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Overview
Discover How to Draft Sound Guardianship Documents, Trust Provisions, Wills, and More
This program walks you through the nuts and bolts of creating various estate planning documents. Find out what you need to know about will and trust drafting, financial POAs and medical decision-making, unearth different uses of LLCs in estate planning, and much more. Don't miss this opportunity to hone your skills - register today!
- Examine sample guardianship documents.
- Explore the dos and don'ts of beneficiary account designations.
- Discover guidelines for crafting will distributions provisions, dispute resolution provisions, etc.
- Uncover practical guidance for developing special use provisions in trusts.
- Identify essential guidelines for filling out tax forms.
This is a rebroadcast of the original event delivered by Joanne L. Parise, Okyeame Haley, Peter A. Moustakis, Lisa A. Casey Labelle, David F. Johnson on March 09, 2026. Faculty will be available to answer your questions after the program.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Capacity and Guardianship Documents (With Samples)
- Top Uses of LLCs in Estate Planning
- Beneficiary Account Designations (With Samples)
- Financial POAs and Medical Decision-Making (With Samples)
- Essential Trust Provisions (With Samples)
- Drafting Wills (With Sample Language)
- Essential Tax Forms
- The Legal Ethics Guide for Trusts and Estates Attorneys
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
6 Total |
| California CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Idaho CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
6 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
7 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
6 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
6 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
7 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
7.2 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
6 Total |
Credit Details by Jurisdiction
CLE
Credits
Alaska CLE Reciprocity · 6 Total Credits
- 1 MECLE Ethics
Live - Alaska CLE - 6: Alaska Bar members may claim credit for attending CLE programs that have been accredited by other mandatory CLE jurisdictions. This program qualifies for 6.0 hours of credit, which includes 5.0 hours of MCLE credit and 1.0 hour of MECLE credit.
Alabama CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics/Professionalism
Live - Alabama CLE - 6: This course or a portion thereof has been approved by the Alabama State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for a maximum of 6.0 credit hours, including 1.0 ethics/professionalism credit.
Arkansas CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Arkansas CLE - 6: NBI, Inc. is an accredited sponsor in the state of Arkansas. This program is approved for 6.0 hours of continuing legal education credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics, consistent with the rules and regulations of the Arkansas Supreme Court of Professional Programs.
Arizona CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Professional Responsibility
Live - Arizona CLE - 6: The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement. This activity qualifies for 6.0 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State of Arizona, including 1.0 hour of professional responsibility.
California CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Legal Ethics
Live - California CLE - 6: This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 6.0 hours, of which 1.0 hour will apply to legal ethics. NBI, Inc. certifies this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education. NBI, Inc. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider - #53.
Colorado CLE Approved · 7 Total Credits
- 1.2 Professional Responsibility
Live - Colorado CLE - 7: NBI, Inc. is a Certified Provider, as recognized by the Colorado Supreme Court Continuing Legal and Judicial Education Committee. This program has been accredited for 7.0 hours of General Colorado Continuing Legal Education Credit, including 1.20 professional responsibility credit.
Connecticut CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics/Professionalism
Live - Connecticut CLE - 6: Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. It is the opinion of NBI, Inc. that this activity qualifies for 6.0 hours toward your annual CLE requirement in Connecticut, including 1.0 hour(s) of ethics/professionalism.
Delaware CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Delaware CLE - 6: NBI, Inc. is an accredited sponsor of the Delaware Commission on Continuing Legal Education and recommends this program for 6.0 hours of eCLE credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics.
Florida CLE Approved · 7 Total Credits
- 7 Wills, Trusts and Estates
- 1 Professional Responsibility
Live - Florida CLE - 7: Approved by The Florida Bar for a maximum of 7.0 general hours of CLER credit including 1.0 hour of professional responsibility (may include legal ethics, professionalism, substance abuse or mental illness and wellness programs). Certification: 7.0 - Wills, Trusts and Estates
Georgia CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Georgia CLE - 6: This program is approved by the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency of the State Bar of Georgia. This program qualifies for 6.0 hours of distance learning continuing legal education credit with the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency, which includes 1.0 hour of distance learning ethics.
