2019 Fall Conference Curriculum

Thursday, November 14

Educational Session | Topic: When Might Blockchain Appear in Your Court? Presented by Di Graski, Consultant, National Center for State Courts Technology Division

Educational Session | Topic: National Judicial Opioid Task Force, Presented by Chief Justice Paul Reiber, Supreme Court of Vermont, and Judge Shaun Floerke, 6th Judicial District of Minnesota


 Friday, November 15

Educational Session | Topic: The Estate of Han Solo: Administration Problems of Galactic Proportions, Presented by Adam T. Gusdorff, Esq. and Jennifer A. Kosteva, Esq., Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C.

Educational Session | Topic: Pennsylvania Guardianship Tracking System, Presented by Judge Paula Francisco Ott, Superior Court of Pennsylvania; Judge Lois E. Murphy, Administrative Judge of the Orphans’ Court, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas; Amy Whitworth, Information Technology Analyst Manager, Administrative Office of PA Courts; and Cherstin Hamel, Director, Office of Elder Justice in the Courts, Administrative Office of PA Courts


 Saturday, November 16

Educational Session | Topic: A Brief History of Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court, Presented by Neal G. Wiley, Alexander & Pelli, LLC

Educational Session | Topic: Advocacy from the Bench: Addressing Failed Drug Policy with a Gavel, Presented by Devin A. Reaves, M.S.W., Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Coalition

Educational Session | Topic: Judges Behaving Badly and Other Ways to Leave the Bench Earlier than Planned, Presented by Colonel Linda Strite Murnane, United States Air Force, Retired