
Trusts, Estates & Probate CLE Courses
NBI offers a complete library of Trusts, Estates & Probate CLE courses addressing key legal issues, developments, and leading practices for attorneys in all stages of their practice.
- North Dakota CLE233
- Alabama CLE107
- Alaska CLE227
- Arizona CLE237
- Arkansas CLE138
- California CLE243
- Colorado CLE231
- Connecticut CLE251
- Delaware CLE221
- Florida CLE192
- Georgia CLE110
- Hawaii CLE227
- Idaho CLE229
- Illinois CLE250
- Indiana CLE155
- Iowa CLE144
- Kansas CLE153
- Kentucky CLE150
- Louisiana CLE150
- Maine CLE228
- Minnesota CLE224
- Mississippi CLE137
- Missouri CLE242
- Montana CLE235
- Nebraska CLE225
- Nevada CLE238
- New Hampshire CLE238
- New Jersey CLE158
- New Mexico CLE231
- New York CLE279
- North Carolina CLE88
- Northern Mariana Islands CLE226
- Ohio CLE114
- Oklahoma CLE233
- Oregon CLE229
- Pennsylvania CLE269
- Rhode Island CLE159
- South Carolina CLE100
- Tennessee CLE156
- Texas CLE139
- Utah CLE94
- Vermont CLE228
- Virginia CLE117
- Washington CLE238
- West Virginia CLE230
- Wisconsin CLE163
- Wyoming CLE138
- ND SpecificTrustsNew!
North Dakota Probate Perfection: Mastering the Process
When it comes to probating estates of any size, patience isn't just a virtue - it's a requirement. No two estates are ever alike, and they all bring their own challenges. You need to master the one constant in every estate - the probate process itself. This indispensable course will get you up to speed on petitions, inventories, taxes, and more. No matter if you are new to probate practice or are an experienced practitioner in need of a refresher, you are sure to take away what you need to better perfect the probate process - register today! Gain critical insights to stay ahead with the most current and essential probate laws, codes, and updates. Master the North Dakota filing process to ensure smooth probate petition submissions. Efficiently conduct asset inventories and ensure all necessary parties are properly informed. Confidently manage and prioritize debts and taxes to protect estate assets. Ensure fair and legally compliant distribution of estate assets in North Dakota. Complete the probate process efficiently with final steps and best practices.
Live Online + OnDemandJun 26, 2:00 PM - ND SpecificTrusts4.0
North Dakota Estate Administration From Start to Finish
Whether you're new to estate administration or need a basic refresher, this course will provide you with a comprehensive overview of estate administration, including proper asset valuation and distribution, taxation, and account closing procedures. You'll also learn how to correctly deal with thorny estate administration debt issues, including jointly held assets, business ownership and complex tax issues. Equip yourself with real-life, practical knowledge to ensure you are fully prepared to handle the entire estate administration process from start to finish - register today! Learn how to meet every deadline, follow procedures and complete essential forms. Identify key estate administration pitfalls you need to avoid. Acquire strategies to ensure you can help your clients through every step of the probate process. Manage your client's entire estate administration procedures properly and effectively. Learn how to tackle complex estate administration issues such as tax issues, jointly held assets and will contests. Understand how to properly transfer and distribute assets. Explore proper procedures and processes when dealing with insurance claims and debt during estate administration. Gain a better understanding of the probate court's procedures so that you can avoid common pitfalls and mistakes. Get the latest information on allowances and elections against the will. Identify how to properly distribute assets to minors, surviving spouses and trusts.
Recorded June 13, 2023.OnDemand6 hours 31 minutes - Best SellerTrusts
How to Use Trusts to...
With the financial future of your clients in your hands, do you have all the tools you'll need to protect them? Make the best use of the unique characteristics of different trusts to perfectly match the unique needs and circumstances of each case. This fast-paced, full-day primer will provide you with a comprehensive how-to guide on the wide variety of trusts available. Register today! Understand the fundamental law and mechanics of trusts and their key functions. Help clients plan for disability with special needs trusts and qualified income trusts. Choose the best vehicle for guarding against creditors: understand the purpose behind the various types of trusts. Harness the versatility of revocable living trusts when transferring assets. Combine the use of trusts and LLCs for protecting and managing family assets, including a family business. Learn how to control and manage future distributions with key trust provisions and trustee powers. Save money on taxes with effective use of defective trusts. Guard your professional reputation with a trusts-specific legal ethics primer. Don't reinvent the wheel - modify our sample trust documents and use our drafting tips to create airtight trusts.