Hawaii CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Live - Hawaii CLE - 6: NBI, Inc. is an Accredited Provider with the Hawaii State Board of Continuing Legal Education. This alternative format activity has been approved for 6.0 hours of credit for the state of Hawaii, which includes 1.0 hour of ethics or professional responsibility education.
Iowa CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Legal Ethics
Live - Iowa CLE - 6: "Drafting Wills, Trusts, and Other Estate Planning Documents" is an accredited program under the regulations of the Iowa Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education. It is planned that this program will provide a maximum of 6.0 hours of regular credit toward the mandatory continuing legal education requirements under the Iowa rule, including 1.0 hour of legal ethics credit.
Idaho CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Live - Idaho CLE - 6: Approved for 6.0 hours of continuing legal education credit in the state of Idaho, which includes 1.0 legal ethics or professional responsibility credit.
Illinois CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Professional Responsibility
Live - Illinois CLE - 6: This program has been approved by the Illinois MCLE Board for 6.0 hours of CLE credit, which includes approval for 1.0 hour of legal ethics, civility, professionalism or sexual harassment prevention training CLE credit by the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism.
Indiana CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Indiana CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Indiana Supreme Court Office of Admissions & Continuing Education. Participating attorneys are eligible to receive 6.0 hours of distance education, which includes 1.0 hour of ethics.
Kansas CLE Approved · 7 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics/Professionalism
Live - Kansas CLE - 7: Approved by Kansas CLE for 7.0 hours of continuing legal education credit, which includes 1.0 hour of ethics and professionalism credit.
Maine CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Maine CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the State of Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar. Lawyers who complete this course shall receive 6.0 hours of CLE credit including 1.0 ethics hours.
Minnesota CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Minnesota CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Minnesota Board of Continuing Legal Education for 6.0 hours of standard CLE credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics credit.
Missouri CLE Approved · 7.2 Total Credits
- 1.2 Ethics, Professionalism or Malpractice Prevention
Live - Missouri CLE - 7.2: NBI, Inc. is an accredited sponsor with Missouri Minimum Continuing Legal Education. This program qualifies for 7.20 hours of CLE credit, which includes 1.20 hour of ethics, professionalism or malpractice prevention credit.
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
Live - Northern Mariana Islands CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Lawyers who complete this course shall receive 6.0 hours of CLE credit.
Nebraska CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Professional Responsibility
Live - Nebraska CLE - 6: NBI, Inc. is an accredited CLE sponsor in the state of Nebraska. This activity has been approved for 6.0 distance learning CLE credits, including 1.0 hour of professional responsibility credit.
New Hampshire CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics/Professionalism
Live - New Hampshire CLE - 6: NHMCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. NBI, Inc. believes this course meets the requirements of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 toward the annual NHMCLE requirement.
New Jersey CLE Approved · 7.2 Total Credits
- 1.2 Ethics/Professionalism
Live - New Jersey CLE - 7.2: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 7.20 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.20 qualifies as hours of credit for ethics/professionalism.
New Mexico CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - New Mexico CLE - 6: This program has been approved by the Board of Bar Commissioners of the State Bar of New Mexico for 6.0 hours of credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics.
Nevada CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethical Considerations
Live - Nevada CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education. This program qualifies for 6.0 hours of alternative format CLE credits by the Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education, which includes 1.0 hour of alternative format ethical considerations.
New York CLE Approved · 7 Total Credits
- 6 Skills
- 1 Ethics/Professionalism
Live - New York CLE - 7: This nontraditional format course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for up to 7.0 credit hours. 6.0 hours can be applied to the skills requirement and is approved for experienced attorneys. 1.0 hour can be applied toward the ethics and professionalism requirement and is approved for experienced attorneys. NBI, Inc. offers a Financial Hardship Policy for qualifying individuals. To apply, please submit a request via email to our Tuition Discount Committee at customerservice@nbi-sems.com.
