Product Description

In your criminal law practice, the stakes are highest when homicide is the charge—a life has been lost. Another may face the strictest sentencing our legal system can impose. No matter which side of the counsel table you hail from—prosecution or defense—this program amps up your awareness of the most determinative scientific and social factors in homicide trials. Our panel brings you current on what is happening in Massachusetts courts on both fronts. They present the latest on introducing certain pieces of evidence, discuss Mattis and emerging adults, and examine panel/attorney-conducted voir dire. You come away from this program savvier, more aware, and more knowledgeable.

Raise your homicide practice to a higher level. 

Agenda & Materials

• Day One: May 1

  Austin C. Tzeng, Esq., Law Office of Austin C. Tzeng , Quincy
  Mark Tan Lee, Esq., Suffolk District Attorney's Office, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Hon. William M. White, Jr., Superior Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 2:55pm - 3:10pm

  Break
• 9:30 - 9:45 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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• 3:10pm - 4:30pm

  Homicide: Introducing Certain Pieces of Evidence

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  Hon. Evelyn J. Patsos, Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Mary H. Schmidt, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP , Boston
  Ryan J. Swartz, Esq., McLane Middleton , Woburn
  
• 9:45 - 10:15 am

  Chronology of Estate Administration: Preliminary Matters; Managing Client Relationship/Educating the Personal Representative; Checklist Probate Manual

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  Heather A. Reid, Esq., Squillace & Associates, PC , Boston
  
• 9:45 - 10:15 am

  Chronology of Estate Administration: Preliminary Matters; Managing Client Relationship/Educating the Personal Representative; Checklist Probate Manual

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  Heather A. Reid, Esq., Squillace & Associates, PC , Boston
  
• 10:15 - 11:30 am

  Basics & Options to Open an Estate

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  Hon. Evelyn J. Patsos, Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Pamela Casey-O'Brien, Essex Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Salem
  
• 11:30 - 11:45 am

  Break
• 11:45 - 12:30 pm

  Will Contests & Other Objections

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  Ryan P. McManus, Esq., Hemenway & Barnes LLP , Boston
  
• 12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30 - 2:15 pm

  Collection & Management of the Estate

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  Ryan J. Swartz, Esq., McLane Middleton , Woburn
  
• 2:15 - 2:45 pm

  Sale of Real Estate

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• 2:45 - 3:00 pm

  Break
• 3:00 - 3:45 pm

  Debts & Creditor Claims

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• 3:45 - 4:15 pm

  Spousal Elective Share

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  Lisa M. Rico, Esq., Rico, Murphy, Diamond & Bean LLP , Natick
  
• 4:15 - 4:30 pm

  “Ask the Experts” Q&A Session

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  Panel
  
• Day Two: May 2
• 9:30 - 9:40 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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  Hon. Evelyn J. Patsos, Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  Mary H. Schmidt, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP , Boston
  
• 9:40 - 10:40 am

  Taxation of the Estate

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  Mary H. Schmidt, Esq., Verrill Dana LLP , Boston
  Jennifer Z. Flanagan, Esq., Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee LLP , Worcester
  
• 10:40 - 11:15 am

  Post-Mortem Planning

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  Jennifer T. Fleming, Esq., Prince Lobel Tye LLP , Boston
  
• 11:15 - 11:30 am

  Break
• 11:30 - 12:30 pm

  Trusts—Interplay Between Trusts & Estates

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  Darian M. Butcher, Esq., Butcher Law LLC , Boston
  
• 12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30 - 2:15 pm

  Final Distribution of the Estate; Options to Close; Probate Accounts

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  Karen L. Witherell, Esq., Bove Langa Witherell & Soiffer , Boston
  
• 2:15 - 3:00 pm

  Probate Litigation

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  Hon. Edward F. Donnelly, Jr., Probate and Family Court, Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Ret.) , Woburn
  Marshall D. Senterfitt, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP , Boston
  
• 3:00 - 3:15 pm

  Break
• 3:15 - 4:00 pm

  Digital Assets and Estate Administration

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  Kristin N.G. Dzialo, Esq., Rubin Rudman , Boston
  
• 4:00 - 4:30 pm

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

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  Panel
  

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MCLE on demand programs are delivered completely online, underscoring their convenience and appeal. There are no published print materials. All written materials are available electronically only through a link included on the on demand program page.

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