ÿþ<title>Advanced Issues in Guardianships and Conservatorships - Schedule and Faculty</title>

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Schedule and Faculty</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">Schedule times listed below are for the live 

		seminar. Times for replays may differ due to varied start times and abbreviated lunch and break periods. 

		Please refer to the </font></i><b>

		<font face="Arial" style="font-size: 9pt">DATES/LOCATION</font></b><i><font face="Arial" size="2"> 

		tab for individual replay start times.</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">8:30   9:00 a.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">CHECK-IN &amp; CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">9:00   10:00 a.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Conflicts and Theft: The Ethical 

			Obligations of Revealing Conflicts of Interest and the Illegal 

			Conduct of the Client</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#CC6633">1.0 ethics credit applied for</font></b></i></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Mr. Burns, First Assistant Director with 

			the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility, will address the 

			attorney s responsibilities when the guardian/conservator client 

			lies to the court or has stolen the ward/protected person s monies. 

			He will also cover the new statutory obligation of court appointed 

			attorneys to reveal conflicts of interest to the court and parties.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Patrick R. Burns</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">10:00   11:00 a.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">So Many Claims/So Little Money!</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Ms. Peterson will discuss creditor 

			claims in conservatorships. How are claims presented? What does the 

			conservator need to do upon receiving a claim? What happens when 

			there is not enough money to pay all the claims?</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Susan T. Peterson</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">11:00   11:15 a.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">11:15   12:15 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">The Money s Gone   Now What? Surcharging 

			the Bond</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Mr. Crist will tell you what a surety 

			bond is, the common events that trigger a bond claim, how to 

			petition the court for a surcharge, who defends the conservator on 

			the surcharge claim, and what happens after a bond is surcharged.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">  James M. Crist</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">12:15   1:15 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">LUNCH (on your own)</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">1:15   2:15 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Elimination of Bias: Understanding and 

			Working with Clients of Diminished Capacity with Regard to Decision 

			Making</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#CC6633">1.0 elimination of bias credit applied 

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">When a guardian has been appointed, 

			there is a general assumption that the ward loses the right to 

			exercise choice. But is it true? Are there levels of capacity? Are 

			there corresponding levels of choice? Whose choice is it? Dr. 

			William B. Orr will separate the myths from the facts and help 

			practitioners overcome the biases that arise when a client has been 

			declared to have diminished capacity.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Dr. William B. Orr</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">2:15   2:30 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">BREAK</font></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">2:30   3:30 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Civil Commitment: What Is It And How 

			Does It Relate to Guardianship?</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Ms. Jensen will speak on civil 

			commitments and how they relate to guardianships. Discussion will 

			include the procedure and proof needed to get someone committed, how 

			a commitment differs from a guardianship, is guardianship really the 

			least restrictive alternative, should a ward be committed and when 

			would that be favored, and the related issue of forced medications.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Mary Ferris Jensen</font></i></p>

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		<font face="Arial" size="2">3:30   4:30 p.m.</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Elimination of Bias: Tips for 

			Communicating with Incapacitated Persons</font></b></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2" color="#CC6633">1.0 elimination of bias credit applied 

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">Licensed social worker Mary McGurran 

			will share her expertise on recognizing dementia and mental illness 

			and also provide tips for communicating with incapacitated clients 

			(or their family members).</font></p>

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			<font face="Arial" size="2">  Mary McGurran</font></i></p>

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