Live Online + OnDemandApr 15, 2:00 PM - Best SellerTrusts
Taking Your Wills and Trusts From Boilerplate to Bespoke
Take your drafting skills to the next level! In this incisive legal course, experienced faculty will share their tips for tailoring wills and trusts to the specific needs of clients, resolving disputes, and adapting to changing tax and tech climates. Stay on the cutting edge of the practice - register today! Get a summary of the trends to watch, notable case law, new practice tools, and more. Help your clients maximize their charitable giving potential. Explore current top trust disputes and potential working resolutions. Come away with specific will and trust language suggestions.
Live Online + OnDemandApr 14, 2:00 PM - Elder Law
Elder Law and Asset Protection Essentials
Elder law practice demands are tightly intertwined with the asset protection needs of your clients. Are you shoring up their creditor defenses as you help them plan for retirement and possible disability? Discover the asset protection implications of medical and financial powers of attorney (POAs), develop strategies for asset protection while qualifying for Medicaid nursing home care, make the best use of LLCs, and much more. Protect your aging clients - register today! Explore the most efficient ways of qualifying for Medicaid nursing home care. Master the essentials of later-in-life asset protection. Answer your clients critical questions about retirement planning and benefits eligibility. Make the best use of marital agreements for later-in-life marriages. Guard your ethical reputation with tips for representing clients with dementia.
Live Online + OnDemandApr 25, 2:00 PM - Best SellerTrusts
Puzzling Over Probate Assets
Effective estate administration is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle where the final image is the decedent's intent for final distribution. Its completion is impossible without thoroughly understanding the unique nature of assets comprising each estate. This detailed CLE course outlines the rules and procedures of marshalling, managing, and distributing assets in probate. It also offers a deeper look into real property, digital assets, IRAs, and family business assets. Whether you're advising personal representatives or administering the estate yourself, this course will give you the tools you need. Register today! Ensure all assets are accounted for and improve your initial questionnaire. Determine accurate value of assets and lay solid ground for the final account with thorough inventory. Get tips from the pros for selling, managing, and transferring estate assets. Learn how to identify, access, and appraise digital assets. Tackle top tax reporting issues in probate. Discuss issues pertaining to real estate, retirement accounts, and family businesses in probate.
Live Online + OnDemandApr 21, 2:00 PM - Business & Securities Law
Business Valuations Deep Dive: Professional Practice Edition
Business valuations are an indelible part of a wide range of legal practice areas: from M&A to family law, estate planning, and bankruptcy. This intersectional guide to the top methodologies and case law of business valuations (including complex and intangible assets) will prepare you for the battle of the experts that is common in determining the true value of the company. Skip the basics and get the latest wisdom from experienced practitioners - register today! Explore why context is so critical when determining value. Weigh the pros and cons of the most widely used methodologies, as well as the more experimental approaches. Learn when regression analysis is the more accurate option. Discuss critical dates used in valuations and their effect on the findings. This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2024 Content Advisory Committee Member Julie Globus.
Live Online + OnDemandApr 16, 3:00 PM - Tax
Tax Basis in Probate
Understanding the concept of tax basis and the stepped-up basis rule is essential for every attorney handling trusts and estates cases, especially new attorneys. Master these principles to help your clients maximize the tax benefits of inherited assets and ensure a smooth transition of wealth to the next generation. Register today! Clarify the role of tax basis in the transfer of assets from decedent to beneficiaries. Prevent mistakes in calculating stepped-up basis (consider IRD and other exceptions and special rules!). Avoid serious tax consequences for failure to correctly report the stepped-up basis.
Live Online + OnDemandApr 22, 5:00 PM - Real Estate
Navigating the Sale of Real Estate in Probate
Gain the confidence needed to navigate the complexities of real estate sales in probate! Join us to discover key considerations for valuing and selling inherited properties, along with strategies for resolving title issues and family disputes. Understand the key considerations and legal framework of real estate in probate. Learn effective strategies for valuing and selling real estate in probate. Gain insights into resolving title issues and disputes among heirs. Don't miss this opportunity to equip yourself with essential knowledge - register now to secure your spot!
Live Online + OnDemandApr 25, 6:00 PM - Best SellerTrusts
Finnegan is DEAD! A Walk Through a Fictional Probate Case
Finnegan O'Malley, aged 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep while attempting to break the world record for the longest continuous nap. His last will and testament was found rolled up inside his favorite leprechaun-shaped cookie jar. You're advising his long-suffering nephew Seamus, who nearly fainted when he realized the extent of his duties as a personal representative. Follow this slightly whimsical yet no less legally enlightening case from start to conclusion and let it prepare you for the daily toils and troubles of probate practice. Register today! See the ridiculous extent of Finnegan's estate and get tips for inventory and management. Learn what to do with creditor claims, even wildly outlandish ones. Follow the very real probate timeline and deadlines to ensure timely administration. Understand tax-reporting requirements in probate. Discover how to predict, prevent, and resolve common (and sometimes slightly absurd) disputes. This program was designed in conjunction with NBI's esteemed 2023-2025 Content Advisory Committee Member attorney Louis Silverman.
