Program Details
2026-04-10 14:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-04-10 14:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ESTThis session explores will contests, legal requirements for claims, and intake strategies to identify disputes. Learn conflict reduction for heirs and effective mediation approaches to resolve complex family dynamics during estate administration.
Grayson Cannon
Nicole Thornton 3:10 pm - 4:10 pm ESTIdentify early signs of executor negligence and self-dealing. This session covers remedies for fiduciary breaches, translating duties into clear client guidance, and strategies for managing non-cooperative beneficiaries through discovery and mediation.
Grayson CannonNicole ThorntonGrayson Smith Cannon is a Nashville attorney and Section Leader in the Estate Planning and Probate Section at Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC. Her practice focuses primarily on estate administration and probate, conservatorships and guardianships, family law, with particular emphasis on the division of retirement assets in divorce such as qualified domestic relations orders, Social Security disability, and various business and collection matters. Prior to joining GSRM Law, Grayson served as an attorney at Phillips & Ingrum in Gallatin, Tennessee for eight years. Before that, she served as Managing Attorney of Cannon & Cannon law firm in Goodlettsville, Tennessee for 23 years, where she was involved in the general civil practice of law. Earlier in her career, she worked as an attorney at Haynes & Cannon for three years before forming Cannon & Cannon with her husband, who is now retired from the practice of law. A frequent continuing legal education lecturer on family law, probate, and Social Security, Grayson is also an avid runner and cyclist who has completed some 20 full marathons, numerous half-marathons, and several cycling centuries.
Nicole Thornton is a Partner at Wright Close Barger & Guzman, LLP in Houston, Texas, where she brings substantial litigation and appellate experience across Texas, having represented clients through all stages of litigation. Her primary focus is fiduciary litigation, though her practice has spanned a wide breadth of areas including oil and gas, real estate, probate, guardianship, and business-related litigation. Prior to her current role, Nicole operated her own practice, Law Offices of Nicole Sain Thornton, and also dedicated a year to teaching Lawyering Skills and Strategies at the University of Houston Law Center as a Lecturer before returning to private practice.
Grayson Smith Cannon is a Nashville attorney and Section Leader in the Estate Planning and Probate Section at Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC. Her practice focuses primarily on estate administration and probate, conservatorships and guardianships, family law, with particular emphasis on the division of retirement assets in divorce such as qualified domestic relations orders, Social Security disability, and various business and collection matters. Prior to joining GSRM Law, Grayson served as an attorney at Phillips & Ingrum in Gallatin, Tennessee for eight years. Before that, she served as Managing Attorney of Cannon & Cannon law firm in Goodlettsville, Tennessee for 23 years, where she was involved in the general civil practice of law. Earlier in her career, she worked as an attorney at Haynes & Cannon for three years before forming Cannon & Cannon with her husband, who is now retired from the practice of law. A frequent continuing legal education lecturer on family law, probate, and Social Security, Grayson is also an avid runner and cyclist who has completed some 20 full marathons, numerous half-marathons, and several cycling centuries.
Nicole Thornton is a Partner at Wright Close Barger & Guzman, LLP in Houston, Texas, where she brings substantial litigation and appellate experience across Texas, having represented clients through all stages of litigation. Her primary focus is fiduciary litigation, though her practice has spanned a wide breadth of areas including oil and gas, real estate, probate, guardianship, and business-related litigation. Prior to her current role, Nicole operated her own practice, Law Offices of Nicole Sain Thornton, and also dedicated a year to teaching Lawyering Skills and Strategies at the University of Houston Law Center as a Lecturer before returning to private practice.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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