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Forgetting Who Your Client Is

Contains material from Apr 2026
Forgetting Who Your Client Is
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The cooperation between trustees, beneficiaries, and other interested parties often seen in Special Needs Trusts may create a trap for the unwary practitioner. This presentation provides practical guidance and ethical requirements for maintaining appropriate attorney/client relationships, not accidentally forming attorney/client relationships, and keeping in mind the client’s needs and duties in forwarding the progress of a SNT.

Includes: Video Captions Audio Transcript Paper

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 0.50 | 0.50 ethics
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 4/30/2027

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Sessions

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1. Forgetting Who Your Client Is (Apr 2026)

Jennifer L. Coulter

0.50 0.50 0.00 0.50 | 0.50 ethics
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Transcript (txt)
Paper (pdf) – 18 pgs

Session 1 —27 mins 0.50 | 0.50 ethics

Forgetting Who Your Client Is (Apr 2026)

The cooperation between trustees, beneficiaries, and other interested parties often seen in Special Needs Trusts may create a trap for the unwary practitioner. This presentation provides practical guidance and ethical requirements for maintaining appropriate attorney/client relationships, not accidentally forming attorney/client relationships, and keeping in mind the client’s needs and duties in forwarding the progress of a SNT.

Originally presented: Feb 2026 Special Needs Trusts

Jennifer L. Coulter, Townsend Allala, Coulter & Kludt, PLLC - El Paso, TX