Article 81 Guardianship Training (2021)
Under Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law, persons appointed as a court evaluator or guardian, in almost all cases, must receive training approved by the Office of Court Administration. This program has been approved by the Office of Court Administration for such purposes. The highly qualified and experienced practitioners in the health, elder and guardianship law fields on the faculty will highlight the latest legal and regulatory developments in this area as well as the fundamentals of how to serve as an effective guardian or court evaluator. This program fulfills the training requirements for enrollment on the Part 36 Fiduciary Eligibility List as guardian, court evaluator, and attorney for alleged incapacitated persons.
- October 21, 2021
- 9:00 AM
- 3:30 PM
- 3.5
- 1.0
- 1.5
- 6.0
- Virtual Participation
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome and Introduction
Sara E. Meyers, Esq.
Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP
White Plains, NY
Laura M. Brancato, Esq.
Littman Krooks, LLP
New York, NY
9:05 – 9:35
Guardianship Proceedings: Overview and Concepts and Pre- Hearing Procedural Issues
Danielle M. Visvader, Esq.
Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP
Lake Success, NY
(0.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
9:35 – 10:30
Right of the Alleged Incapacitated Person and the Attorney for the AIP: Role, Duties, and Ethics
Lisa Herman, Esq.
Mental Hygiene Legal Service
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
2nd Judicial Department
Orangeburg, NY
(1.0 Areas of Professional Practice)
10:30 – 10:35
Break
10:35 – 11:00
Medical and Treatment Issues, Medical Terminology, Medical Health Care Decisions Act
Laura M. Brancato, Esq.
Littman Krooks, LLP
New York, NY
(0.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
11:00 – 12:00
The Court Evaluator: Duties, Responsibilities and Ethics; Preparing the Report
Joseph M. Accetta, Esq.
Supreme Court, Westchester County, 9th Judicial District
White Plains, NY
(1.0 Ethics)
12:00 – 12:30
The Hearing
Hon. J. Robert M. DiBella
Supreme Court Justice
Westchester County Supreme Court
9th Judicial District
White Plains, NY
(0.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
12:30 – 12:55
Lunch
12:55 – 1:30
Part 36 of the Rules of the Chief Judge
Michelle Lippa Gartner, Esq.
Office of Court Administration
New York, NY
(0.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
1:30 – 2:05
Community and Institutional Resources and Entitlements
Peter Travitsky, Esq.
New York Legal Assistance Group
New York, NY
(0.5 Areas of Professional Practice)
2:05 – 2:10
Break
2:10 – 2:40
Rights of the Person in Need of a Guardian, Duties and Responsibilities of the Guardian of the Person and Property, Part 1
Sara E. Meyers, Esq.
Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP
White Plains, NY
(0.5 Skills)
2:40 – 3:30
Duties and Responsibilities of the Guardian and the Person and Property; Reporting Requirements, Part II
Nicolas J. Orecki, Esq.
Rowlands & LeBrou, PLLC
Latham, NY
(1.0 Skills)
- Sara E. Meyers, Esq., Program Chair, Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP
- Laura M. Brancato, Esq., Program Chair, Littman Krooks, LLP
- Danielle M. Visvader, Esq., Speaker, Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara, Wolf & Carone, LLP
- Lisa Herman, Esq., Speaker, Mental Hygiene Legal Service ,Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, 2nd Judicial Department
- Joseph M. Accetta, Esq., Speaker, Court Attorney/Referee, Westchester County Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District
- Hon. Robert M. Di Bella, Speaker, Supreme Court Justice, Westchester County Supreme Court, 9th Judicial District
- Michelle Lippa Gartner, Esq., Speaker, Office of Court Administration, Special Counsel for Surrogate & Fiduciary Matters
- Peter Travitsky, Esq., Speaker, New York Legal Assistance Group
- Nicolas J. Orecki, Esq., Speaker, Rowlands & LeBrou, PLLC
- Webinar
- 0LK51
- Elder Law & Special Needs Section
- Trusts & Estates Law Section
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
