Guidelines for Court Appointed Attorneys in Guardianships

Category: On Demand

Member Price: $184

Non-Member Price: $230

Product Code: ON109825

Areas of Law: Elder & Disability Law

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 2.0).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 2.0
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 1.5
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.
Faculty

Keynote

Moderator

Presenters

Hon. Mary K. Costello, P.J.Ch.
Hudson County Superior Court
Brian J. Carlin, Esq.
Surrogate of Burlington County, Mount Holly
Kristi Jasberg Robinson, Esq.
Chief, Civil Practice Liaison, Administrative Office of the Courts
serves as Chief, Civil Practice Liaison, Civil Practice Division of the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts in Trenton, New Jersey. Her responsibilities include overseeing the New Jersey Judiciary Guardianship Monitoring Program and serving as AOC staff to several statewide Judiciary conferences and committees devoted to probate, chancery and civil litigation issues. Prior to joining the AOC in August 2011, she worked as an attorney in private practice and in her most recent role as a staff attorney at Dechert LLP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, managed large-scale electronic discovery review and production in mass torts and product liability matters.
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nAdmitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Ms. Robinson has been a member of the National and Mid-Atlantic Associations for Court Management. She has served as a panelist for continuing legal education courses on guardianship and other topics, and was a workgroup member and contributor to the National Association for Court Management’s 2013-2014 Adult Guardianship Guide.
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nMs. Robinson received her undergraduate degree from Hofstra University and her J.D. from Villanova University’s Charles Widger School of Law, where she was a member of the Moot Court Board.
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This informative and practical seminar is for attorneys who serve in court-appointed roles involving adult guardianship matters, and for those looking to benefit vulnerable adults who are alleged to be incapacitated. In May 2021, the Supreme Court promulgated revised Guidelines for Court-Appointed Attorneys in Guardianship Matters to prepare attorneys for these critical appointments. Learn everything you need to know about the revised Guidelines and other new and relevant adult guardianship initiatives.     

Topics include:

  • An overview of the guidelines.
  • Standard procedures.
  • Potential issues unique to guardianship matters.
  • Ethical issues.
  • New form report of court-appointed counsel for alleged incapacitated person.
  • New background screening policy for proposed guardians of incapacitated adults.
  • Exemption from Madden requirements for attorneys who provide pro-bono services in adult guardianship matters.
  • And more!