2021 Fall Seminar Handout Materials


2021 IPA VIRTUAL FALL SEMINAR DASHBOARD

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Handout material is uploaded to this site as it is received from the speakers. Check in frequently if the material you need is not here yet.  

This material will be removed four (4) weeks after the seminar.


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2) Click on the "speaker/firm/company name" to access the speaker bio and information.

3) Click on "handout material" to access the handout materials. Some handout materials will be provided at or shortly after the event.


FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. 

Opening Remarks

IPA President, Shari Wood, ACP

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Preparing for Non-jury Hearings: Avoiding Scowls from the Bench

Hon. Patrick R. Grady, Ret. Chief Judge, Sixth Judicial District Court of Iowa

Handout Material

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Mitchell v City of Cedar Rapids: Lessons from Local Counsel

Laura Schultes, Esq. - RSH Legal

Handout Material

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Elder Abuse, Abuse of Power of Attorney, & COVID

Tim Vavricek, Assistant Attorney General - Office of the United States Attorney General

Handout Material

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Break

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

KEYNOTE: Update from the Iowa Supreme Court

Hon. Susan Christensen - Chief Justice, Iowa Supreme Court

Handout Material

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Britney Spears, Prince, Aretha Franklin, Robin Williams, & Audrey Hepburn: The Hottest Issues in Wills, Trusts, Probate, & Estate Planning

Gordon Fischer, Esq. - Gordon Fischer Law Firm

Handout Material

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Spousal Support in Light of In re the Marriage of Mann

Madison T. Schroeder, Esq. - Simmons Perrine Moyer Bergman

Handout Material 1

Handout Material 2

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Medical Malpractice

Jessica Tucker Glick, Esq. - Phelan Tucker Law Firm

Handout Material

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Employment Law

Tom Foley, Esq. - RSH Legal

Handout Material

4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Post-Event Networking Social

Please join in this networking event to discuss the 2021 Fall Seminar and more!

 

If you have speaker recommendations, please send an email to the IPA Seminar Director at education@iowaparalegal.org, or click here to fill out IPA’s online “Call For Speakers” form.


CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDIT

IPA works to gain approval for paralegal CLE credit by the NALA Certifying Board, and for attorney CLE credit by the Iowa Supreme Court Commission of Continuing Legal Education. An announcement regarding the assignment of credits for this seminar will be made at or shortly following the seminar and will appear in the Original Notice newsletter.

These courses have been approved for mandatory continuing legal education:

Iowa Judicial Branch Office of Professional Regulation (8.0 CLE Hours, Activity #369372) 


THANK YOU TO OUR 2021 FALL SEMINAR SPONSORS!

 

Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) eDiscovery Program