Paralegals’ Guide to Drafting Wills, Health Care Proxies, Living Wills & Power of Attorneys

Stephen Bonfa
Stephen Bonfa | Law Offices Of Stephen A. Bonfa, Esq., PC

Stephen has Lectured On Estate Planning, Probate Proceedings, Business & Persona; Taxation, Real Estate Taxation, Business Formation & Planning, Protecting Yourself From Scammers, Trusts & Wills, Medicaid Basics, 1031 Exchanges, and Tax Resolution Strategies.

On-Demand: March 20, 2025

2 hour CLE

Tuition: $195.00
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Program Summary

The goal of this webinar is to enable paralegals to draft basic estate planning documents, including last wills, healthcare proxies (HCP), living wills, and powers of attorney (POAs). Participants will learn what information is needed in the client intake and the essential components for creating valid Wills, HCPs, Living Wills, and POAS, from intake to execution.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • General terms to know
  • Estate planning documents
  • Personal information needed from client
  • Financial information needed from client
  • General information needed
  • Information needed for drafting will & execution requirements
  • Information needed for drafting HCP/living will & execution requirements
  • Information needed for drafting POA & execution requirements
  • Apple & iCloud accounts

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Speaker_Stephen Bonfa_myLawCLEStephen Bonfa | Law Offices Of Stephen A. Bonfa, Esq., PC

Stephen is admitted to practice in New York State, the US Eastern and Southern District Courts, and the US Tax Court.

Stephen earned a Master of Laws in Taxation and served in multiple government agencies, including, as an Assistant District Attorney; a NYC Administrative Law Judge, a NYC Police Department Attorney, and a NYC Department of Buildings Managing Attorney.

He has Lectured On Estate Planning, Probate Proceedings, Business & Persona; Taxation, Real Estate Taxation, Business Formation & Planning, Protecting Yourself From Scammers, Trusts & Wills, Medicaid Basics, 1031 Exchanges, and Tax Resolution Strategies.

Recent & Upcoming Lectures 9/27 Estate Planning For Beginning Attorneys Simply CLE 10/9 Fundamentals of Estate Planning, Transportation Columbia Assoc of NY 11/13 ID Theft and Scans, NYC Public School District 31 11/14 Estate Planning for Lawyers, LawPractice CLE 11/28 Estate Taxation, Maiorano & Assoc 12/3 Drafting Estate Plans For Beginners 12/4 Long Term Medicaid & Asset Protection, Bonfalaw Webinar 12/27 Probate Proceedings SimplyCLE.

Agenda

I. General terms to know | 1:00pm – 1:15pm

II. Estate planning documents | 1:15pm – 1:30pm

III. Personal information needed from client | 1:30pm – 1:40pm

IV. Financial information needed from client | 1:40pm – 1:50pm

V. General information needed | 1:50pm – 2:00pm

Break | 2:00pm – 2:10pm

VI. Information needed for drafting will & execution requirements | 2:10pm – 2:25pm

VII. Information needed for drafting HCP/living will & execution requirements | 2:25pm – 2:40pm

VIII. Information needed for drafting POA & execution requirements | 2:40pm – 2:55pm

IX. Apple & iCloud accounts | 2:55pm – 3:10pm

Credits

Alaska

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

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Alabama

Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General

Arkansas

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Arizona

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

California

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Colorado

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Connecticut

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

District of Columbia

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hours

Delaware

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Florida

Approved via Attorney Submission
2.5 General

Receive CLE credit in Florida via attorney submission.
Georgia

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Hawaii

Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General

Iowa

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Idaho

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Illinois

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Indiana

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Kansas

Pending CLE Approval
2 Substantive

Kentucky

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Louisiana

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Massachusetts

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hours

Maryland

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hours

Maine

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Michigan

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hours

Minnesota

Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General

Missouri

Approved for Self-Study Credits
2.4 General

Mississippi

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Montana

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

North Carolina

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

North Dakota

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Our programs are CLE-eligible through North Dakota’s recognition of multi-jurisdictional reciprocity. Section 1, Policy 1.14
Nebraska

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

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New Hampshire

Approved for CLE Credits
120 General Minutes

As of July 1, 2014, the NHMCLE Board no longer provides pre- or post-approval of courses. Attendees must self-determine whether a program is eligible for credit, and self-report their attendance online at www.nhbar.org, based on qualification provisions of Rule 53.
New Jersey

Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General

Our programs are CLE-eligible through New Jersey’s recognition of multi-jurisdictional reciprocity, except for the courses required under BCLE Reg. 201:2
New Mexico

Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General

Nevada

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

New York

Approved for CLE Credits
2.4 General

Our programs are CLE-eligible through New York’s Approved Jurisdiction Group “B”.
Ohio

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Oklahoma

Pending CLE Approval
2.5 General

Oregon

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Pennsylvania

Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General

Rhode Island

Pending CLE Approval
2.5 General

South Carolina

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

South Dakota

No MCLE Required
2 CLE Hours

Tennessee

Approved for Self-Study Credits
2 General

Texas

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Utah

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

Virginia

Not Eligible
2 General Hours

Vermont

Approved for CLE Credits
2 General

Washington

Approved via Attorney Submission
2 Law & Legal

Receive CLE credit in Washington via attorney submission.
Wisconsin

Pending CLE Approval
2.4 General

West Virginia

Pending CLE Approval
2.4 General

Wyoming

Pending CLE Approval
2 General

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