Creditors’ Claims Basics and Update - Webcast
February 2018
Creditors’ Claims Basics and Update
Co-sponsored by the CBA Trust & Estate Section
Program Description:
Creditors’ Claims Basics and Update: Join Melissa R. Schwartz for a lunch program to review the basics of the claims procedures under the Colorado Probate Code. Melissa will also address dealing with claims in statutory small estates and conservatorships, and will provide an update on new developments relating to creditors’ claims. Time permitting, there will also be an opportunity for discussion about any specific claims challenges that you may be dealing with currently or questions you may have relating to the topic.
MEET YOUR PRESENTER
Melissa R. Schwartz, Esq., was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1968. She attended Colorado State University (graduating in 1990 with a B.A. in Political Science) and obtained her law degree from the University of Denver in 1994, where she served as an Editor on the Denver Journal of International Law and was a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Estate and Gift Taxation. Melissa studied overseas and attended the University of London while serving as an intern in the House of Commons in London, England in 1990.
Melissa has been practicing in the areas of estate and trust administration and litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate planning since early 1995. In addition to practicing in these areas, Melissa regularly acts as a private fiduciary in the capacities of personal representative, trustee and conservator and is also the Public Administrator for the City and County of Denver. She is a member of the Colorado (Trust and Estate Section - Council Member 2007-2008) and Denver Bar Associations and is a regular speaker on trust and estate related issues and has authored several articles on related subjects. Melissa is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the Colorado Bar Foundation, has an AV rating with Martindale Hubbell, and is recognized in the Best Lawyers in America.
Agenda:
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration
12:00 PM
- Creditors’ Claims Basics and Update
- Basics of the Claims Procedures Under the Colorado Probate Code
- Dealing with Claims in Statutory Small Estates and Conservatorships
- Update on New Developments Relating to Creditors’ Claims
- Q&A
1:00 PM
Adjourn
Presented by Melissa R. Schwartz, Esq., Steenrod, Schwartz & McMinimee, LLP,
Denver, CO
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $59.00 |
| CBA Member | $39.00 |
| CBA Trust & Estate Law Section Member | $29.00 |
| CBA Elder Law Section Member | $29.00 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $19.50 |
| CLEACCESSPASS | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 1.00
- Ethics Credits:
- EDI Credits:
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