The Oakland County Bar Association's Probate, Estates, and Trusts Committee will present "Probate Court: GAL and Appointed Attorney Training" on Friday, September 23, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. with check-in and continental breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the OCBA offices, 1760 South Telegraph Road, Suite 100, in Bloomfield Hills.
Attendees will be able to find out everything they need to know to receive appointments through Oakland County Probate Court.
Topics of discussion will include:
• Legal Overview of Guardianships and Conservatorships
• Duties of Defense Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem
• The Appointment Process
• The Legal Overview of Involuntary Mental Health Treatment
• Legal Overview of Developmentally Disabled Guardianships
• Perspectives of GALs and Defense Attorneys
Speaking at the program will be:
• Oakland County Probate Court Chief Judge Linda S. Hallmark,
• Barbara P. Andruccioli, Oakland County Probate Court register
• Nicole Bennett, Oakland County Probate Court, court appointment specialist
• Elisabeth C. Dery, Yun, Dery, & Morgan PC
• Edward A. Hutton III, Oakland County Probate Court Administrator
• Heather L. Lewis, Oakland County Corporation Counsel
Cost for the program is $65 for OCBA Probate Estate and Trust Committee Members; $95 for OCBA members; $65 for new lawyers, paralegals, students; and $140 for non-members. To register, visit www.ocba.org/GALTraining2022. For additional questions, contact Shanay Cuthrell at 248-334-3400 or scuthrell@ocba.org.
