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Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Going Once, Going Twice…(but who’s it going to? And what’s it worth?)

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Host Warren K. Racusin, Chair of Lowenstein's Trusts & Estates practice, invites Meghan M. Federman and Joanne Mournet, President at DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers, to cover how estate planning for art and valuables differs...more

Conn Kavanaugh

Five Reasons to Review and Update your Estate Plan (at least) Every Five Years

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You’ve signed your estate plan – congratulations! The most important step is complete. But the next most important step with respect to your estate planning is yet to come. That step is to review your plan as time passes....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Starting a Difficult but Important Discussion

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Looking for a way to stop family arguments over politics? Well, who isn’t. A quick way to derail a familial political scuffle: Quietly announce that you want to talk about your will. The silence should be automatic. It’s...more

Offit Kurman

Ethical Wills: The Heart of Your Estate Plan

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When most people think of estate planning, Trusts and Last Wills and Testaments usually come to mind. I have spent my career espousing the essential tools for ensuring an efficient transfer of assets from one generation to...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Fostering Harmony in Your Estate Plan

Planning for your own incapacity or death can be a stressful experience, not just for yourself, but for anyone who will be affected by the plan. Here are some considerations that may preserve the peace within your family, now...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

The Great Wealth Transfer: Preparing the Next Generation

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The great wealth transfer is underway in America. Through 2045, Baby Boomers will pass down approximately $84 trillion to Gen Z, Millennials, and Gen X. But what constitutes a high-net-worth (HNW) inheritance? In the United...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Trust Administration: Key Steps to Protecting Your Legacy

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Estate planning is an essential process which can ensure that your wealth is distributed appropriately after you pass. Every estate planning attorney’s goal is to assist clients to protect their assets, instead of allowing...more

Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL

Using Trust Provisions to Incentivize Beneficiary Behavior

For many individuals new to estate planning, particularly younger couples, there is something almost taboo when you start to discuss a revocable trust: does that mean our children will be trust fund babies?...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner, May/June 2024

Sharing is caring - How much should you tell your loved ones about your estate plan? After you’ve created your estate plan, it’s important to consider how much information you should disclose to your loved ones about...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner, May/June 2023

SECURE 2.0 provides a boost to your retirement and estate plans - The SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) expands on the changes made by the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (SECURE Act)....more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

The Estate Planner, March/April 2023

Funding long-term care expenses: What are your options? Few things can derail your estate plan as quickly as unanticipated long-term care (LTC) expenses. Most people will need some form of LTC — such as a nursing home or...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

Millennial Estate Planning and the Importance of Early Planning

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Client Question: “What area of law do you focus on?” Attorney Response: “Trusts and Estates.” Client Response: “I’m still young, I don’t need to worry about planning for when I’m gone. I’ll call you when I’m older...more

Sands Anderson PC

Planning in Panic Mode

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A few years ago, I spent a memorable weekend going back and forth between my office and a client’s hospital room. I spent hours sitting at hospital cafeteria tables or by my client’s bedside while he waited for an operation,...more

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Planning in Transition

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All of us go through periods of transition. Things change, for better and for worse, and every transition is an opportunity to take a fresh look at where we are, what we have done, and where we want to be....more

Bennett Jones LLP

Logan Estate: An Example of Best Practices in Will Drafting

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A person who challenges the validity of a will has the burden of rebutting the presumption that a will is valid. In Logan Estate (Re), 2021 ABCA 6, the challenger was unable to rebut this presumption due to the strength of...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

[Webinar] Ripped from the Case Law - October 13th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT

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Producers, writers, and reporters have long been fascinated with high-stakes wealth, estate and trusts, and shareholder disputes. Whether tragic or comic, the drama between clients, families, business partners, as well as the...more

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[Webinar] Representations of Wealth Planning and Conflict in Film and Literature: What Can We Learn from Such Depictions? -...

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Producers, writers, and reporters have long been fascinated with high-stakes wealth, estate and trusts, and shareholder disputes. Whether tragic or comic, the drama between clients, families, business partners, as well as the...more

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[Webinar] Panel: The Influence of News and Other Media on Client Expectations - October 1st, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CT

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Producers, writers, and reporters have long been fascinated with high-stakes wealth, estate and trusts, and shareholder disputes. Whether tragic or comic, the drama between clients, families, business partners, as well as the...more

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