Section Estate Planning, Trust and Probate

The Estate Planning and Probate Section covers substantive and procedural law governing trustees, probate estates, guardianships, conservatorship and other matters affecting trusts and estates and administration. The section offers Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and works closely with the bench to improve the administration of justice in the Probate Court.

Section Chairs

Julia C. Butler
628 253 0770
jcb@jcbutlerlaw.com

Paul B. Gruwell
415 453 9433
pgruwell@rflawllp.com

Notices

eDelivery for Marin Superior Court

Updated April 13, 2022

List Serv Policy and Emails

Updated June 7, 2023

Revision of the Uniform Local Rules of Court for July 2022

Updated March 30, 2022

Wed | Jan 17

12-1P

Estate Planning, Trust and Probate

Estate Planning, Trust and Probate & Probate Litigation Sections Meeting (virtual)

Property Tax Planning Under Prop 19
1.0 CLE | General

Wed | Feb 21

12-1:30P

Estate Planning, Trust and Probate

Estate Planning, Trust and Probate & Probate Litigation Sections Meeting (virtual)

2023 Year In Review
1.5 CLE | General
MCBA Board of Directors

Congratulations to MCBA's newest Officers & Directors!

Nov 03, 2023
By Theresa Hurley

Congratulations to MCBA's newest Officers & Directors! 2023 Officers are Scott Buell (President), Kristine Fowler Cirby (President-Elect), Tom McInerney (Treasurer), Neusha Ghaedi (Secretary), Ahtossa Fullerton (Past President) & Larry Strick (5 Year Past President). Christine O'Hanlon, Ingrid Carbone, Marrianne Taleghani, Maxwell Pritt and Roni Pomerantz will serve as Directors for the 2024-2026 Board Term.

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Northern District Court Openings

Apply to be a Federal District Judge

Nov 03, 2023
By Theresa Hurley

Senator Laphonza Butler’s Judicial Advisory Committee is currently soliciting applicants for upcoming judicial vacancies on California’s Federal District Courts.

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Draft Local Rules - Marin Superior Court

Deadline for comments October 30

Oct 02, 2023

Notice Revision of the Uniform Local Rules of Court for January 2024 posted for comments.

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President's Message

ERA

Sep 11, 2023
By Ahtossa Fullerton

As we move into Fall and our children go back to school, I write on a subject I have been thinking about for too many years – the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

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Editor's Introduction

Community

Sep 11, 2023
By Mary Sackett

This issue of the Marin Lawyer provides us the opportunity to reflect on community. Contributors write on a range of topics centering around community. MCBA President Athossa Fullerton updates us on the ongoing effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the fact that our societal understandings of sex and gender identities have evolved significantly since the ERA was first proposed in 1921. Gustavo Goncalves outlines the County’s progress on implementing AB 1185, civilian oversight of the Sheriff’s Office.

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Quarterly Issue

2023 September Marin Lawyer

Sep 11, 2023
By Mary Sackett, Editor

This issue of the Marin Lawyer provides us the opportunity to reflect on community. Guest Editor Mary Sackett summarizes the informative issues and spotlights for the September 2023 quarterly issue. Open Magazine and Click on Download

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