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Avoiding Legal Malpractice and Ethical Violations for Trust and Estate Attorneys
Trusts and Estates Section
Credit(s):
1 Legal Ethics
1 Legal Specialization in Estate Planning; Trust & Probate Law
1 Participatory MCLE Credits
1 Legal Specialization in Legal Malpractice
Kristin Yokomoto, Member of the CLA Trust and Estate Executive Committee (TEXCOM); Scott Garner, Vice-Chair of the CLA Ethics Committee; and Suzanne Burke-Spencer, Chair of the CLA Ethics Committee will discuss ethical violations and other acts and omissions that trust and estate planners and litigators make that can lead to malpractice exposure. They will discuss recent cases involving careless and negligent attorney actions that have resulted in malpractice claims. This panel will also cover when attorneys owe duties to non-clients and when heirs and beneficiaries can sue for malpractice.
1 Legal Ethics
1 Legal Specialization in Estate Planning; Trust & Probate Law
1 Participatory MCLE Credits
1 Legal Specialization in Legal Malpractice
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