(Lunch Lecture) Increased Malpractice Risks for the Trusts and Estates Practitioner: Practical Considerations in Post-Schneider New York and France

DATE: Thursday, November 21, 2024

TIME: 12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.

PLACE:
Webinar

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COST: This online event is free and open to all.

CLE: 1.5 credits in Areas of Professional Practice (NY transitional and nontransitional)

Co-Sponsor: French American Bar Association (USA)

Ten years after the seminal Schneider decision, which significantly limited the so-called privity rule, New York trusts and estates practitioners face increased risks of malpractice actions due to the wider class of potential plaintiffs allowed to file claims against the attorney who drafted trust or estate instruments.

This program will examine the scope of potential malpractice actions against the trusts and estates practitioner since Schneider, discuss best practices to minimize such risks, and compare the requirements in Schneider to those in the French estate system to illustrate the different risks faced by lawyers involved in both U.S. and international estate matters.

SPEAKERS:
Aaron M. Barham, Partner, Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP
Chaya R. Biskin-Sitko ’12, Principal and Founding Partner, Biskin-Sitko Law PLLC
(Moderator) Pierre Ciric ’09, Founder, The Ciric Law Firm, PLLC; Vice-President, French American Bar Association (USA)
Audrey Weissberg, Managing Partner, Weissberg Avocats (Paris, France)