24th Annual Business Litigation Conference 2025

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Product Number: 2250107WAU
Publication Date: 2/7/2025
Length: 5 hours CLE Credit Note
Copyright: © 2025 MCLE, Inc.
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24th Annual Business Litigation Conference 2025

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Get the latest update on new business litigation developments and important case law delivered in a dynamic, streamlined format by a stellar faculty of U.S. District Court judges, U.S. Magistrate judges, Massachusetts Superior Court judges, and preeminent practitioners. The judges discuss trends and field your questions in the ever-popular Business Litigation Session Judicial Panel and Federal Judicial Panel. Get highly practical, sage perspective that only experience—and the Conference—can provide.
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- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
  
  Year-in-Review: A Dialogue on the Top 10 Cases
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  Michael D. Brier, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP , Boston
  Sara J. Shanahan, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP , Boston
- 12:00 - 12:05 pm
  
  Welcome and Introduction
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  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 12:05 - 12:10 pm
  
  How to Avoid Probate: Jointly-Owned Property
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- 2:00 - 2:10 pm
  
  Break
  
  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 12:10 - 12:15 pm
  
  How to Avoid Probate: Beneficiary Designation Property, Including Transfer on Death and Payable on Death Designations
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- 2:10 - 3:00 pm
  
  Bristol Asphalt and the Supreme Judicial Court’s New Anti-SLAPP Framework
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  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 12:15 - 12:20 pm
  
  How to Avoid Probate: Life Estates
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  Elizabeth V. Newton, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
  Elizabeth V. Newton, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 3:00 - 4:00 pm
  
  The Role of the Expert in Business Litigation
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- 12:20 - 12:25 pm
  
  How to Avoid Probate: Nominee Trust
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  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 12:25 - 12:40 pm
  
  How to Avoid Probate: Revocable Trusts
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- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  
  Business Litigation: Federal Judicial Panel
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  Stephen L. Sobey, Esq., Shatz, Schwartz, and Fentin, PC , Springfield
  Stephen L. Sobey, Esq., Shatz, Schwartz, and Fentin, PC , Springfield
- 12:40 - 1:00 pm
  
  Irrevocable Trust for Medicaid Planning
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  Elizabeth V. Newton, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 12:40 - 1:00 pm
  
  Irrevocable Trust for Medicaid Planning
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  Elizabeth V. Newton, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 1:00 - 1:05 pm
  
  Using DPA with Married Couples in Medicaid planning
  
  Stephen L. Sobey, Esq., Shatz, Schwartz, and Fentin, PC , Springfield
- 1:05 - 1:10 pm
  
  Break
- 1:10 - 1:20 pm
  
  How to Avoid Probate: Single Person with Children
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  Stephen L. Sobey, Esq., Shatz, Schwartz, and Fentin, PC , Springfield
- 1:20 - 1:35 pm
  
  How to Avoid Probate: Hypothetical: Married with Medicaid
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  Elizabeth V. Newton, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 1:35 - 1:40 pm
  
  Hypothetical: DPA for Married Couple in MassHealth Context
  
  Stephen L. Sobey, Esq., Shatz, Schwartz, and Fentin, PC , Springfield
- 1:40 - 1:55 pm
  
  How to Avoid Probate: Hypothetical: Married Couple with Children
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  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
- 1:55 - 2:00 pm
  
  "Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways
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Michael D. Brier, Esq., Gesmer Updegrove LLP, Boston

Sara J. Shanahan, Esq., Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston

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Hon. Christopher K. Barry-Smith, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Hon. Donald L. Cabell, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Boston

Rhian M.J. Cull, Esq., Goulston & Storrs, PC, Boston

Hon. Helene Kazanjian, Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Hon. Peter B. Krupp, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Hon. Paul G. Levenson, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Boston

Robert S. Mantell, Esq., Law Office of Robert S. Mantell, Somerville

Michael J. McMahon, Esq., Cooley LLP, Boston

Ana Munoz, Esq., Zalkind, Duncan & Bernstein LLP, Boston

Hon. Katherine A. Robertson, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Springfield

Hon. Kenneth W. Salinger, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Emily C. Shanahan, Esq., Husch Blackwell, LLP, Boston

Hon. Debra A. Squires-Lee, Superior Court, Business Litigation Session, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston

Benjamin M. Stern, Esq., Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Boston

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24th Annual Business Litigation Conference 2025

Your time is valuable—get the essential updates at MCLE

24th Annual Business Litigation Conference 2025

Your time is valuable—get the essential updates at MCLE

Your Selection:

Product Description

Agenda & Materials

Year-in-Review: A Dialogue on the Top 10 Cases

Welcome and Introduction

How to Avoid Probate: Jointly-Owned Property

Break

How to Avoid Probate: Beneficiary Designation Property, Including Transfer on Death and Payable on Death Designations

Bristol Asphalt and the Supreme Judicial Court’s New Anti-SLAPP Framework

How to Avoid Probate: Life Estates

The Role of the Expert in Business Litigation

How to Avoid Probate: Nominee Trust

How to Avoid Probate: Revocable Trusts

Business Litigation: Federal Judicial Panel

Irrevocable Trust for Medicaid Planning

Irrevocable Trust for Medicaid Planning

Using DPA with Married Couples in Medicaid planning

Break

How to Avoid Probate: Single Person with Children

How to Avoid Probate: Hypothetical: Married with Medicaid

Hypothetical: DPA for Married Couple in MassHealth Context

How to Avoid Probate: Hypothetical: Married Couple with Children

"Ask the Experts" Q&A Session and Key Takeaways

Please Note

Cochairs

Faculty