Probate Litigation Basics - A Program Based on Judicial Views of Practice Out of Stock
Co-Sponsored by the Trust & Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association
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April 2012
Probate Litigation Basics - A Program Based on Judicial Views of Practice
Program Highlights:
Judges want you to know how to:
- Formulate and Plead Your Case Concisely and Accurately
- Be Fully Prepared for Court
- Qualify and Obtain Testimony from an Expert Witness
- Exhibit Proper Courtroom Conduct
- Use the Tools Used Most in Probate Court
At this seminar, learn the basics of all these skills, then hear it from the judges themselves-
Featuring a Panel of Colorado Probate Judges!
Honorable Judge Elizabeth Leith
Honorable Magistrate Robin Chittum
Honorable Judge Stephen Munsinger
Program Description:
Build Your Practice!
Are you new to trust and estate law in Colorado? If you are, it is essential to your success that you know the unique aspects Colorado's probate courts.
In planning this program, we met with several Colorado Probate Judges to find out the basic mistakes lawyers often make in their courts. The judges were candid and thorough with their feedback regarding how lawyers who appear before them can be more persuasive in their pleadings, preparation of witnesses, and demeanor in their courtrooms.
This program is a result of those meetings.
Participate in this seminar, and you will know your way around probate court, from pleadings to closing argument.
Topics:
Part I. Case Formulation and Pleading
Presented by Keith Lapuyade, Esq., and Herb Tucker, Esq.
Part II. Case Formulation and Pleading
Presented by Keith Lapuyade, Esq., and Herb Tucker, Esq.
Preparation for Court and Preparing Your Witnesses
- Who Needs to be Present?
- Telephone Testimony
- Trial Notebooks
- Expert Witnesses
Presented by Spencer Crona, Esq.
Qualifying and Obtaining Testimony from an Expert Witness: Interactive Session
Presented by Marc Darling, Esq., and Richard Spiegle, Psy.D.
Courtroom Conduct
Presented by E. David Griffith, Esq., and Magistrate Robin Chittum
Most Used Tools in Probate Court
- Temporary Injunction
- Judicial Tool Kit
- Holding Someone in Contempt
Presented by Marcie McMinimee, Esq.
A View from the Bench-Judges' Panel Presentation and Discussion
Presented by Honorable Magistrate Robin Chittum, Honorable Judge Stephen Munsinger, Honorable Judge Elizabeth Leith
Moderator: E. David Griffith, Esq.
Program Co-Chairs
Connie Tromble Eyster, Esq.
Hutchinson Black and Cook, LLC
Boulder, CO
E. David Griffith, Esq.
Colorado Springs, CO
Faculty
Magistrate Robin Chittum
4th Judicial District
Colorado Springs, CO
Spencer Crona, Esq.
Brown & Hulbert, LLC
Denver, CO
Marc Darling
Wade Ash Woods Hill & Farley, PC
Denver, CO
Keith Lapuyade, Esq.
Godfrey & Lapuyade, PC
Englewood, CO
Honorable Elizabeth Leith
2nd Judicial District, Denver Probate Court
Denver, CO
Marcie McMinimee, Esq.
Steenrod, Schwartz & McMinimee, LLP
Denver, CO
Honorable Stephen Munsinger
1st Judicial District
Golden CO
Richard Spiegle, Psy.D.
Center for Forensic & Clinical Psychology
Denver, CO
Herbert Tucker, IV, Esq.
Wade Ash Woods Hill & Farley, PC
Denver, CO
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $339.00 USD
- Member Price $289.00 USD
- General Credits 7.00
- Ethics Credits
- EDI Credits