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Overview
Tackling Common Issues in Procedures, Assets, Taxes, and More!
You should learn from those who know best. This step-by-step practical instruction, headed by probate court judges and attorneys, addresses key mistakes and problems every new and experienced practitioner is likely to face in their career. Learn how to tackle crucial first steps; handle the executor; gather, value, and distribute all assets; and successfully complete the final accounting and tax returns. Build your skills - register today!
- Gain the insight of practicing attorneys and probate court commissioners.
- Identify key first step mistakes that can derail a case early on.
- Improve communication with executors, the court, government agencies, and other parties.
- Spot commonly overlooked and mishandled assets.
- Pick up tips for validating, prioritizing, and satisfying creditor claims.
- Prevent mistakes in making distributions, filing the final tax return, and the final accounting.
- Learn how to litigate deed contests, lost or contested wills, fiduciary misconduct, and more.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Probate Court Commissioners' Insight into Top Procedural Mistakes Attorneys Make
- Communication Mistakes: Clients, PRs, Court, and Third Parties
- Asset Problems: Marshalling, Valuing, Creditor Claims, Sale of Property
- Trusts and Estates Disputes: Top Issues, Resolutions Tips, When to Involve the Judge
- Tax Forms, Deadlines, Post-Mortem Planning
- Final Accounting Issues
- Common Estate Planning Mistakes That Lead to Tougher Estate Administration
- Preventing Legal Ethics Mistakes
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
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| Nevada CLE |
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6 Total | 11-09-2026 |
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CLE
Agenda
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Probate Court Commissioners' Insight into Top Procedural Mistakes Attorneys Make
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Communication Mistakes: Clients, PRs, Court, and Third Parties
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Asset Problems: Marshalling, Valuing, Creditor Claims, Sale of Property
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Trusts and Estates Disputes: Top Issues, Resolutions Tips, When to Involve the Judge
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Tax Forms, Deadlines, Post-Mortem Planning
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Final Accounting Issues
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Common Estate Planning Mistakes That Lead to Tougher Estate Administration
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Preventing Legal Ethics Mistakes
- Who is Your Client? Joint Representation, Conflicts of Interest
- Attorney Fees and Unclear Engagement Agreements
- Diligence and Competence in Estate Administration
- Fiduciary Liability Considerations
Who Should Attend
This basic level online seminar is designed for:
- Attorneys
- Accountants
- Tax Professionals
- Trust Officers
- Executors and Other Fiduciaries
- Paralegals
Speakers
Speaker bio
Samuel A. Marshall
is the founder of The Marshall Law Office, and is a Las Vegas estate planning attorney who primarily practices in the areas of estate planning, asset protection, probate, business formation, and providing legal advice and counsel to business owners. Before becoming a Las Vegas estate planning attorney, Mr. Marshall obtained his B.S. degree in business administration and management from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and his J.D. degree from the University of Idaho, College of Law. During Law School, he excelled in the areas of wills, trusts, and estates; was a moot court finalist; and looked forward to becoming a Las Vegas estate planning attorney. During his summers, Mr. Marshall clerked for a Las Vegas estate planning firm, and served as an extern for the Eighth Judicial District Court under the Honorable Kenneth C. Cory.
Speaker bio
Thomas R. Grover
is an attorney with BlackRock Legal where he aggressively litigates trust, probate and other civil disputes. He is one of the most frequent litigators to appear each Friday in Clark County Probate Court. Mr. Grover also advises families through non-litigated probate administration. He is admitted to practice in Nevada and before the Nevada Supreme Court and the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Mr. Grover is a member of the State Bar of Nevada. He earned his B.S. degree from Utah State University and J.D. degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Speaker bio
Alicia Johnson
is an attorney with Johnson Law Practice, PLLC, where she provides accessible legal services to small businesses and families. She focuses her practice in the areas of business, real estate, family law, wills, trusts, probate and litigation. Ms. Johnson earned her B.A. degree from Gonzaga University and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law.
Speaker bio
Elyse M. Tyrell
is the founding member of Tyrell Law, PLLC, where her practice is devoted to elder law, estate planning, tax law, probate and guardianship law. She is a member of the Clark County Bar Association, the Elder Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Ms. Tyrell is a certified elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. She is a frequent speaker for National Business Institute and has lectured on estate planning and elder law for the Housing Authority of the City of Las Vegas, the Community College of Southern Nevada and various seminar groups. Ms. Tyrell earned her B.A. degree from the University of Nevada at Reno, her J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law, and her LL.M. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.
Speaker bio
Hon. James A. Fontano
is the Probate Commissioner in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County, Nevada.
Speaker bio
Hon. Edmund J. Gorman, Jr.
is the Probate Commissioner in the Second Judicial District Court in Washoe County, Nevada.
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