“I Want A Divorce From That Trust: When Trusts Collide With Divorce,” ACTEC Western Regional Conference, Oregon, August 2026
"The Murdoch Succession Fight," Harvard Business School, Cambridge Mass., April 2026
“Spilling the tea…. Is it simply irresistible,” Cambridge Forum on International Wealth Disputes, Mallorca, Spain, October 2025
"International Family Wealth Related Disputes," Private Client Exchange Switzerland, March 27, 2025
"Spilling the Tea: Is it Simply Irresistible?," Cambridge Forum on International Wealth Disputes, March 7, 2025
“Where There’s a Will There’s a Way,” Cambridge Forum on International Wealth Disputes, October 10, 2024
“Undue Influence in Wills and Trusts: Addressing Elder Abuse in a Global Context,” Cambridge Forum on International Wealth Disputes, October 11, 2023
“Litigating Capacity in Multi-National Jurisdictions,” Cambridge Forum on International Wealth Disputes, Cambridge Forum, October 13, 2022
"Representing Trustees after Moeller and Boltwood," Century City Bar Association, May 2002
“Mental Capacity,” International Trusts and Estates Litigation Forum, Private Client Global Elite, Germany, December 8, 2021
" Conférence exceptionnelle avec Adam Streisand, premier avocat de Britney Spears," Sciences Po, Paris France, December 6, 2021
" War Stories with Adam Streisand," Beverly Hills Bar Association, November 15, 2021
“Hide and Seek, Tactics and Discovery in Cross-Border Litigation,” Forum on International Wealth Disputes, Cambridge Forums, Athens, Greece, October 2021
"Expert Witnesses in Trust and Estate Disputes," Cambridge Forum for Private Wealth Litigation, Scottsdale, Arizona, September 2021
"It’s Britney, barristers,” Private Client Global Elite, April 15, 2021
"Heartbroken or Just Broken? How Trusts Fare in Divorce," The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, October 2020
“Winterfell, Iron Islands, or Dorne: Where Will the Battle Rage and Which Kingdom Will Rule?” Cambridge Forum for Private Wealth Litigation, February 2020
"Litigating Against The Unduly Influenced Litigant," Beverly Hills Estate Planning Council, December 2019
"Mystery in a Mumu: What Makes Your Judge Tick?" Interview with Hon. Mitchell L. Beckloff and Hon. Mary Thornton House (Ret.), USC Trust and Estate Conference, Los Angeles, November 2019
"Crypto and Blockchain 101 for California Estate Planners, Fiduciaries, and Fiduciary-Litigation Counsel", San Francisco Estate Planning Council, May 2019
"The Unduly Influenced Litigant: How to Litigate Against Parties with Diminished Capacity", Probate Attorneys of San Diego, April 2019
"Succession: Controversies Where the Crown Jewel is the Family Business", Cambridge Forum on Private Wealth Disputes, New Orleans, April 2019
"International Trust Litigation Trends", Forum of the Americas, ALM Legal Week, Newport Beach, California, March 2019
"International Trust Disputes: Conflicts of Laws", International Trusts and Estates Forum, ALM Legal Week, Girona, Spain, March 2019
"The Unduly Influenced Litigant: How to Litigate Against Parties with Diminished Capacity", Orange County Bar Ass’n, Orange, California, March 2019
" The Unduly Influenced Litigant: How to Litigate Against Parties with Diminished Capacity", USC Trust and Estate Conference, November 2018
"Succession: Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Often Go Awry", East Bay Trust and Estate Lawyers Conference, November 2018
"Cross-Border Capacity Litigation", Forum on International Wealth Disputes, Versailles, October 2018
"Pre-Death Will Contests: Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated", Forum on Private Wealth Litigation, Scottsdale, AZ, April 2018
"What Should Attorneys have in their Engagement Agreements," ACTEC Trust and Estate Podcast, February 2018
"Freedom of Testation," Forum on International Wealth Disputes, Barcelona, Spain, October 2017
"New Model Engagement Agreements," lecture and podcast, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Nashville, TN, October 2017
"Representing the Incapacitated Business or Property Owner", Fiduciary Attorney Summit, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, January 2017
"Representing the Client with Diminished Capacity, Legal and Ethical Issues", Desert Estate Planning Council, Rancho Mirage, California, January 2017
"Arbitration and Trials in Civil and Common Law Jurisdictions," Forum on International Wealth Disputes, Venice, Italy, October 2016
"Trailblazers: Divorce, Trusts & Estates," The National Law Journal, 2016
" Lawyer Limelight: Adam Streisand," Lawdragon, October 25, 2015
CEB Advanced Trusts and Estates Litigation, March 2015
Century City Bar Association's 47th Annual Installation Banquet & Awards Ceremony, March 2015
"Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity," CalCPA Annual Conference, January 2015
" Consider That A Divorce: Litigating the Post-Death Divorce," 40th Annual USC Trust and Estate Conference, November 2014
"Brain Mappers: The New Maggellans," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, November and June 2014
"Intentional Interference with Inheritance: Is it a Brave New World in Probate?" State Bar of California Webinar, April 2013
"Intelligent Planning for Intellectual Property," Heckerling Institute in Estate Planning, January 2013
"Ethical Challenges in Estate Planning and Administration," 2012 Professional Advisor Speaker Series, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, October 2012
"Malpractice and Ethics Issues for Estate Planners," San Fernando Valley Estate Planning Council, May 2012
" Tortious Interference With Inheritance: Is It A Brave New World In California? Part II," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, 2012
" Tortious Interference With Inheritance: Is It A Brave New World In California? Part I," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, 2012
"Rumors of Their Deaths May Be Exaggerated: Conservatorships and Pre-Death Litigation," USC Trust & Estate Conference, November 2011
