66th Annual Estate Planning Short Course

Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Holiday Inn Chicago Downtown Wolf Point, Chicago

Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2, 2023
Live Webcast and Springfield Simulcast at IICLE (sold out)

DAY ONE

Moderated By:  Lorraine Cavataio, Sandberg Phoenix, O’Fallon &

Recent Developments in Federal Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Taxes   Sponsored by 

Learn about new law affecting this area in the last year.
Karen Van Meter, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Chicago

Federal Income Taxation for Estate Planning & Administration   Sponsored by 

Understand recent developments in income tax matters and the impact on estate planning and administration.
Adam Garber, Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC, Chicago &
Robert A. Romanoff, Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC, Chicago &

Illinois Law: Case Decisions & Trends   Sponsored by 
Get up to date on new cases and Illinois legislation specifically applicable to estate planning, estate taxation, trusts, and more.
Ryan A. Walsh, Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres LLC, Chicago &

Featured Presentation: RUFADAA, Bitcoin & Fiduciaries: Finding the True Meaning of "Digital Assets" in Estates & Trusts   Sponsored by 

As digital assets and cryptocurrency become more common, the issues a fiduciary need to address proliferate as well.  While the issues relating to obtaining access to asset information via RUFADAA may be more well known, many other issues remain unaddressed.  This presentation will discuss the many fiduciary issues relating to digital assets and cryptocurrency, including how to access digital assets, finding and taking control of digital assets, valuation issues, how they are taxed, how a trustee may want to hold digital assets and how to plan for them.  The discussion includes an understanding of how fundamental trustee duties are implicated in these issues and how a trustee may want to address those duties while also dealing with complex assets that are new and ever changing.
Stacy E. Singer, Northern Trust, Chicago &
Fredrick B. Weber, ArentFox Schiff LLP, Chicago &

The SECURE (“Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement” or “Sending Everyone Cowering Under Reduced Expectations”) Act and Other Recent Developments in Estate Planning for Retirement Assets      Sponsored by    

The SECURE Act brought a sea of change in planning for the disposition of retirement assets. The recently issued proposed regulations answered some questions and created new ones. This presentation will cover these and other developments in this important area.
Robert K. Kirkland, Kirkland Woods & Martinsen LLP, Liberty, MO

ARDC War Stories
(1 professional responsibility)
John L. Gilbert, Sandberg Phoenix, Edwardsville

DAY TWO
Track A Moderator:
Stacy E. Singer, Northern Trust, Chicago &

Track B Moderator:
David E. Braden, Yudell and Lonoff, LLC, Northfield

Track A

Effective Use of Disclaimers

Beth K. Flowers, Mathis, Marifian & Richter, LTD., Edwardsville
Patrick B. Mathis, Mathis, Marifian & Richter, LTD., Belleville 

Track B

Mental Health, Marital Rights and Caregiver Abuse
Lorraine Cavataio, Sandberg Phoenix, O’Fallon 
David M. Lutrey, Lesser Lutrey Pasquesi & Howe, LLP, Lake Forest 

Track A

Estate and Asset Protection Planning: A Contrast of Considerations   Sponsored by  

The purpose of this program is to educate and expose attendees to the similarities and distinctions between estate planning and asset protection planning.  While estate planning is recommended for all, asset protection planning, though an extension of estate planning, may be useful only to some.  Consequently, asset protection planning utilizes different planning criteria and often treats and repositions assets differently.  Further, planning timeframes are different as the occurrence of potentially or obviously different triggering events will call for differing outcomes.  The program will be infused with various real client circumstances and answer the question as to why some plans succeed and others fail.
William A. Ensing, Buckley Fine, LLC, Barrington 

Track B

Navigating Trust & Estate Issues in Divorce Litigation
This session will explore the interplay between divorce litigation and trust and estate law, including the extent to which trust assets will be considered in a divorce proceeding, representation and protection of trust assets, privacy rights and other beneficiary interests in a divorce proceeding and discovery of trusts and other “expectancy interests” in a divorce proceeding. Additionally, this session will offer drafting considerations for the estate planner in light of factors that may be scrutinized by a divorce court in determining the extent to which trust assets will be considered in a divorce proceeding.
Robin D. Maher, Levin Schreder & Carey Ltd., Chicago
Thomas F. Villanti, Schiller DuCanto & Fleck, LLP,  Chicago

Track A

Estate Planning for Special Needs   Sponsored by      
This session will cover First Party and Third Party Special Needs Trusts and practice points.  It will also discuss expanded powers and planning language in power of attorney documents, wills and trusts to accommodate special needs. We will also cover planning for a spouse's disability within an estate plan.
Heidi E. Dodd, Dodd & Wambold, O’Fallon 
Heather E. Voorn, Voorn, Jaworski, & Preston, PLLC, New Lenox 

Track B

The Mistakes Our Decedents Make: Dealing With Complex Probate and Trust Assets   Sponsored by 
Louise C. Barrett, Northern Trust, Chicago
Ray J. Koenig III, Clark Hill PLC, Chicago 

Track A

Charitable Giving with Non-Charitable Irrevocable Trusts
This session will share ideas for how estate planners can help clients think about when it might be desirable to tap into noncharitable trusts for charitable giving. The discussion will include how to utilize existing irrevocable trust assets for desired or obligatory gifts to charity and how to draft new trusts to promote flexibility for future family philanthropy.
Kim Kamin, Gresham Partners, LLC, Chicago

Track B

Pitfalls of Pay on Death: Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later
Natalie M. Perry, Harrison & Held, LLP, Chicago 
Rebecca Wallenfelsz, Chapman and Cutler LLP, Chicago 

Track A

Best Practices for Fiduciary Communications During Estate (and Trust) Settlement - Striking Balance Between What's Required & What Actually Works   Sponsored by   
In this session learn to navigate communication and information sharing during the estate and trust settlement process from filing the will to asset distribution and everything in between. Explore whether compliance with the statute is enough to keep the waters calm.
Jessica Birnbaum, ArentFox Schiff LLP, Chicago
Elizabeth A.  Garlovsky, Harrison & Held, LLP, Chicago

Track B

Hit Refresh: Modifying Irrevocable Trusts
Determine how to draft to facilitate changes/updates, and what to do without that drafting-consolidation, nonjudicial settlement agreements, late disclaimers, decanting
Thomas G. Hamill, Harrison & Held, LLP, Springfield 
Carrie A. Harrington, Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC, Chicago 

Track A

How to Leverage the Internet to Ethically Market Your Practice and Improve Client Relationships
(1.0 Professional Responsibility)
The world around us continues to evolve with new technologies, social platforms, and methods of communication. While these advances bring innovative marketing and communication opportunities for lawyers, they also raise new (and old) legal and ethical considerations.  This presentation will walk you through the platforms and services available to your practice, identify potential ethical and legal issues, and provide strategies for delivering superior client services to the next generation of inherited wealth.
Sarah M. Barnes, Harrison & Held, LLP, Chicago 
Shawn M. McCullough, Harrison & Held, LLP, Chicago

Track B

Planning for the Disposition of Professional Practices – The Ins and Outs of Holding and Selling Professional Practices
(1.0 Professional Responsibility)
Jonathan W. Michael, The Michael Law Group, P.C., Chicago
Thomas B. Shapira, Harrison & Held, LLP, Chicago

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