Rhode Island – June 7, 2024 – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Trust and Estate Attorney David P. Craven was a featured presenter at the National Business Institute’s (NBI) online Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar, “Rhode Island Probate Process from Start to Finish,” on June 6, 2024.
Attorney Craven presented the first two topics of the full-day online seminar. His first one-hour presentation, “Initial Filing in Probate Court and Estate Timeline,” educated attendees about the small estate administration and the probate court procedure and timetable; formal vs. informal probate administration; opening the estate, including the petition and notice of hearing for probate and administration, required notices and sample forms; the role and requirements of personal representatives; when ancillary administration is necessary; and how to handle claims against the estate.
In his second one-hour presentation, “Probate Disputes and Litigation,” Attorney Craven discussed beneficiary and fiduciary liability; interpreting testamentary intent with burdens of proof, presumptions, and evidence rules; revoked, multiple, and contested wills; how to avoid common will construction problems; and how to handle objections to accounts and petitions.
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David P. Craven, Esq. is a Partner with Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC. As a member of the firm’s Estate and Trust Planning, Administration and Litigation team, he provides clients with sophisticated estate planning, asset protection, wealth preservation, and tax minimization strategies. Attorney Craven’s diverse experience encompasses not only wills, trusts and estates and probate administration/litigation, but also criminal and civil litigation, and corporate and business law. He routinely advises clients with business incorporation and succession plans to ensure they are positioned for success, now and in the future. Prior to joining PLDO, he built a successful private practice counseling clients on business formation and risk management, contract disputes, estate planning and elder care. He devotes much of his spare time to educational, community and philanthropic causes. Attorney Craven is passionate about mentoring the next generation of attorneys and young professionals, as well as expanding children’s knowledge and skills outside the classroom. He is an adjunct professor at the Community College of Rhode Island, where he educates students about the legal system. Attorney Craven earned his B.A. degree from the University of Rhode Island and his J.D. degree from New England School of Law. He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association. To contact Attorney Craven, call 401-824-5100 or email dcraven@pldolaw.com.
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