SWCF offers SWAN to connect female attorneys around estate planning and related topics. Every other month, SWAN offers attendees the opportunity to network and learn. SWAN is offered at no cost by SWCF.
SWAN began after a lawyer observed that there were few opportunities for women to network and exchange ideas related to estate planning. SWCF decided that it could help create that space and those opportunities. SWAN has been holding events ever since – and if you are a female lawyer who deals with estate-planning issues, we’d love for you to join us!
For more information, or to add your name to our event email list, please email SWCF’s Advisor Relations Director, Suzanne Massey, at [email protected].
Upcoming Lunch Session
Adriane S. Grace will be presenting on “How to Identify and Handle Capacity Issues in Estate Planning.” Walk away with practical tools to protect clients and families before disputes arise. The session will examine legal standards, practical assessments, best practices, and ethical considerations that will help attendees develop valuable strategies for clients who are navigating some of life’s most challenging circumstances.
Thursday, May 28 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM
Merit Tower | 12222 Merit Dr. | 2nd Floor Conference Room
Adriane Grace has represented clients in Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, and Social Security matters for the last 15 years as Managing Attorney of her legal practice. Not only has she assisted North Texas families with creating Wills, Trusts, and other estate planning documents, she has defended estate plans and Executors in probate court, as well as legal heirs and beneficiaries of an Estate. Certified by the Texas State Bar to practice as an Attorney Ad Litem in Texas courts, Ms. Grace is regularly appointed by North Texas statutory Probate Court Judges to assist in difficult and contested Guardianship proceedings and Heirship Determinations as an Attorney Ad Litem and Guardian Ad Litem for incapacitated and disabled individuals.
Ms. Grace advises families about the Texas probate process, and choosing appropriate Executors, Guardians, and Trustees to serve under an estate plan. She also maintains an active guardianship practice defending applicants for temporary and permanent guardianship of disabled adults and minor children.
We look forward to seeing you! Please RSVP now to secure your seat for this valuable lunch presentation and discussion.
May 2026 SWAN Registration
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