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Texas College of Probate Judges

2-Day Regional Workshop

Austin, Texas

 

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

4:00 PM TO 6:00 PM

 

Registration

 

Thursday, March 8, 2007


 

7:30 AM TO 8:10 AM

Registration:  Coffee and Rolls

 

8:10 AM TO 8:15 AM

Welcoming Remarks

Guy Herman, TCPJ President

 

8:15 AM TO 9:15 AM

Practical Aspects of Guardianship Law

The Hon. Guy Herman

Travis County Probate Court No.1

 

9:15 AM TO 10:00 AM

The Role of the Ad Litem

The Hon. Steve King

Tarrant County Probate Court No.1

 

10:00 AM TO 10:15 AM

Coffee Break

 

10:15 AM TO 11:00 AM

Citation and Notice in Probate Court

David Ferris

Division Manager, Civil/Probate Division

Travis County Clerk’s Office

 

11:00 AM TO NOON

Responsibilities of the Probate Court Clerk

The Hon. Gladys Burwell

Galveston County Probate Court

 

NOON TO 1:00 PM

Lunch, including a half-hour program

Update – What’s Happening at the Legislature?

The Hon. Guy Herman

Travis County Probate Court No.1

 

1:00 PM TO 2:00 PM

Compliance and Show Cause

The Hon. Susan R. Whitman, Associate Judge, and Jana Cotton, Auditor

Travis County Probate Court No. 1

 

2:00 PM TO 2:45 PM

Problems of Clerks and Judges in Small Counties

Gene Terry

Texas Association of Counties

 

2:45 PM TO 3:00 PM

Stretch Break

 

3:00 PM TO 4:00 PM

Ethics for Judges and Clerks

The Hon. Polly Jackson Spencer

Bexar County Probate Court No.1

 

Friday, March 9, 2007

 

8:15 AM TO 8:45 AM

Alternatives to Formal Probate

Craig Hopper

Hill, Ducloux, Carnes & Hopper; Austin, Texas

 

8:45 AM TO 9:45 AM

Independent Administration

The Hon. Russell Austin

Harris County Probate Court No.1

 

9:45 AM TO 10:00 AM

Coffee Break

 

10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM

Dependent Administration

Deborah Green, The Law Offices of Deborah Green, L.L.P.; Austin, Texas

 

11:00 AM TO NOON

 

Concluding Probate Proceedings

Craig Hopper

Hill, Ducloux, Carnes & Hopper, Austin, Texas

 

NOON TO 1:00 PM

Lunch Break

 

1:00 PM TO 2:30 PM

Mental Health Law, part 1

The Hon. Guy Herman

Travis County Probate Court No.1

 

2:30 PM TO 2:45 PM

Stretch Break

 

2:45 PM TO 4:00 PM

Mental Health Law, part 2

The Hon. Guy Herman

Travis County Probate Court No.1

 

 
              
           
 

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