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2024 Probate & Trust Administration Essentials

November 14, 2024


The SC Bar CLE Division is pleased to present our annual Probate and Trust Administration Essentials seminar.  This basic level seminar is designed by Course Planners Scott Hutto and Deidre Edmonds to provide practical guidance and a step-by-step approach to handling estate and trust work for attorneys new to this area, as well as a concise refresher for more experienced trust, estate and elder law practitioners.   

Our experienced and dedicated faculty will walk you through the processes necessary to open an estate, administer both trusts and estates, understand and handle post-mortem tax issues.  In addition, you will learn about the ethical implications of representing a fiduciary.  There will also be a very practical discussion of the real-life problems that can arise in probate and trust administration practice.  This special seminar concludes with a panel discussion and Q&A by our distinguished faculty which will provide you with insights on opening and operating an estate/probate practice.

This seminar is a basic level program.

 

This program qualifies for 6.75 MCLE; 0.50 LEPR

SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #246644E 

 

For those required to take South Carolina Bar CLE “Essentials Series.”

 

Pursuant to SCACR Rule 408(a)(3), newly admitted members are required, unless you fall within one or more of the exemptions outlined in Rule 408 (a)(3)(A)-(D), to complete one (not all) of the SC Bar CLE “Essentials Series” courses. Attendance at Essentials Courses not only meets the Essentials requirement, but also counts toward your required annual 14 hours of MCLE. No other CLE course, workshop, video series (i.e., the Supreme Court’s Course of Study), or bootcamp will satisfy this requirement.

 

The “Essentials Series” is comprised of 10 full-day courses, which cover major practice areas, as well as legal ethics. Each course is designed and taught by experienced practitioners, are process oriented, and are specifically designed to provide step-by-step teaching, as well as the opportunity to interact with the faculty.

 

All essentials’ programs will be held live at the SC Bar Conference Center, Columbia.

 

Programs will not be available via live webinar.

Lunch will be provided for those attending in-person.

In-person attendees will be offered discounts on SC Bar CLE publications.

 


The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.

Registration Fees

CLE Big Ticket
$0.00
Essential Committee Member
$275.00
Member Registration
$275.00
Non Member Registration
$275.00
Paralegal
$125.00
SC Bar Certified Paralegal
$125.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At
Deirdre Edmonds
Law Office of Deirdre W. Edmonds, PA  -
James Nelson
The Nelson Law Firm of Bluffton, LLC  -
Meagan MacBean
Newsome Law, P.A.  -
Scott Hutto
Hutto Law Firm, PA  -

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

8:30 a.m.
Registration

8:50 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Scott W. Hutto
Hutto Law Firm, PA

9:00 a.m.
Pre-Administration and Considerations in Opening the Estate
Scott W. Hutto

9:45 a.m.
Representing a Fiduciary: Ethics in Estate Administration
Scott W. Hutto

10:15 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m.
Estate Administration
Deirdre W. Edmonds
Law Office of Deirdre W. Edmonds PA

11:45 a.m.
Lunch (Included)

12:15 p.m.
Estate Administration (Continued)
Deirdre W. Edmonds

1:15 p.m.
Trust Administration
J. Aaron Nelson, Jr.
The Nelson Law Firm of Bluffton, LLC

2:00 p.m.
Break

2:15 p.m.
Post-Mortem Tax Issues
Meagan MacBean
Newsome Law, P.A.

3:00 p.m.
Special Probate and Trust Situations
J. Aaron Nelson, Jr.
Meagan MacBean

4:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion 
(General discussion of how panel members operate their probate practice)

4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
 

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