Name: Beyond the Bench: Navigating Guardianship Jury Trials
Start: 2026-09-03T13:00:00-0500
End: 2026-09-03T14:00:00-0500

Beyond the Bench: Navigating Guardianship Jury Trials

Thursday September 3, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT

Classroom 203

This panel will walk attorneys through the practical realities of preparing for litigation in complex and contested guardianship cases. Panelists will cover case assessment, discovery strategies, working with confidential medical records, and managing competing interests among family members.The session will also feature a candid review of a case that settled on the eve of trial, examining what drove the litigation forward, and the lessons learned that can be applied in future cases.

Speakers

Hannah Dyal

Attorney, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid

Hannah Dyal is an Equal Justice Works Disaster Resilience Program Fellow at Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. She recently completed her first Equal Justice Works fellowship on the Disaster Recovery Legal Corps, the first disaster corps of its kind. Hannah has been working in disaster recovery... Read More →

Pablo J. Almaguer

Senior Attorney Fellow, Economic Justice Initiative

Pablo Javier Almaguer is the Senior Attorney Fellow at Texas Immigration Law Council (“TxILC), where he is overseeing the newly created Medical Legal Partnership between Texas A&M Law School and Doctors Hospital at Renaissance. TxILC’s core values center on building broad coalitions... Read More →

Priscilla Noriega

Attorney, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Inc.

Thursday September 3, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Classroom 203

Guardianship/ Wills & Estates/ Probate

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