Guardian Ad Litem: What You Need To Know (2012)
This half-day program recording will qualify you for an appointment as a guardian ad litem in Surrogate's Court or other court.
The program includes coverage of: 1) the substantive rules and law of Part 36 of the Rules of the Chief Judge (22 NYCRR Part 36) governing court appointment of fiduciaries, 2) ethics, and 3) the procedural aspects of serving as a guardian ad litem as well as the substantive role of a guardian ad litem in various proceedings.
The program faculty includes experienced trusts and estates practitioners and Surrogate-s Court personnel.
Program Contents
• Part 36, Rules of the Chief Judge
• Role of the GAL in Surrogate's Court
• Proceedings in which a GAL May Be Appointed – Part 1
• Proceedings in which a GAL May Be Appointed – Part 2
• Ethical Considerations
Program Faculty
Jessica R. Amelar, Esq.(Chair and Moderator)
Principal Court Attorney
New York County Surrogate-s Court
New York City
Anne C. Bederka, Esq.
Greenfield Stein & Senior, LLP
New York City
Hon. Kristin Booth Glen
New York County Surrogate
New York City
Michele Lippa Gartner, Esq.
Special Counsel for Surrogate & Fiduciary Matters
Office of Court Administration
New York City
Hon. Peter J. Kelly
Queens County Surrogate
Jamaica
Marilyn G. Ordover, Esq.
Cullen and Dykman LLP
Brooklyn
Michael P. Ryan, Esq.
Cullen and Dykman LLP
Brooklyn
Peter S. Schram, Esq.
Schram & Graber, P.C.
New York City
Olga Statz, Esq.
Law Secretary to Hon. Margarita López Torres
Kings County Surrogate's Court
Brooklyn
Overall Statewide Planning Chair
Michael P. Ryan, Esq.
Cullen and Dykman LLP
Brooklyn
Total MCLE Credits 4.0
Ethics MCLE Credits 0.5
This archived webcast is a video online program that you will view and listen to on your computer screen.
Total Credits: 4.00 | Skills: 1.50, Areas of Professional Practice: 2.00, Ethics: 0.50
- May 23, 2012
- Online On-Demand
- VC534
- 2.0
- 0.5
- 1.5
- 4.0

