St. Paul Meeting - Fiduciary Duties
Marya will discuss the various stages of fiduciary administration, ranging from the time when all parties involved get along to when they do not. She will discuss best practices to fulfill duties, the elements of risk, and the opportunities to plan ahead for either avoiding future litigation or winning when it does arise. Finally, Marya will discuss fiduciary risk management within the parameters of the duty of loyalty and the duty of prudence.
Marya frequently writes and speaks on estate planning and probate matters. Nationally, Marya has presented for the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation on advanced planning matters and has presented several webinars through Thompson Reuters. In Minnesota, she is active in the Minnesota CLE: she serves on the planning committee for its Annual Probate and Trust Law Conference, contributed to its publication Minnesota Marital Deduction Deskbook, and served as course chair of a seminar centered on that publication. She has presented on marital deduction planning, disclaimer planning and other topics at six Minnesota State Bar Association Annual Probate and Trust Law Conferences, as well as other conferences. At a county level, Marya chaired the Hennepin County Bar Association’s seminars on probate and guardianship and conservatorship topics for several years and co-presents for the Ramsey County Bar Association on business succession. In addition, she has authored several articles related to guardianship and conservatorship, and she has presented on fiduciary duties to other professionals.
As an adjunct professor at the University of St. Thomas Law School, Marya teaches estate and trust law. In addition, she has served on the board of the Minnesota Association of Guardianship and Conservatorship, and as editor of the Association’s quarterly journal. The journal has featured articles written by Marya that address the state’s guardianship act, trustee powers and attorneys’ ethical duties.
Before moving into private practice, she served as a judicial clerk for the Hon. Bruce D. Willis at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
