The NBA Estate Planning and Probate Institute 2025
The NBA Estate Planning and Probate Committee is pleased to present their annual Estate Planning and Probate Practice Institute. Join us on Thursday, October 23, for an engaging program featuring top practitioners and thought leaders in estate planning and probate.
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Credit: 7.0 Hours CLE (4.4 General / 2.5 Dual Credit)
8:30 – 9:00am I Registration
9:00 – 10:00am I Case Law & Legislative Updates
Paul Gontarek, Mobley & Gontarek, PLLC.
Blaine Smith, Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
10:00 – 11:00am I Cryptocurrency & Digital Assets
Kyle Shannon, CROW Estate Planning & Probate
11:00 – 11:10am I Morning Break
11:10 – 11:55am I Handling Bank Challenges
Cathryn Armistead, McBrien Armistead Law Group
Julianne Angelova
11:55 – 12:30pm I Lunch
Courtesy of Brown & Brown Insurance
12:30 – 1:45pm I Technology Presentation from Vanderbilt AI Law Lab (Ethics Credit)
Kyle Turner, Vanderbilt University School of Law
Emily Pavuluri, Vanderbilt University School of Law
1:45 – 3:15pm I Transitioning Well (Ethics Credit)
Jean Byassee, Retired from Venick, Kuhn, Byassee, Austin & Rosen, LLC.
Michelle Poss, Public Administrator
Grayson Cannon, Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC.
Moderated by Judge Randy Kennedy, Retired Seventh Circuit Court (Probate), Davidson County
3:15 – 3:30pm I Afternoon Break
3:30 – 4:00pm I Should I File a Petition or Motion?
Judge Andra Hedrick, Seventh Circuit Court (Probate), Davidson County
4:00 – 5:00pm I Judges Panel
Judge Andra Hedrick, Seventh Circuit Court (Probate), Davidson County
Judge Toby Gilley, General Sessions- Probate Court, Rutherford County
Chancellor Louis W. Oliver, Chancery Court, Sumner County
Judge Ensely Hagan Jr., General Sessions- Probate Court, Wilson County
Moderated by Beth Johnson, Probate Master, Davidson County
April Harris Jackson, Graceful Aging Legal Services
Roland T. Hairston, II, Hairston & Associates
7.0 Hours CLE CREDIT
(accreditation approved)