Ohio CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 6 New Lawyer Training
- 1 Professional Conduct
Live - Ohio CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 6.0 self-study CLE credit hours, including 1.0 hour of attorney professional conduct instruction. This course is approved for 6.0 hours of New Lawyer Training credit.
Oklahoma CLE Approved · 7 Total Credits
- 1 Legal Ethics
Live - Oklahoma CLE - 7: This course has been approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission. This program qualifies for 7.0 of On Demand CLE credit hours, which includes 1.0 hour of legal ethics.
Pennsylvania CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Pennsylvania CLE - 6: This program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for a total of 6.0 hours, including 5.0 hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and 1.0 hour of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit.
South Carolina CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Live - South Carolina CLE - 6: This course is accredited by the South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization for 6.0 alternatively delivered hours, of which 1.0 hour relates to legal ethics and professional responsibility.
Tennessee CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics/Professionalism
Live - Tennessee CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education for a maximum of 6.0 hours of Distance Learning credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics/professionalism (EP) credit.
Texas CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 6 Estate Planning and Probate
- 1 Legal Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Live - Texas CLE - 6: This course is accredited for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 6.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hour will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit. Hours in attendance at National Business Institute CLE seminars may be applied to the minimum Judicial Education requirement. This course has been approved by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization for certification and recertification continuing legal education requirements for attorneys and paralegals in the following specialty fields: 6.0 - Estate Planning and Probate Law
Vermont CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Vermont CLE - 6: This course has been approved by the Vermont Board of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for 6.0 hours of credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics.
Washington CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Live - Washington CLE - 6: Approved for 6.0 hours of Washington continuing legal education credit, which includes 5.0 hours of Law and Legal Procedure and 1.0 hour of ethics and professional responsibility.
Wisconsin CLE Approved · 7 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Live - Wisconsin CLE - 7: Approved for 7.0 hours of CLE credit by the Board of Bar Examiners, including 1.0 hour of ethics and professional responsibility (EPR) credit.
West Virginia CLE Approved · 7.2 Total Credits
- 1.2 Ethics
Live - West Virginia CLE - 7.2: This program qualifies for 7.20 hours of credit, which includes 1.20 hour of ethics, under the West Virginia Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education.
Wyoming CLE Approved · 6 Total Credits
- 1 Ethics
Live - Wyoming CLE - 6: The Wyoming State Board of Continuing Legal Education has granted 6.0 hours of Continuing Legal Education Credit, including 1.0 hour of ethics.
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CLE
Agenda
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Capacity and Guardianship Documents (With Samples)
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Top Uses of LLCs in Estate Planning
- Investing in Real Estate
- Asset Protection
- Family Business Succession Planning
- Tax Benefits
- Sample OA Provisions Important to Estate Planning
-
Beneficiary Account Designations (With Samples)
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Financial POAs and Medical Decision-Making (With Samples)
- Advance HealthCare Directives and Medical POAs
- Durable vs. Limited Powers of Attorney
- Caregiver Agreements
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Essential Trust Provisions (With Samples)
- Choosing the Right Type of Trust
- Duties and Powers of Trustees
- Distributions Provisions
- Funding the Trust
- Special Use Provisions: Spendthrift, Conditional Clauses, Special Needs, IDGTs, etc.
