Essentials of Estate Administration

• The fundamentals of probate, including determining jurisdiction
• What to do when there is only a copy of a will or when the will contains a typo
• Statutory elections
• Debts and demand hearings
• Real property in Virginia and outside Virginia
• Practical tips on estate tax
• Insolvency and the pitfalls for fiduciaries
• Intestacy and blended families

About the Speaker

Xue Connelly, Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC / Alexandria

Xue Connelly is an associate at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC, specializing in bankruptcy, wills, trusts, and estates. She has extensive experience handling all forms of bankruptcy, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 for individuals, and Chapter 7 for businesses. She concentrates on estate planning and administration, with a focus on the latest and most efficient asset-protection strategies.

Ms. Connelly began her career at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC in 2012 as a paralegal. In addition to her work at the firm, she was the senior research editor for the National Security Law Journal from 2016 to 2018 and an executive board member. Ms. Connelly received her J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. She also served as a student advisor in the George Mason Veterans and Servicemembers Legal Clinic, where she provided pro bono legal assistance to veterans and their families on issues such as uncontested domestic law cases, veterans disability appeals, discharge upgrades, and other matters.

Ms. Connelly’s passion for the law was sparked by summer internships at the Department of Justice (DOJ) Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Training at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia. She also interned in DOJ’s Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering section in Washington D.C.

Ms. Connelly grew up in both Alexandria, Virginia, and Bogota, Colombia. She is a native Spanish speaker.