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Texas Conference on Aging, Spring Conference, Kerrville, Texas, March 23, 2010, "The Guardianship of Loyce Juanita Parker: Confused Courts, Interstate Chaos, and How UAGPPJA Can Help"
Texas Guardianship Association Fall Conference, Waco, Texas, November 19, 2009, “The Guardianship of Loyce Juanita Parker: Confused Courts, Interstate Chaos, and How UAGPPJA Can Help”
Professional Fiduciary Association of California Fall Conference, Santa Rosa, California, November 6, 2009, “The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln”
National Guardianship Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 6, 2009, “The Guardianship of Loyce Juanita Parker: Confused Courts, Interstate Chaos, and How UAGPPJA Can Help”
National Guardianship Association Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, October 4, 2009, Moderator, NGA Legal Review
Florida State Guardianship Association Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 7, 2009, “Navigating Due Process: Lincoln v. Lincoln - Ethical Guardianship in the 19th Century and Beyond”
Indiana Symposium: Adult Guardianship Issues & Needs, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 12, 2009, “Raising the Bar: National Guardianship Association Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics”
Indiana Symposium: Adult Guardianship Issues & Needs, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 12, 2009, “The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln: Ethical Guardianship in the 19th Century and Beyond”
Association of Government Accountants, Richardson, Texas, April 22, 2009, “A State of Neglect: Local, State and National Efforts to Protect Adults from Abuse and Neglect”
State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas, March 6, 2009, “Advanced Guardianship Law 2009: Guardianship Case Law Update”
Canadian Conference on Elder Law, Vancouver, Canada, November 14, 2008, “A State of Neglect: A Handbook on Guardianship and Protective Service Reform in Texas and Beyond”
National Guardianship Association, Nashville, Tennessee, October 6, 2008, “Show Me the Numbers: The Quest for Guardianship Data”
National Guardianship Association, Nashville, Tennessee, October 5, 2008, Executive Director’s Address, “Guardianship in the New America”
National Guardianship Association, Nashville, Tennessee, October 4, 2008, Moderator, NGA Legal Review
South Carolina Bar Association, Columbia, South Carolina, 16th Annual Bench and Bar. September 12, 2008, “Best Practices in America for Guardianship/Conservatorship Cases: Emerging Trends As Shown in Media and Case Law”
National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators, Chicago, Illinois, August 29, 2008, “Guardianship and the Protective Services Continuum: Ethical Issues, Options and Solutions” and “The Trial of Mary Todd Lincoln: Ethical Guardianship in the 19th Century and Beyond”
Minnesota Association of Guardians and Conservators, August 22, 2008, “Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act”
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, 2nd National Conference on Access to Hospice and Palliative Care, Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 18, 2008, “Guardianship and End of Life Care”
Education Services, El Paso, Texas June 12, 2008, “Navigating the Medicaid Maze in Texas and New Mexico: Guardianships and Medicaid”
New Mexico Guardianship Task Force, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 5, 2008, “National Trends in Guardianship”
Missouri Association of Public Administrators, Branson, Missouri, May 22, 2008, “National Developments in Guardianship”
National Guardianship Association Spring Colloquium on Guardianship: The Rights of Wards, Chicago, Illinois, April 4, 2008, “Interstate Guardianship and the Due Process Rights of Wards.”
National Guardianship Association Spring Colloquium on Guardianship: The Rights of Wards, Chicago, Illinois, April 4, 2008, “The Guardianship of Mary Todd Lincoln.”
State Bar of Texas, Dallas, Texas, March 7, 2008, “Advanced Guardianship Law 2008: Guardianship Case Law Update.”
National Guardianship Association, San Antonio, Texas, October 6-9, 2007, Moderator, “NGA Legal Review” and “Practicing the Least Restrictive Alternative: A Family Guardian Perspective.”
State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas, September 21, 2007, “Practice Skills for New Lawyers: Handling Guardianships”
Idaho Guardianship and Fiduciary Association, Boise, Idaho, September 13, 2007, keynote address, “Guardians of the Greatest Generation”
Ohio Guardianship Association State Conference, Columbus, Ohio, May 14, 2007, keynote address, “Good Guardianship Practice: What Does It Take?”
