Probate and Trust Law Section Conference Manual 2009

Table of Contents

 

2009 Legislation
- Mavis J. Van Sambeek & Scott M. Nelson

Discretionary Distributions from the Perspective of the Professional Trustee
- Susan Porter

Competency and Communication
- Stuart E. Schmitz & Stanley L. Smith, M.D., MS

Federal Estate Tax Legislation: Progress and Prospects – Looking at Congress's Chance of a Decade to Tell Us Where the Legislative Changes Begun in 2001 Will End Up
- Ronald D. Aucutt

Current Family Limited Partnership Planning – FLPs in 2009: In the Crosshairs?  At Cross-purposes? Or Just at a Crossroads?
- Ronald D. Aucutt

The Professional Trustee and Discretionary Trusts: Case Studies
- Susan Porter

Competency and Communication
- Stuart E. Schmitz & Stanley L. Smith, M.D., MS

Valuation of Agricultural Assets
- Patrick K. Costello

Post-Mortem Estate and Tax Planning in a Turbulent Economy – Or, What to Do When the Estate's Assets Tank, or Worse Yet, Simply Disappear!
- William S. Forsberg & Terry L. Slye

Transfer on Death Deeds
- Elizabeth A. Garvey & Julian J. Zweber

The Business Case for Diversity
- Roy S. Ginsburg

Cows, Corn and Cellos: Underused Assets in Charitable Planning
- Robert E. Harding

Perils for the Trustee in These Turbulent Times
- Ann Hart Wernz

Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate "Revisited"? – Managing the Emotional Minefield of Tangible Personal Property Distribution
- Rosalind D. Keppler

Donors and Endowment Funds – What Happens When the Value of the Endowment is Less than the Contributed Amount?
- Gregory A. Kvam

Coordinating Beneficiary Designations with the Client's Estate Plan – "How can I fit all this stuff on one short line?"
- Thomas E. Lund

Asset Protection Planning – Is That a Light at the End of the Tunnel or an Oncoming Train?
- John R. Bedosky

Noncitizen Spouses – Tax Planning and Transfers Including Gifts, QDOTS for Jointly Held Property
- Emily G. Irwin & Julia L. Rau

Trust Protectors: What Are They Protecting and How Are They Doing It?
- P. Daniel Donohue & James W. Rockwell

Planning and Post-death Administration for Estates Between $1.0 and $3.5 Million – When the IRS Doesn't Care
- Randall W. Sayers & Trisha A. Vicario

Estate Planning Opportunities Using Sophisticated Tools – How Best to Take Advantage of Depressed Values and Low Interest Rates to Shift Wealth
- John L. Nelson, Dana M. Neu & Cameron R. Seybolt

Minnesota Income Tax Residency of Individuals and Trusts – What Estate Planners Ought to Know
- Peter S. Hatinen & Masha M. Yevzelman

Medical Assistance Update 2009
- Julian J. Zweber

Fixing Problems with Sophisticated Irrevocable Planning Instruments Once They're Signed
- William S. Forsberg & E. Burke Hinds

ABCs of Private Trust Companies – Do They Really Work?  The Devil is in the Details!
- P. Daniel Donohue

Guardianship/Conservatorship – What Happens Once the Assets are Depleted?
- Robert A. McLeod

Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
- Kelli A. Enders

Non-Tax Case Law Update
- Melinda K. Greer & Sonny F. Miller

How to Respond to Fiduciary Theft
- Ric Davies & Robert A. McLeod

Marital Property Laws of Wisconsin – What an Estate Planner Needs to Know – Opportunities Galore Or Pitfalls into Horror; Say Cheeze!
- Roy A. Sjoberg

Changes to the Kiddie Tax and Other Income Tax Planning Considerations
- Barry J. Newman

Life Insurance and Teeth…Ignore Them and They'll Go Away
- Robert Cohen

Trust Terms with the 1041 in Mind
- Bryan Jamison

Ethical Potpourri – Assorted Ethical Issues Commonly Faced by Estate Planners
- Matthew J. Shea & Marlo W. Turcotte

Powers of Attorney and Incapacity Planning
- John E. Olmon

Disclaimer Planning and Administration – Who, What, When, Why and How
- Marya P. Robben

Estate Recovery / Barg – The Latest – Medical Assistance Recovery After Barg
- Thomas J. Meinz

ABCs of Charitable Planning: A Primer on Planned Giving Techniques
- Sheryl G. Morrison

The Latest on New Trust/Banking Rules, Procedures and Laws
- William C. Kuhlman, Lloyd S. Stern, Thomas Kelly & Jay Kim

Non-Tax Case Law Update: Highlighting Recent Trust and Estate Litigation Cases
- Bridget A. Logstrom Koci, Christopher T. Shaheen & Gregory M. Weyandt