissock and Steve Braccini titled "Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Nearly Every Statute of Limitations, In an Hour."   The seminar is offered by the Trusts & Estates Section of the Silicon Valley Bar Association.  Here's a description:

Estate Planners and Litigators alike must be wary of the pitfalls of the various and intertwining statutes of limitations in the (mine)field of probate.   Some claims have explicit limitation periods called out in the Probate Code, while other causes of action dovetail with statutes of limitation in the Code of Civil Procedure. Some actions have no limitations period at all, while others require analysis of the underlying cause of action to determine the time deadline. Join Ellen McKissock and Steve Braccini of Hopkins & Carley as they attempt to unravel for you the various statutes of limitations and their interplay.  Attend, and don't be late or you will be time barred!

Seminars are open to both members and non-members of the Silicon Valley Bar Association.  There is still time to register.  Follow the link above for all the details.

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