Program Details
2026-10-22 14:30:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-10-22 14:30:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ESTThis session establishes the conceptual foundation of heirs’ property practice, identifies the governing legal regime, and walks a case from initial client analysis through valuation and the statutory buyout election. Coverage includes why heirs’ property developed and what the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act was designed to fix, a comparative roadmap of the three partition regimes a practitioner may encounter, the threshold title and ownership analysis that determines whether the UPHPA applies, pre-suit and early litigation strategy, New York’s mandatory good-faith settlement conference, court-ordered appraisals and valuation disputes, and the mechanics of the statutory buyout. Attorneys will learn how to identify and litigate heirs-property status at the outset of a partition action, navigate the appraisal process, and exercise or defend against buyout rights. Attendees will leave with the practical skills to avoid the procedural pitfalls that lead to dismissal, missed buyout windows, and wasted litigation.
Jacy FisherK. Scott Kohanowski 3:40 pm - 4:40 pm ESTThis session picks up the case after the buyout stage and addresses disposition of the property, purchaser-side compliance, state variations, and the ethical obligations of counsel on all sides. Coverage includes the UPHPA’s mandatory preference for partition in kind and the statutory factors, evidence, and case law that drive it; the court-supervised open-market sale that replaces the courthouse auction when division in kind is not feasible; New York’s “UPHPA 2.0” amendments; the statutory constraints and litigation risk facing purchasers of fractional interests; and the professional-responsibility questions that arise when counsel represents heirs, cotenants, or investor-purchasers. Attorneys will learn how to apply the partition-in-kind factors, structure compliant sale orders, advise fractional-interest purchasers within statutory limits, and recognize conflicts and competence issues unique to heirs’ property matters. The session closes with integrated practice problems that tie the two hours together.
Jacy FisherK. Scott KohanowskiJacy Fisher is a Partner at Greg Varner Attorney at Law, where her practice includes heirs’ property and real estate litigation. Since 2020 she has represented heirs’ property landowners in Alabama in their fight against involuntary land loss, and she serves as Chief Legal Counsel for Clear Landing, Inc., which provides free title opinions to qualifying heirs’ property owners in underserved Alabama communities. In 2026 she presented at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., on the impact of the Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act (UPHPA) on property rights for Alabama landowners.
K. Scott Kohanowski is General Counsel at the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, focusing on heirs property, community stabilization, deed theft, scam prevention and litigation, and foreclosure defense, with a focus on racial equity and social justice. He co-chairs the ABA subcommittee on Heirs Property and, for 13 years, has directed the Homeowner Stability and LGBT Advocacy Projects at the City Bar Justice Center, representing distressed homeowners, supervising cases, training attorneys, and pursuing law reform to preserve housing and communities.
Jacy Fisher is a Partner at Greg Varner Attorney at Law, where her practice includes heirs’ property and real estate litigation. Since 2020 she has represented heirs’ property landowners in Alabama in their fight against involuntary land loss, and she serves as Chief Legal Counsel for Clear Landing, Inc., which provides free title opinions to qualifying heirs’ property owners in underserved Alabama communities. In 2026 she presented at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C., on the impact of the Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act (UPHPA) on property rights for Alabama landowners.
K. Scott Kohanowski is General Counsel at the Center for NYC Neighborhoods, focusing on heirs property, community stabilization, deed theft, scam prevention and litigation, and foreclosure defense, with a focus on racial equity and social justice. He co-chairs the ABA subcommittee on Heirs Property and, for 13 years, has directed the Homeowner Stability and LGBT Advocacy Projects at the City Bar Justice Center, representing distressed homeowners, supervising cases, training attorneys, and pursuing law reform to preserve housing and communities.
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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