" Malpractice Melee: Fending Off The Disgruntled And Disappointed, An Estate Planner's Field Guide," Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, Vol.3, Book 2, Spring 2011
"Advanced Trust and Estate Litigation (CEB)," December 2010
"Current Ethical Issues for Estate Planners, ALI-ABA and American College for Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), October 2010
"Malpractice Melee: Fighting off the Disgruntled and Disappointed," A T&E Lawyers Field Guide, American Academy of Estate Planners Annual Conference, October 2010
"Copy This: Intelligent Planning for Intellectual Property Rights," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), April 2010
"Will Contest or Contest of Wills, Life After 21320," Orange County Bar Association, February 2010
"Litigation and Settlements - Estate and Income Tax Issues," Advanced Estate Planning Institute, CalCPA Education Foundation, January 2010
"Malpractice Melee: Fighting off the Disgruntled and Disappointed," A T&E Lawyers Field Guide, November 2009
"Dealing with the Difficult or Impaired Client," American Bankers Association's Teleconference, November 2009
" Mental Disorders That Erode Capacity," ABA Trust & Investments, November 2009
"Ethical Issues Affecting Estate Planners," ALI-ABA and American College for Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Webinar, October 2009
"Lawsuits Against Lawyers for the Plan You Do and the Plan You Don't," ACTEC Annual Meeting, March 2009
Advanced Course on Trust and Estate Litigation, CEB, December 2008
"No-Contest Clauses: The Never Ending Drama," State Bar Annual Meeting, September 2008 and State Bar Road Show, November 2008
"Getting into the Client's (Testator's) Head: A Lawyer's Guide to Diminished Capacity and Use of Medical Experts," ACTEC Fall Meeting, October 2008
" The Marital Deduction and IRC Sections 2511, 2519 and 2207A: A Three-Headed Hydra," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Winter 2008
" A Lawyer's Guide to Diminishing Capacity and Effective Use of Medical Experts in Contemporaneous and Retrospective Evaluations," American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Journal, Fall 2008
"A Lawyer's Guide to Diminishing Capacity," UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute, May 2008
" Nine Things Entertainment Lawyers Should Know About Probate," The Hollywood Reporter, November 6, 2007
"Will Contests, No-Contest Clauses and Safe Harbors," Center for Judicial Research and Education (CJER), November 2006
"The Stripper, Playboy Playmate, and Reality Show Train Wreck, the Billionaire Oilman, a Scheming Son and Nine Supreme Court Justices: The Havoc Has Only Begun," Los Angeles County Bar Association, October 2006
"How to Try and Defend Will and Trust Contests," State Bar Annual Meeting, October 2006
"Estate Litigation: Tactical Issues, Case Studies and Resolution Scenarios," Advanced Course of Study, CEB, September 2006
"No Contest Clauses: The Never Ending Drama," Orange County Estate Planning Council, September 2006
"Anna Nicole Smith and the Probate Exception to Federal Court Jurisdiction," September 2006
"To Tell The Truth (A T&E Lawyer's Version): Will My Real Client Please Stand Up?" UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute, May 2006
" Rumors Of Their Death Are Greatly Exaggerated: The Pre-Death Will Contest and Other Strategies in Conservatorship Litigation," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Spring 2006
"May the Force Be With You: Private Attorney General Actions To Enforce Charitable Donations," Beverly Hills Bar Association, January 2006
"Trust and Estate Litigation: Tactical Issues, Case Studies, and Resolution Scenarios," CEB, December 2005
"Charlie Creditor and the Probate Factory: The Golden Ticket to Preserving Your Claim," USC Probate and Trust Conference, November 2005
"Rip, Mix, and Burn, Baby! Will Digital Music Sampling Overtake the Music Industry?" Los Angeles County Bar Association, November 2005
" The Sure Thing," Daily Journal, June 14, 2005
" Gone But Not Forgotten - Celebrity Estates and Intellectual Property Rights," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Spring 2005
"Trust and Estate Litigation: Pointers and Pitfalls," State Bar of California, November 2004
"New Ideas to Keep Litigious Beneficiaries at Bay and Protect Trustees," Southern California Trust Officers Association, October 2004
"Trust and Estate Litigation: Pointers and Pitfalls," Annual Meeting State Bar of California, October 2004
"Estate Litigation: Strategies for Ending the Family Feud," CEB Los Angeles, October 2004, San Diego, September 2004
" No Contest Clauses Need To Be Reformed, Not Abolished," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Summer 2004
"Demonstration of a Contested Trust Matter," Mock Trial Program State Bar of California, April 2004, November 2003
" The PI Lawyer: Different Animal, Same Stripes," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Spring 2004
"Estate and Trust Litigation," CEB, February 2004
"Advanced Trial Skills," National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2004, 2002, 2001, 1999
"Will and Trust Contests," Century City Bar Association, August 2003
" Tapping The Trust To Fund The Battle: When Trustees Can Use Trust Funds To Litigate With Beneficiaries," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Spring 2003
"When Trustees Go Bad/When Beneficiaries Attack," Beverly Hills Bar Association, November 2002
"Representing Trustees after Moeller and Boltwood," Century City Bar Association, May 2002
" The Jury Is Back: Where There's A Will, Finding New Ways," California Trusts and Estates Quarterly, Spring 2002
"Litigating Capacity and Undue Influence," Century City Bar Association, December 2001
"Demonstration of a Disputed Will and Trust Matter," Mock Trial Program State Bar of California, August 2001
"New Developments in Drafting No-Contest Clauses," Century City Bar Association, April 2001
"Taking and Defending Depositions," National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 2001, 2000
