Stein on Probate: Administration of Decedents' Estates Under the Uniform Code as Enacted in Minnesota

Robert A. Stein is Executive Director of the American Bar Association. He manages staff operations, recommends strategies and operational plans to the ABA and its policy making bodies, and implements the programs and procedures adopted by the ABA's Board of Governors and House of Delegates. Prior to assuming his current responsibilities, Mr. Stein was for 15 years the Dean of the University of Minnesota Law School. Listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in American Education, he has held leadership positions in the ABA, the American Bar Foundation, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, the American Law Institute, the Minnesota State Bar Association, and many other law-related organizations. Also formerly Of Counsel to the law firm of Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett in Minneapolis, Mr. Stein received a B.S.L from the University of Minnesota. He continued his education at the University's Law School, earning his J.D. summa cum laude, gaining election to the Order of the Coif, and serving as an Officer of the Minnesota Law Review.

Marya Robben is a partner at Lathrop GPM LLP and practices in the areas of estate planning; estate and gift taxation; fiduciary representation; probate administration; trust formation and administration; and guardianship and conservatorship law. She was elected to The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a national organization of approximately 2,600 lawyers elected to membership by demonstrating the highest level of integrity, commitment to the profession, competence and experience as trust and estate counselors. Marya frequently writes and speaks on estate planning and probate matters, advanced planning matters, including dynasty trusts and intentionally defective grantor trusts, marital deduction planning, disclaimer planning, guardianship and conservatorship topics, business succession planning, and fiduciary duties to other professionals.