CA Specific

Trusts, Estates & Probate

4.5

California Estate Planning 2025: New Laws, Old Tools, and the Changes You Need to Make

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 57 minutes
Timothy Pickart
Susan Share
Alexander Winkle
Esther Wang
Oleg Cross
Amy Harrington
With Timothy C. Pickart from Law Offices of Timothy Cahill Pickart + 5 others
Recorded May 05, 2025
Product ID 100066

Buy This Course

Course Includes
$489

OnDemand Video

Video Download

Course Book Download


or
Upgrade to Unlimited CLE and Get This Course
$129/month
All Inclusive CLE subscribers save an average of $3,000/year on CLE costs.

Overview

Get Critical Tools for Shaping Your Clients' Legacies

This timely practice update offers a practical analysis of the recent and proposed legal and tax changes affecting trusts and estates and provides a review of the new tools to adapt to the changing regulatory environment. Provide your clients with the most up-to-date representation: register today!

  • Get an incisive summary and analysis of the tax changes and their implications for existing planning tools.
  • Learn which deductions remain and how to obtain them.
  • Identify planning approaches that no longer help your clients.
  • Gain practical pointers for fixing old trusts.
  • Glean the future of the practice with a practical analysis of the ongoing and upcoming regulatory efforts.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Old Small- to Medium-Sized Estate Tools and How to Update Them
  2. What's New in Planning for Large Estates and Complex Assets
  3. State and Federal Tax Updates
  4. Planning for IRAs in Light of the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0
  5. Elder Law and Medi-Cal Planning Updates
  6. Reviewing Estate Planning Documents and Old Trusts
  7. Legal Ethics in Estate Planning
Product ID 100066

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Select Jurisdiction
CLE

Agenda

All times are shown in
  1. Old Small- to Medium-Sized Estate Tools and How to Update Them

    1. Simple Wills
    2. Life Insurance
    3. Old QPRTs: What to Do with the Family Home
    4. Reassessing FLPs and LLCs
    5. Joint Tenancies, Income Tax Basis, and Estate Tax Treatment
    6. Second Marriage Planning
    7. Gifting Strategies
  2. What's New in Planning for Large Estates and Complex Assets

  3. State and Federal Tax Updates

    1. State and Federal Tax Rates and Exemptions
    2. The Step-Up in Basis at Death
    3. Trust Tax Deductions Changes
    4. Business Tax Changes Affecting Estate Planning
    5. IRS Enforcement Priorities
    6. SALT Updates
  4. Planning for IRAs in Light of the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0

    1. The End of the IRA Stretch
    2. Beneficiary Designations
    3. Required Minimum Distributions
    4. Tax Effects on Grantors and Beneficiaries
    5. IRA Trusts
  5. Elder Law and Medi-Cal Planning Updates

    1. Planning for Nursing Home Care and Aging in Place
    2. Medi-Cal Planning
  6. Reviewing Estate Planning Documents and Old Trusts

    1. Stock Language to Look out for
    2. AI-Assisted Drafting: Legal Risks and Opportunities
    3. Document Execution, Funding Mistakes
    4. Avenues for Making the Changes
    5. Top Estate Planning Mistakes: How They Play out in Probate
  7. Legal Ethics in Estate Planning

    1. Who is Your Client?
    2. Joint Representation and Conflicts of Interest
    3. Attorney Fees and Client Trust Accounts
    4. Attorney Technology Competence
    5. Guarding Confidentiality

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Accountants and CPAs
  • Tax Professionals
  • Trust Officers
  • Estate Planners
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Timothy C Pickart
Timothy C.
Pickart
Law Offices of Timothy Cahill Pickart
Susan B Share
Susan B.
Share
Law Offices of Susan Share
Alexander C Winkle
Alexander C.
Winkle
Henderson, Caverly & Pum LLP
Esther C Wang
Esther C.
Wang
The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC
Oleg Cross
Oleg
Cross
Cross Law APC
Amy Harrington
Amy
Harrington
The Law Office of Amy Harrington
Speaker bio
Timothy C Pickart

Timothy C. Pickart

Law Offices of Timothy Cahill Pickart
Timothy Pickart

is an attorney with the Law Offices of Timothy Cahill Pickart, specializing in estate planning, trust administration and probate. He is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Pickart primarily represents business owners, professionals and other high net worth individuals. His focus is to be pro-active, reduce risk and protect clients before problems arise. Mr. Pickart also is an instructor in the paralegal certificate program at the University of California, Irvine, where he has taught a course on estate planning. He earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his J.D. degree from Pepperdine University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Susan B Share

Susan B. Share

Law Offices of Susan Share
Susan Share

is a sole practitioner in Encino, California, at the Law Offices of Susan Share. She has been an attorney for more than 35 years and focuses her practice on estate planning, trust administration, and probate. Ms. Share is a member of the Beverly Hills Estate Planning Council, and the Trusts and Estates Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. She served as a former chair Executive Committee of the Solo and Small Firm Section of the State Bar of California. Ms. Share earned her B.A. degree from Reed College and her J.D. degree from Lewis and Clark Law School.

