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Lunch & Learn – Probate Fiduciary vs. Receiver Roles in Estate Administration
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
Category: Events



 

Webinar: Zoom (details provided in confirmation email)

Credits: 1.0 MCLE

Members: $50 In-Person, $30 Zoom

Non-members: $80 In-Person/Zoom

Contact: Kyra Browder, [email protected]

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Teresa Gorman is licensed as a Trust & Estate Specialist attorney by the State Bar of California. Teresa is also a Real Estate Broker. Teresa was the founding attorney of a boutique law firm representing Private Professional Fiduciaries for almost 20 years. Teresa's law practice included extensive trial work in the area of Trust & Estate litigation, trust administration, conservatorships, estate planning and probates. Teresa represented Private Professional Fiduciaries in complicated cases. Teresa was regularly appointed by the Court to serve as court-appointed counsel and Guardian ad Litem.In 2018 Teresa sold her law practice and joined Fiduciary Real Estate Services. Teresa brings an experienced legal eye to the real estate transaction protecting the fiduciary client from potential claims from buyers, tenants and beneficiaries in Trust & Estate real property transactions

Amy Harrington is a highly regarded trusts and estates attorney with extensive experience in probate, trust administration, conservatorships, estate planning, fiduciary services, partition actions, and receiverships. Recognized as a Super Lawyer since 2024 and ranked by Chambers and Partners USA Spotlight for her excellence in trusts and estates law, she has been practicing since 2005 and is frequently appointed by California courts to serve as a trustee, administrator, receiver, and partition referee. Amy is also a writer, editor, and lecturer for Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) and is licensed to practice in California and the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. A former Mayor of Sonoma, she remains active in her community and splits her time between her firm's San Francisco and Sonoma offices.

Since 2002, Scott Sackett has served as a receiver in dozens of receiverships overseeing the management and operation of many different types of properties and businesses including farming operations, law firms, accounting firms, liquor stores, apartment complexes, office buildings, retail shopping centers, and development companies. He started in the business developing financial accounting and case management software for use by receivers, bankruptcy trustees, and other fiduciaries. He was first appointed receiver when Washington Mutual bank could not find anyone else and figured that if he wrote software for receivers, he could do the job. Since then, he has also served as Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Trustee, Examiner, Special Master, Chief Restructuring Officer, Disbursing Agent, Referee, and was recently appointed to the Eastern District pool of Subchapter V Trustees. Scott is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley College of Engineering. He has worked for his family’s property management business and has played key roles in the startup of three technology companies delivering sensor products, network security products, and software to the automotive, aerospace, agriculture and financial services industries.


This activity has been approved for 1.0 hours of Minimum Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California. The California Receivers Forum certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for the approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing MCLE.

CPA CPE: This Activity qualifies for Participatory Credit in the technical subject area specialized industry as defined in Section 87*. It is the obligation of each licensee to select a course of study, consistent with the requirements of Sections 88, 88.1, and 88.2*, which will contribute directly to professional competence.

The Zoom participation log serves in place of signing in on the Record of Attendance and notes total attendance time. Attendees must participate in the live program in its entirety to receive MCLE credit. Partial credit will not be given.