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