ACTEC, COLPM®, CAP®, Accredited Estate Planner®(Distinguished) has thirty years of experience supporting private wealth clients in the areas of tax, private wealth planning, asset protection, business exit planning, complex trusts and estates, philanthropy, and state income tax issues. She is Of Counsel with Erickson Sederstrom PLLC, LLO, in Omaha, Nebraska. Ms. Vandenack's practice serves businesses and business owners, fund developers, executives, real estate developers and investors, health care providers, companies in the financial industry, the technology industry, and tax-exempt organizations. She is recognized for her innovative integrations of technology in the legal practice and was honored by the American Bar Association with the James I. Keane Award and inducted into Women in Legal Tech. Ms. Vandenack is a frequent writer and nationwide speaker, as well as a commentator for Leimberg Services, a nationally recognized publication in the areas of tax, trusts and estates, benefits, and asset protection. She is actively involved in the American College of Trust and Estate Council (ACTEC) serving on the Technology and Asset Protection Committees and as Nebraska State Chair. Mary has served in many capacities in the American Bar Association over the years including Chairing the Law Practice Division and serving as a Delegate for the Real Property Trust and Estate Section. She presently serves on the ABA Task Force for Cybersecurity and ABA SCOTIS.  She is a technology advisor for a variety of companies in legal technology including Interactive Legal. Ms. Vandenack earned her Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business, Accounting, Summa Cum Laude from the College of Saint Mary and her J.D. degree Magna Cum Laude (Editor-in-Chief Law Review; Alpha Sigma Nu) from Creighton University School of Law. She holds a Certification, Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master Track Certificate, Clinical/Medical Social Work from the University of Michigan and is finishing up her MSW in Clinical Psychology at University of Nebraska Omaha.

is the managing partner with the law firm of Ford + Bergner LLP, and is board-certified in estate planning and probate. Mr. Ford III is Ad Litem, Probate Court in Texas. He has lectures to various professional groups on tax and estate planning, probate, and guardianships topics, and practices exclusively in these areas. In 2014, Mr. Ford III was appointed by the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court to serve as a commissioner on the Judicial Branch Certification Commission as a subject-matter expert in the area of guardianships. Additionally, he served from 2006 to 2014 on the Texas Guardianship Certification Board, where he served as the vice-chair of the committee and chaired the Rules Committee. Mr. Ford III has also served on the editorial board of the Houston Lawyer Magazine, and the Board of Trustees for the Houston Lawyer Referral Service.  He is a Certified Mediator, Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (Mediation Certification Program). Mr. Ford III earned his J.D. and B.B.A. in Accounting from Baylor University, and completed several post-graduate courses in pursuit of a Masters in Taxation. He is a member of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission, Commissioner, 2014 to Present, Real Estate, Probate & Trust Law Section, Member, 1999 to Present, Texas Guardianship Association, Oddities and Challenges in Texas Probate, Faculty and Planning Committee, Houston Attorneys in Tax and Probate, Disability and Elder Law Attorneys’ Association, American Bar Association, American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, Houston Bar Association, Houston Bar Association (Law Practice Management Section), Houston Young Lawyers’ Association, State Bar of Texas, Crystal Shores East Homeowners’ Association (Board of Directors), The Joshua Foundation, Board Member, Dallas Bar Association and the Dallas Bar Association (Probate Section). Mr. Ford III is admitted to practice in Texas.

serves as Shareholder in Klinedinst’s Irvine office. Ms. Finkelstein is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization and is a Veterans Affairs Accredited Attorney. She founded and runs the Pro Bono Estate Clinic at Veterans Legal Institute, preparing approximately 100 complete estate plans annually for veterans in need. Ms. Finkelstein is passionate about education and veterans. She practices in estate planning because of her experiences as a clerk for the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps, and as an elementary school science teacher with Teach for America. An accomplished author and speaker she has been published multiple times in the American Bar Association magazines including GPSolo and OC Lawyer, and teaches several continuing legal education courses through NBI, Orange County Bar Association, CEB, and CalVet. Prior to joining Klinedinst, she founded AHAVA Law, P.C. ® where Estate Planning is Planning for Life…with your LOVE! ® Ms. Finkelstein earned her B.A. degree from American University, Master of Education from University of Nevada – Las Vegas, J.D. degree from Washington & Lee University School of Law and her LL.M. degree from Chapman University Fowler School of Law. She is a member of the State Bar of California. Orange County Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division (2011-2016), Education Chair (2014); Veterans & Military Committee Chair (2019-Present), Vice-Chair (2014-2018), Orange County Jewish Bar Association: President (2019-Present), Executive Officer (2015-Present), Director (2011-Present), Veteran’s Legal Institute: Director (2016-Present), and the OC Women Lawyers Association: Executive Officer (2016-2019), Director (2012-2019). Ms. Finkelstein is a licensed attorney in California and Nevada.

ACTEC, is a partner with Farrell Fritz, P.C. in Uniondale, New York. He is a seasoned estates, trusts, and guardianship litigator who advises individuals, families, charities, and corporate fiduciaries. Appearing before the Surrogate's Court and the Supreme Court, Mr. Harper handles a wide range of proceedings including will and trust contests, contested accounting proceedings, contested guardianship proceedings, marital agreement challenges, fiduciary removal applications and surcharges, kinship proceedings, asset turnover proceedings, and more. He also has experience as a court-appointed guardian ad litem and mediator in Surrogate's Court proceedings. In addition to his work with Farrell Fritz, Mr. Harper is a special professor of law at Hofstra University School of Law and coaches Hofstra's moot court teams. With a vast background as a practitioner and professor, he is a frequent lecturer on trusts and estates topics and a contributor to the firm's New York Trusts & Estates Litigation blog. He earned his B.S. degree from Boston College and his J.D. degree from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. Mr. Harper is a Fellow of American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Director and Former Judiciary Committee Member with Nassau County Bar Association, Former Chair, Treasurer and Secretary, Past Governmental Relations and Legislation Co-Chair and Past Delegate to the House of Delegates with the New York State Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Law Section, Former Director and Past Surrogate's Court Committee with the Suffolk County Bar Association, Fellow of the New York Bar Foundation, and Past Officer with the Suffolk Academy of Law. He is admitted to practice in New York, New Jersey, Supreme Court of the United States and the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for his Litigation - Trust and Estates practice (2024-present) and listed as one of Long Island Business News' Leaders in Law (2024).

is an attorney and legal counsel with Voya Financial, where she handles all levels of trust and estate administration matters. She was previously in private practice for many years, where she practiced in the areas of estate planning and elder law. Ms. Barnes earned her B.A. degree from Edgewood College and her J.D. degree from Marquette University Law School. Her professional memberships include the State Bar of Wisconsin, Dane County Bar Association, Legal Association of Women, and the Madison Estate Planning Council. Ms. Barnes serves on a number of non-profit boards, is a frequent speaker at various continuing legal education seminars, and has served as adjunct faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University Law School. She is admitted to practice in the state of Wisconsin.