The Tubman Pro Bono Safety Project provides high quality pro bono representation to low-income domestic violence victims seeking civil Orders for Protection (OFP) This CLE provides the training and materials for volunteer attorneys to represent assault victims with obtaining an OFP. More Information
A demonstration of CLEWills, the new automated document system developed by Minnesota CLE as a companion to its popular Drafting Wills & Trust Agreements book of forms. Due to be released this fall, CLEWills will allow practitioners to generate drafts of wills, revocable trust agreements, powers of attorney, and health care directives through a Hot Docs-based interview that will simplify the process of selecting the appropriate options to be included in the final document, generating a working draft that should require far less hand editing, greatly increasing efficiency. Michael is a member of the editorial committee that maintains the Minnesota CLE forms and that has worked to convert the forms to work with the automated document system. The presentation will allow for an up-close experience of the interview process for a will and a revocable trust agreement and a chance to see the output in real time. More Information
Discussion of Rule 17.02 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure, under which the Court can appoint a Guardian Ad Litem for an incompetent adult who is a party to a lawsuit. We will flesh out scenarios under which this rule can be employed in family court, and the ethical considerations in doing so. More Information
Practical ways to navigate ethical issues and avoid malpractice pitfalls when dealing with difficult estate planning clients. We will discuss current trends of legal malpractice claims with respect to trusts and estates, common red flags to help spot difficult clients before undertaking the representation, how attorneys can manage relationships that have begun to deteriorate, and how attorneys can end a representation in a way that reduces the likelihood of a subsequent malpractice or ethics complaint by the client’s estate or a beneficiary. More Information
The presentation will take a look at topics such as the admissibility and authentication of social media posts, how to find social media posts that are relevant to your cases, strategies to consider when speaking with clients about social media, and of course ethical considerations.