NJ Specific

Trusts, Estates & Probate

Estate Planning in New Jersey: From A to Z

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 53 minutes
Daniel Jurkovic
Thomas Begley
Daniel Del Collo
Chen Li
Alexander Lee
With Daniel J. Jurkovic from Law Office of Daniel Jurkovic, P.C. + 4 others
Recorded June 03, 2025.
Product ID 100144

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Overview

Get Critical Tools for Shaping Your Clients' Legacies

This no-nonsense introduction to estate planning breaks it down to its key working documents and fundamental steps. Learn how to map out asset transfers during life and distributions in probate, prepare clients for incapacity and nursing home care, and more. Whether you're just getting started or looking for a practical refresher, you'll find our expert faculty's insights helpful. Get the tools and tactics you'll need to ensure your client's estates function as intended. Register today!

  • Explore the top types of wills and trusts used in the practice, and pick the right one for each client.
  • Build Medicaid eligibility planning into your overall plans and avoid unintentional tax and creditor exposure.
  • Prevent POA abuse through wise choice of proxy and careful drafting.
  • Help clients plan for medical decision-making and diminishing capacity.
  • Plan for the tax consequences of trusts and other planning techniques and find ways to minimize the tax burden.
  • Spot common mistakes that will land you in hot water in joint representation of spouses.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Essential Will and Trust Drafting
  2. Gifts, Joint Accounts, Intervivos Transfers, LLCs, IRAs, and Annuities
  3. Special Needs Trusts and Medicaid Planning
  4. Financial and Medical Decision-Making, Guardianships
  5. Essential Tax Tactics
  6. Probate in a Nutshell: What to Expect
  7. Legal Ethics
Product ID 100144

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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CLE

Agenda

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  1. Essential Will and Trust Drafting

    1. Client Intake and Crafting the Overall Plan
    2. Wills vs. Trusts
    3. Top Trusts to Use
    4. Drafting Essential Provisions (With Sample Language)
      1. Fiduciary Powers
      2. Distributions
      3. Special Clauses
  2. Gifts, Joint Accounts, Intervivos Transfers, LLCs, IRAs, and Annuities

  3. Special Needs Trusts and Medicaid Planning

    1. Medicaid Eligibility Criteria
    2. Medicaid Planning Tools
    3. Types of Special Needs Trusts
    4. Essential SNT Provisions
    5. Preserving Benefits
    6. ABLE Accounts
  4. Financial and Medical Decision-Making, Guardianships

    1. Choosing the Right Proxies
    2. "Dangerous" Powers
    3. Adult Guardianships
    4. Medical POAs and Advance Directives
  5. Essential Tax Tactics

    1. Current State and Federal Tax Rates and Exclusions
    2. Tax Tactics for Small vs. Large Estates
    3. Valuation of Assets
    4. Taxation and Tax Consequences of Trusts
  6. Probate in a Nutshell: What to Expect

  7. Legal Ethics

    1. Who Is Your Client?
    2. Conflicts of Interest
    3. Joint Representation of Spouses
    4. Client Capacity
    5. Effective Communication
    6. Practicing Before the IRS
    7. Attorney Fees, Engagement Agreements, and Client Trust Accounts
    8. Preventing UPL

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for:

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

Speakers

Daniel J Jurkovic
Daniel J.
Jurkovic
Law Office of Daniel Jurkovic, P.C.
Thomas D Begley III
Thomas D.
Begley, III
Thomas D. Begley III, LLC
Daniel Del Collo III
Daniel
Del Collo, III
The Law Office of Daniel Del Collo III
Chen Li
Chen
Li
Vanarelli & Li, LLC
Alexander D Lee
Alexander D.
Lee
Ascendant LLP
Speaker bio
Daniel J Jurkovic

Daniel J. Jurkovic

Law Office of Daniel Jurkovic, P.C.
Daniel Jurkovic

is a solo practitioner located in Rutherford, New Jersey, whose practice is concentrated in the areas of elder law, guardianship, disability planning and estate planning. He has been granted the title of certified elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. This certification has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court and accredited by the American Bar Association. Recently, Mr. Jurkovic represented the Guardianship Association of New Jersey, Inc. (GANJI) and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys-N.J. (NAELA-NJ) as amicus parties before the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of Thomas Saccone v. Board of Trustees, Police and Fireman's Retirement System. He previously served as lead attorney on the amicus curiae brief submitted to the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of In Re Keri. Mr. Jurkovic earned his B.S.B.A. degree from Thomas Edison State College, his M.S. degree in labor relations from Cornell University and Baruch College and his J.D. degree and a certificate in health law policy from Pace University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Thomas D Begley III

Thomas D. Begley, III

Thomas D. Begley III, LLC
Thomas Begley

is the president of Thomas D. Begley III, LLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of estate and tax planning, estate administration, small business representation, elder law, and probate litigation. Mr. Begley is a certified elder law attorney (CELA) as accredited by the National Elder Law Foundation. He is an accomplished author and lecturer. Mr. Begley is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association (former director of the Elder Law Section) and the Burlington County Bar Association (former chair of the Estate Planning and Probate Committee). He is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Mr. Begley earned his B.A. degree from Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences and his J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Speaker bio
Daniel Del Collo III

Daniel Del Collo, III

The Law Office of Daniel Del Collo III
Daniel Del Collo

is the owner of The Law Office of Daniel Del Collo III, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration and elder law, including the drafting of wills, trusts and special needs, guardianships, Medicaid planning, powers of attorneys, and advanced medical directives. His elder law clients also call upon him to handle personal injury, real estate and business law matters. Mr. Del Collo also provides counsel to individuals and families with loved ones suffering from varying types and degrees of dementia such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and other neurological diseases. He earned his B.A. degree from Haverford College and his J.D. degree from Rutgers School of Law-Camden.

Speaker bio
Chen Li

Chen Li

Vanarelli & Li, LLC
Chen Li

is the owner of Vanarelli & Li, LLC. She provides a broad range of legal services for the elderly, the disabled, and families in conflict guiding clients through the complex areas of estate tax law, public benefits law, and court procedures. Ms. Li assists clients and families in conflict through dispute resolution services, including will contests and estate litigation, elder mediation. She earned her B.A. degree from Queens College, City University of New York and her J.D. degree from St. John's University. Ms. Li is also a certified public accountant

Speaker bio
Alexander D Lee

Alexander D. Lee

Ascendant LLP
Alexander Lee

is a managing partner at Ascendant LLP. He has more than 15 years of experience focusing on tax, business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, trust and estates and Web3.0 decentralized structures. Mr. Lee assists domestic and foreign privately held companies, global investors, and other business entities with U.S. investments and financing structures. He also advises multi-national families on issues related to domestic and international income, estate, gift, inheritance, and tax planning, as well as wealth preservation structures. Mr. Lee has extensive experience advising on issues relating to tax deferral strategies, tax treaties, pre-immigration planning, U.S., expatriation planning, tax planning for foreign companies doing business in the U.S., and both domestic and non-resident alien estate planning. He earned his B.A. degree from Rutgers University and his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law. Mr. Lee has once again been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in tax law. He has been recognized every year since 2018. Mr. Lee is admitted to practice law in California, New Jersey, New York, Washington, and before the U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey.

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