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Spring Symposium, May 4, 2007, “When Cases Cross Borders”
Texas Senate Jurisprudence and Senate Health and Human Services committees, May 9, 2007, testimony concerning bills concerning interstate guardianship issues and regulation of group homes, lodge houses, and motels acting as facilities caring for the elderly and mentally ill
Missouri Association of Public Administrators, Kansas City, Mo., April 24-25, 2007, “When Cases Cross Borders” and “Trends in Guardianship and New Legislation”
Washoe County, Nevada, Facilitator, “Guardianship Round Table”, April 16-17, 2007
Texas Guardianship Association Spring Conference, Waco, Texas, April 12-13, 2007, “National Jurisdiction Issues”
National College of Probate Judges annual conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 1-4, 2007, “Cross-Border Guardianships - Help on the Way”
National Guardianship Association annual conference, Newport Beach, California, October 7-10, 2006, “Interstate Guardianships”
Senate Select Committee on Aging, Washington, DC, September 7, 2006, testimony concerning the need for national guardianship standards and oversight on guardianships for the elderly
Joint Conference on the National Conference on Aging and the American Society on Aging, Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 9-13, 2005, “Reforming the Texas Adult Protective System: Lessons from Other States’ Advocates and Administrators”
Joint Conference on the National Conference on Aging and the American Society on Aging, Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 9-13, 2005, “Elder Abuse and the Media”
National Guardianship Association Seventeenth Annual Conference, The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 10-14, 2004, “Split Decisions: The Fight Between Self-Determination and Risk”
National Guardianship Association Seventeenth Annual Conference, The Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 10-14, 2005, “Significant Legal Developments Affecting Guardians in the Southern United States - A Case Law Update”
Texas Guardianship Association Spring Conference, November 2, 2004, San Antonio, Texas, “Split Decisions: Adjudicating Questionable Capacity”
Fifth Annual National Law and Aging Conference, Washington, D.C., October 22, 2004, Arlington, Virginia, “Advocacy in Action: Still Responding to the Challenge”
Conference Chair, Texas Guardianship Association “Summit at the Pass”, El Paso, Texas, May 15, 2004.
National Guardianship Association Sixteenth Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency on the Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, October 26-29, 2003, “Significant Legal Developments Affecting Guardians, Executors, Administrators and Trustees in the Southern United States - A Case Law Update”
Texas Guardianship Association “Un” Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, April 25, 2003, “Minimum Standards for Guardianship Programs”
State Bar of Texas, 2002 Advanced Elder Law Institute, Austin, Texas, March 21-22, 2002, “Wingspan: The Second National Guardianship Conference”
El Paso Probate Bar Association, El Paso, Texas, September 21, 2001, Addressing: “2001 Probate, Mental Health & Guardianship Legislative Update and Attorney Ad Litem Duties and Responsibilities in Guardianship and Probate Matters”
NAELA Quarterly - The Journal of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Volume 14, Number 4, Fall 2001 - “Legal and Ethical Dilemmas In Religious Estate Planning: the Price of Achieving Heaven on Earth”
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Annual Conference, Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado, November 16-19, 2000, “Appellate Argument on Order Denying Petition for Distribution of Ward’s Funds to Implement Medicaid Planning”
National Guardianship Association Thirteenth Annual Conference, Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 29 - November 1, 2000, “Exploitation by Religious Entities - The Role of Guardianship in Recovering, Protecting and Preserving Estate Assets and Personal Well-Being”
Alaska State Association for Guardianship and Advocacy, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, August 7, 2000, “Understanding Guardianship and Advocacy: Bringing a National Perspective to Alaska in 2000 and Beyond - A Focus on Ethical Dilemmas in Religious Fundraising: the Price of Achieving Heaven on Earth”
El Paso Probate Bar Association, El Paso, Texas, March 8, 2000, Addressing: “Guardianship Certification for Attorneys ad Litem - A Focus on the Exploitation of the Incapacitated and the Elderly”
Pima County Elder Abuse Task Force, Pima County, Arizona, February 21-25, 2000, Addressing the Second Annual “Conducting Elder Abuse Investigations - Year 2000"
Guardianship Association of North Dakota, Holiday Inn, Bismark, North Dakota, November 4-5, 1999, Keynote Speaker: “Surviving the Guardianship Practice”
National Guardianship Association Twelfth Annual Conference, Holiday Inn City Centre, Chicago, Illinois, October 9-13, 1999, “Significant Legal Developments Affecting Guardians, Executors, Administrators and Trustees in the Southern United States - A Case Law Update”
The University of Texas School of Law, Intermediate Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference, Galveston, Texas, August 26-27, 1999, “A Practical Guide to Serving as Attorney ad Litem in a Guardianship Proceeding: Advocating For the Proposed Ward Without Doing More Harm Than Good”
National Guardianship Association Eleventh Annual Conference, Sheraton National, Arlington, Virginia, October 4-6, 1998 - “Significant Legal Developments Affecting Guardians in the Southern and Western United States - A Case Law Update”
National Guardianship Association Tenth Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1997 - “Significant Legal Developments Affecting Guardians in the Southern United States - A Case Law Update”
National Guardianship Association Tenth Annual Conference, Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 23, 1997, “Utilizing Community Based Task Forces to Avoid or Supplement Legal Guardianship Proceedings”