Program Chair and Presenters
Jessica A. Liebau
Wessels & Liebau LLC
Mequon
Avery J. Mayne
Walny Legal Group LLC
Milwaukee
Presenters
Amy M. Burger
Law Office of Attorney Amy Burger
Hubertus
Victoria Davis Davila
Davis & Pledl S.C.
Milwaukee
Amy R. Devine
Haskins Short & Brindley LLC
Monona
Blaine Patiño
Canellos & Patiño LLC
Wauwatosa
Sarah Prohuska
Dementia Care Specialist
ADRC of Ozaukee County
Port Washington
Mary C. Youssi
Walny Legal Group LLC
Milwaukee
8:30 a.m. : Guardianship Basics
Jessica A. Liebau
10:00 a.m. : Break
10:15 a.m. : When Guardianship is Overly Restrictive: Overview of POAs and Supported Decision-Making
Amy M. Burger, Amy R. Devine
11:15 a.m. : Unique Appointments and Case Scenarios
- Best practices and tips for unique GAL appointments
- Navigating differences by jurisdiction
- Examples of common scenarios
Victoria Davis Davila
12:05 p.m. : Lunch (on your own)
1:05 p.m. : Communication Barriers for GALs
Sarah Prohuska
1:55 p.m. : Interviewing Skills and Communication Barriers for GALs
Blaine Patiño
2:20 p.m. : Break
2:35 p.m. : Recent Issues Involving Married Wards and Finances
Avery J. Mayne
3:25 p.m. : Advocacy and Getting Ready for Trial
Mary C. Youssi
3:50 p.m. : Program Concludes
Webcast replay schedule may vary slightly from live seminar.
- Confidently handle guardianships and protective placements from appointment through payment
- Recognize where guardianship or protective placement may not be appropriate measures
- Hone your interviewing skills and learn to overcome communication barriers
- Plan strategically by adopting a mindset that every case could go to trial
- Understand how guardianship impacts a ward’s spouse and their financial prospects
- Make sound recommendations that are in the ward’s best interests
- Guardians ad litem for adults
- Elder law attorneys
- Attorneys for adults with special needs
- Estate planning attorneys
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