Live Online + OnDemandApr 29, 2:00 PM - Trusts
Mega Gifts in Anticipation of Estate Tax Exemption Sunset in 2025
The current sky-high gift tax exclusion amount that is slated to end in 2025 creates a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for affluent clients to save on intra-vivos transfers if they act fast. But many are reluctant to shift their wealth to the next generation with no controls. This strategic briefing outlines practical solutions to taking advantage of this time-sensitive tax-saving technique while controlling risk and future distributions. Determine who can benefit, how to execute the gifts and keep IRS reporting beyond reproach, and create planning solutions beyond outright gifts. Help your clients succeed - register today!
Live Online + OnDemandApr 17, 7:00 PM - Best SellerTrusts
Trust and Probate Pain Points: A Technical Deep Dive
This course targets seasoned trusts and estates attorneys, diving deep into nuanced legal challenges that transcend foundational practice. Together with faculty, you'll address multifaceted scenarios involving emerging legal technologies, complex creditor dilemmas, real property disposition, and more. Measure and mitigate risks and optimize strategies - register today! Stay current on the latest trends and challenges of trusts and estates practice. Tackle drafting errors that derail estate plans and leave clients legally and financially vulnerable. Master sophisticated techniques for managing estate debts. Develop advanced skills in pursuing and supporting creditor claims. Gain strategic approaches to resolving complex real property challenges. Acquire insights into nuanced trust administration and modification challenges.
Live Online + OnDemandMay 6, 2:00 PM - Business & Securities Law
Passthrough Perils in 2025: Navigating the New LLC Landscape
LLCs laws are changing, and cryptocurrencies and blockchain are disrupting businesses across all industries. Do you have the information to provide the most effective, up-to-the-minute advice? Hear the latest on LLC entity choice, formation, taxation, operation, and dissolution. Let us equip you with best practices for drafting and reviewing operating agreements. Register today! Hear about federal laws changing the way LLCs are used. Track key tax changes affecting LLC formation and operation. Address key operating challenges including data privacy and security. Let the latest case law inform your asset protection approaches. Come away with a list of recommended new OA changes to keep the LLC protected.
Live Online + OnDemandMay 2, 2:00 PM - Best SellerTrusts
Special Needs Trusts: Attorney and Trustee Perspectives
Special needs trusts (SNTs) are a powerful tool that enables individuals with disabilities to get the help they need without sacrificing essential quality of life, but the key to their proper function goes beyond skillfully drafted provisions. We've invited attorney and professional SNT trustee faculty to share their experiences and tips for the most effective use of SNTs: from benefits eligibility to maximizing expenses and properly managing assets. Adopt a holistic approach to SNTs - register today! Learn how critical SNT provisions are interpreted at trust administration. Explore what trustees can and cannot do to enhance beneficiaries' lives. Discuss fiduciary responsibilities and issues of which to be aware. Clarify the limiting effects of benefits requirements that define the use of SNTs. Work through legal ethics dilemmas you will likely face in your special needs practice.
Live Online + OnDemandMay 8, 2:00 PM - Trusts
Harnessing the Synergetic Power of LLCs and IRAs
Combined IRA/LLC structures are a popular real estate investment tool because of the flexibility and ease of use they afford. But setting up and operating this structure requires meticulous attention to detail and adherence to the rules. This focused legal course offers you instructions for executing it effectively. Hone your skills - register today! Get an update on the latest IRA creation and administration rules. Tailor LLC operating agreements to work in tandem with SDIRAs. Analyze the ins and outs of using IRA/LLC structures to invest in real estate. Understand the tax aspects of LLC/IRA structures.
Live Online + OnDemandApr 24, 6:00 PM
Trusts, Estates & Probate CLE Courses
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NBI offers a complete library of Trusts, Estates & Probate CLE courses addressing key legal issues, developments, and leading practices for attorneys in all stages of their practice. Our Trusts, Estates & Probate course library includes courses offered in several different formats to meet your learning needs and fit your schedule. To ensure you get the CLE credits you need, our courses are pre-approved for CLE credit in several states. Learn from leading Trusts, Estates & Probate lawyers now.