Speaker bio
Alexander C Winkle

Alexander C. Winkle

Henderson, Caverly & Pum LLP
Alexander Winkle

is a senior associate in the estates and trusts group at Henderson, Caverly & Pum LLP, where he assists clients in estate planning, estate and trust administration, and a variety of tax-related matters. He earned both his J.D. and LL.M. degrees in 2015, with honors, from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. During law school, Mr. Winkle clerked for the Internal Revenue Service and the Franchise Tax Board. He earned his B.A. degree in political science and his B.F.A. degree in film production from Chapman University, both with University Honors, cum laude. Prior to joining Henderson, Caverly & Pum LLP, Mr. Winkle was an associate attorney at Schwartz Law Group, Inc. from 2016-2021, where he designed, drafted, and implemented comprehensive federal, state, and international tax planning; estate planning; and business planning for businesses and individuals with a focus on control, growth, profitability, protection of assets and succession planning. He also represented clients in probate matters before the California Superior Court. Mr. Winkle is a certified specialist in both estate planning, trust and probate law as well as taxation law by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, and served on the board of several non-profit organizations including Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay.

Speaker bio
Esther C Wang

Esther C. Wang

The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC
Esther Wang

is the principal attorney of The Elder & Disability Law Firm, APC in Redlands, California. Ms. Wang is the co-author of a national elder law treatise, The Elder Law Portfolio Series, published by Aspen Publishers and Wolters Kluwer Law and Business. Ms. Wang has taught CLE courses on Medi-Cal planning, VA aid and attendance benefit planning and advanced estate planning techniques. She has served over 5500 clients in estate planning, special-needs planning, elder law, Medi-Cal planning, VA benefit planning and trust administration. She is happy that through her help, her clients receive Medi-Cal benefit and VA aid and attendance benefit in order to pay for home care, assisted living care and skilled nursing care.

 

Speaker bio
Oleg Cross

Oleg Cross

Cross Law APC
Oleg Cross

is a Partner with Blanchard, Krasner & French, APC where he is Certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law by the State Bar of California, Board of Legal Specialization. His practice encompasses estate and tax planning, trust administration, and select estate and trust controversies. Mr. Cross also provides advice and counsel in various stages of trust administration and trust proceedings. Mr. Cross earned his B.A. degree from Abilene Christian University and his J.D., LL.M. (International & Comparative Law) from Duke University School of Law. He is a member of the ProVisors, North County Estate Planning Council, La Jolla Bar Association and the Probate Attorneys of San Diego. Mr. Cross is admitted to practice in California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Speaker bio
Amy Harrington

Amy Harrington

The Law Office of Amy Harrington
Amy Harrington

is the principal attorney at a boutique law firm focusing on trusts and estates matters and partition of real property, with offices in San Francisco and Sonoma, California. She regularly handles trust and probate litigation, conservatorships, estate planning, trust and probate administration matters and the partition of real property. Ms. Harrington is a California Probate Referee for San Francisco County and an editor and contributor to the CEB California Conservatorship Practice Guide, Special Needs Trust Practice Guide and Decedent's Estates Practice Guide . She has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer" and by Chambers and Partners. She frequently gives talks on probate topics and is an adjunct professor of estate planning at San Francisco State University. Ms. Harrington received her B.A. degree in political science and sociology from the University of California, Davis, and her J.D. degree from University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Ms. Harrington is the former Mayor of the town of Sonoma, California.

TOP FAQs

How do I access my courses?
Courses are available within your account. Simply login to your account and click on My Courses. If you require additional assistance please call our Customer Service Department at 800-930-6182.
Do you have options for attendees who are deaf or hard of hearing?
Closed captioning is available for all Live Webinars. After you've joined the event room, you can enable closed captioning by clicking the "cc" button in the lower right of the player.
What happens if my course is cancelled?
In the unlikely event that NBI cancels or reschedules an upcoming program, each registered attendee will be contacted via email by a representative of NBI. Outreach to attendees begins as soon as NBI is made aware that a program will not move forward at its originally scheduled date and time.
Are multiple attendee discounts available?
Yes, the more people you bring from your organization, the more you save. After the first registration, each additional attendee receives a special discount off of their total tuition.
When will the OnDemand be available and how long will I have access to the content?
The OnDemand Video will be available to stream within 14 days of live broadcast date. You will have access to the content for 6 months in your account. If you’re a subscriber, you’ll have access to your course recordings until 7 days after the expiration date of the subscription.
What is included with my course purchase?
When you enroll prior to the live event date you will receive access to the live-streaming webinar which will allow you to interact with faculty in real-time. With each course, you will receive access to the content via OnDemand Streaming and the Video Download. Course reference materials are included with each course purchase in a downloadable PDF format.
Will I receive a certificate of completion?
Yes, we'll email you a certificate of completion and store in your account for any future reporting needs.
Can multiple people watch courses and request credit?
While only paid registrants can receive continuing education credit for attending, there are no limitations to the number of viewers at each connection.

Have more questions? Please Contact Us