Power of Attorney: Practice and Litigation (2012)

This important program highlights practical aspects of working in the still quite new legal landscape since New York’s Power of Attorney law was overhauled and the new statutory Power of Attorney form introduced. Both trusts and estates lawyers and litigators will benefit from this program; the panelists address good planning and drafting and how it may avoid litigation, and they also discuss how to approach and handle a matter that ends up in court.

Issues the speakers consider include:

 * What are lawyers doing with POAs and what can a good one accomplish?
 * How to handle old (pre-September 2009) POAs?
 * Are there effective alternatives to using a POA – a trust?
 * Gifting problems and how to deal with them.
 * What kind of records must be kept by the agent?

Much time is devoted to the conduct of the agent, including remedies for abusive transactions. The program concludes with a case study of how to handle a corrupt agent.

Program Contents

• Overview of Powers of Attorney

• Doing It Right: Activities and Recordkeeping

• Issues Related to Gifting

• Powers of Attorney vs. Trusts

• Remedies for Abusive Transactions

• Case Study of the Nefarious Agent

Program Faculty

Frank W. Streng, Esq. (Chair and Moderator)
McCarthy Fingar LLP
—White Plains

Karin J. Barkhorn, Esq.
Bryan Cave LLP
—New York City

Gary E. Bashian, Esq.
Bashian & Farber, LLP
—White Plains

Sylvia E. Di Pietro, Esq.
Law Office of Sylvia E. Di Pietro, Esq., LLC
—New York City

Robert M. Freedman, Esq.
Mazur, Carp & Rubin, P.C.
—New York City

Barbara Levitan, Esq.
Attorney at Law
—New York City

Ronald J. Weiss, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
—New York City

Total MCLE Credits      4.0
Ethics MCLE Credits      0.0

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Product Type	Member Price	Non Member Price
Power of Attorney: Practice & Litigation (2012) (This product cannot be used to receive MCLE credit) (CLE CourseBooks) 1C84	$40.00	$60.00
+ Power of Attorney: Practice and Litigation (2012) (MCLE credit only if you have access to the course's audio/video/CD recording. You cannot receive MCLE credit from a coursebook alone.) (CLE CourseBooks) 1C84M	$60.00	$125.00
* Power of Attorney: Practice and Litigation (2012) (MCLE Audio on CD) DC844	$115.00	$195.00
* Power of Attorney: Practice and Litigation (2012) (CLE on DVD) FC844	$150.00	$220.00
Power of Attorney: Practice and Litigation (2012) [Video] (On-Line Programs) VC844	$125.00	$225.00
Power of Attorney: Practice and Litigation (2012) [Audio] (On-Line Programs) 80C84	$125.00	$225.00