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NATIONAL COLLEGE OF PROBATE JUDGES
2008 Fall Conference
November 12-15, 2008
Savannah, Georgia
Tuesday, November 11
1:00 – 5:00 PM Executive
Committee Meeting
Wednesday, November 12
2:00 - 6:00 PM
Registration
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Welcome
Reception
Cash
Bar
Business
Casual Attire*
Thursday, November 13
Breakfast on your own
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Registration
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM Vendor Exhibits
and Coffee Service
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks
Joseph A. Egan, Jr., NCPJ President
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Educational Session
Speaker: Hon. William M. Clifton, III,
Constangy Brooks & Smith LLC, Macon, GA
Judge, Municipal Court, Forsyth, GA
Topic: Judicial Immunity in Civil
Rights Litigation
or “An Hour of Sex”
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Vendor Exhibits &
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Educational Session
Speaker: Ronald S. Honberg, Esq.
National Director for Policy and
Legal Affairs
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill,
Rockville, MD
Topic: What Probate Judges Need to
Know about the
Crisis Intervention Team
(CIT) Training and Approach
Friday, November 14
Breakfast on your own
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Vendor Exhibits &
Coffee Service
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Annual Business
Meeting
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Educational Session
Speaker:
Prof. Mary Radford,
Georgia State University
School of Law, Atlanta, GA
Topic:
Probate and Related Issues Surrounding
Frozen Sperm, Embryos and Zygotes,
Including any Seminal Cases
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Vendor Exhibits &
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Educational Session
Speaker: Hon. Steve C. Jones, Judge,
Superior Courts,
Western Judicial
Circuit,
Athens, GA
Topic: “Now that I am a
Judge, How do I act like one.”
Judicial Demeanor
12:15 - 5:00 PM Executive
Committee Meeting
(immediately following education
session)
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception
Cash Bar
Business Casual Attire*
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Banquet Dinner
Guest
Speaker: Alera Jill Elliott, Esq., Comedienne
Business Casual Attire*
Saturday, November 15
Breakfast on your own
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Vendor Exhibits &
Coffee Service
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM State
Representatives Meeting
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Educational Session
Speakers: Prof. S. Alan Medlin,
University of South
Carolina School of Law, Columbia,
SC.
Topic:
Case Law Update: Recent Significant Decisions in
Probate and Guardianship Cases
across the U.S.
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Vendor Exhibits &
Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 12:15 PM Educational Session
Topic: “I’ll show you mine, if you’ll show me yours.”
Suggested Best Practices and
Helpful Forms From
Among Our Own
Speakers - NCPJ Members:
Judge Deborah Faulkner -
"Courtroom to Classroom Probate"
Mary Joy Quinn - "Pro Bono Mediation"
Judge Nikki Deshazo - "Robin Goes to Court"
James A. Herb, Esq. - "Some Things Florida Does Well"
Judge Susan Tate -
"An Experiment in Guardianship for the Mentally Ill"
Judge Jean Stewart – “Double Duty Designs”
*Business
Casual Attire –
Suit or sport coat and slacks for men, dress or pants outfit for
women.
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