.75 Law & Legal CLE Credit A/V Approval # Recording Date November 16, 2017 Recording Availability August 24, 2018

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1 .75 Law & Legal CLE Credit A/V Approval # Recording Date November 16, 2017 Recording Availability August 24, 2018 Meeting Location Date Time Topic King County Bar Association 1200 Fifth Avenue - Suite 700 Seattle, WA Thursday, November 16, :00 PM to 1:15 PM When an Attorney is the PR AGENDA 12:00 PM Introduction 12:10 PM Presentation: When an Attorney is the PR, by John Keckemet, Lirus & Keckemet LLP Serving as personal representative at the request of your client o Fees o Professional Liability Insurance Serving as personal representative in situation where no one is eligible or wants to serve o Non-intervention/intervention o Fees subject to court approval Communication with family and heirs Inventory Tax returns Locating and determining heirs of the estate o Typical fee arrangements o Heir chart example Widow s election, Family Support issues, and C.I.R. claims Minor beneficiaries Hiring counsel to do legal work 1:15 PM Adjourn SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

2 John Keckemet, Lirus & Keckemet LLP - John Keckemet is a partner in the law firm of Lirhus & Keckemet LLP in Seattle, WA. Mr. Keckemet practices in the areas of estate and Medicaid planning; probate, trust, and estate administration; trust and estate litigation; real estate; and debtor/creditor matters. He is a frequent speaker on probate and estate planning topics. He also advises and consults with nonprofit groups on planned charitable giving. Mr. Keckemet received his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and his J.D. degree from the University of Puget Sound in He is a member of the Washington State and King County Bar Associations (Guardianship, Elder Law, Real Property and Probate Section Member) and the Estate Planning Council of Seattle.

3 HOW DO I EARN CREDIT FOR SELF-STUDY OR AUDIO/VISUAL (A/V) COURSES? For pre-recorded A/V (self-study) programs, although the sponsor should apply for accreditation, lawyers need to report the credits earned for taking the course. To add an approved course to your roster, follow the procedures below: Go to the "mywsba" website at Log in. Click on the "Access MCLE" link in the "MCLE Info" box on your home profile page. Click on "Add Activity." Search to find the approved course in our system. (See search suggestions on the screen.) Adding a Recorded Course Select Recorded Course from the Add New Activity screen. This will prompt you to search for the activity in case the activity has already been accredited in the MCLE system. You can search by Activity ID or by specific Activity Details. For the Activity Details search, you can use keywords for the title, sponsor name and date. After entering your search criteria and selecting Search at the bottom of the screen, a list of possible activities will be provided. You can select the correct one by clicking the Activity ID. This will take you to the specific activity. Entered the date(s) on which you began and ending viewing this recorded activity. Then claim the correct credits for which you attended this activity in the Credits Claimed fields and click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. You will receive a confirmation message at the top of your screen stating, The activity has been added to your roster.

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