Total Credits: 3.0 CLE
Pursuant to the mandate of Rule 10 of the Arizona Rules of Probate Procedure, all court-appointed counsel and guardians ad litem must complete this three-hour training.
Experienced practitioners will lead discussions on the issues court-appointed counsel (CAC) and guardians ad litem (GAL) are facing.
Topics will include:
• Rule and Statute Updates for CAC and GALs and a general view from the bench
• CAC/GAL Appointments beyond initial appointment proceedings:
○ Representing ward/protected persons in litigation and personal injury settlement
○ Visitation disputes
○ Conservator's use of protected persons funds and assets
○ Investigation to protect the ward when fiduciary does not comply with court orders
○ Family disputes
Chair
Hillary Gagnon, Stacey L. Johnson, PLLC
Faculty
Judge Dean Fink, Maricopa County Superior Court
Michael Doyle, Baumann Doyle Paytas & Bernstein
Joshua Mozell, Mozell Law Group, P.L.L.C.
Denice Shepherd, Law Office of Denice R Shepherd PC
| Probate CAC_GAL_Training_FINAL MATERIALS.pdf (3.8 MB) | 151 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Judge Dean M. Fink started his judicial career in the Probate Department of the Maricopa County Superior Court, serving there from June 2004 – June 2007. Since June of 2020, he is back in the Probate and Mental Health Department, where he serves as the Associate Presiding Judge. In July, he will become the Presiding Judge. In between his stints in Probate/Mental Health, Judge Fink has served in the Family, Civil and Criminal departments of the Superior Court. He was also the Presiding Judge of the Arizona Tax Court from 2009 to 2014. Judge Fink currently serves on the Judicial Performance Review Commission of the Arizona Supreme Court. He previously served on: the State Bar of Arizona’s Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, the Arizona Supreme Court’s Fiduciary Board, the Board of Directors of the Arts & Business Council of Greater Phoenix, the University of Arizona Student Life National Leadership Board, and the State Bar of Arizona’s Communications Advisory Committee. Judge Fink received his undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in 1990 and his law degree from the Columbia University School of Law in 1993. Prior to becoming a Judge, he worked at the law firms of Fennemore Craig, Kirkland and Ellis, and Lewis and Roca.