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Drafting Wills (With Sample Language)
- Spousal Rights
- Beneficiary Provisions
- Executor Duties and Powers, Distributions Provisions
- Titling Assets
- Tax Clauses
- Dispute Resolution Provisions
- Will Execution Basics and New Trends
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Essential Tax Forms
- Gift Returns
- Income Tax Reporting
- Tax-Efficient Transfers
- Communicating with the IRS
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The Legal Ethics Guide for Trusts and Estates Attorneys
- Who is Your Client? Conflicts of Interest and Confidentiality
- Clearly Defining Scope of Representation
- Attorney Fees and Client Trust Accounts
- Data Security and Estate Planning Documents
- Client Capacity Considerations
- Fiduciary Duties and Liability
- How to Address Client Complaints
Who Should Attend
This estate planning documents primer is designed for attorneys. Accountants, tax professionals, trustees, fiduciaries, wealth managers, and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Peter A. Moustakis
is founder and managing member of Sowerby & Moustakis Law, PLLC. He practices in the areas of elder law, estate planning, wills, trusts, Medicaid issues, small business law, LLC formation, and all matters related to firearms in trust administration. Mr. Moustakis served as an adjunct professor at Merrimack College. He has contributed to two family law publications, and written a book called Estate Planning and the Modern Family: Old School Meets New School. Mr. Moustakis is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and is president of the New Hampshire Chapter of NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys). He is admitted to practice in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Mr. Moustakis earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts, Boston and his J.D. degree from New England Law, Boston.
Speaker bio
Okyeame Haley
is an attorney with his own private practice, Haley Law Practice L.L.C. He practices in the areas of trust and estate planning, and business formation. Mr. Haley is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, ElderCounsel, and WealthCounsel. He earned his bachelor's degree in finance from Xavier University of Louisiana, his J.D. degree from Howard University School of Law and his LL.M. degree from Washington University School of Law. Mr. Haley was chief deputy clerk for the Louisiana Supreme Court, research attorney on the U.S. House of Representatives Banking and Finance Committee, and a law clerk for Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Angelique Reed. He is also a retired law clerk for Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson. Mr. Haley is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and recently completed the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Entrepreneurship program.
Speaker bio
Lisa A. Casey Labelle
is a partner at Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer, LLP where she concentrates her practice on estate planning services for a diverse client base ranging from young families executing an estate plan for the first time to high net-worth individuals. The latter routinely includes more complex planning strategies, such as generation-skipping trusts, spousal trusts, life insurance trusts, and annual gift trusts (commonly called "Crummey" trusts). Ms. Labelle also prepares gift tax returns to ensure adequate reporting to the IRS of such gifting strategies. She also provides trust and estate administration services, including the preparation of estate tax returns, fiduciary income tax returns, and trust and estate accountings. In her prior capacity as a professional trustee for a group of family trusts benefiting multiple generations, Ms. Labelle frequently dealt with questions of proper trust administration and the income and gift tax consequences arising from trustee actions. Her experience in preparing tax returns allows her to apply her knowledge of the Internal Revenue Service Code and Treasury Regulations to her clients' real-world scenarios yielding. the most favorable outcomes for them. She is admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, Florida and New York. Ms. Labelle earned her B.A. degree from Dartmouth College, her J.D. degree from Cornell Law School and her LL.M. degree in taxation from Boston University School of Law.
Speaker bio
Joanne L. Parise
is an associate attorney at Williams, Coulson, Johnson, Lloyd, Parker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and focuses her practice in the areas of estate, tax, and business succession planning and estate administration.
Speaker bio
David F. Johnson
is the managing shareholder of Winstead PC, where his practice focuses on trust, estate, and closely held business disputes. A frequent writer and speaker, Mr. Johnson is known around the state as a thought leader in the fiduciary area. His award-winning blog, The Fiduciary Litigator, features recent case law, legislative changes, and other precedent that impacts fiduciaries in Texas. Mr. Johnson received the JD Supra 2020 Readers' Choice Award for Wealth Management, which was his third year in a row for such an award. He was also named a "Go-To Thought Leader" in fiduciary litigation by the National Law Review in 2020. Mr. Johnson's experience in trust and estate disputes includes will contests, elder abuse, mental competency, undue influence, trust modification/reformation/clarification, breach of fiduciary duty and related claims. He also handles matters involving trust decanting, trust severance and joinder, account disputes, power of attorney disputes, suits for judicial instruction and discharges, heirship proceedings, suits to remove a fiduciary, and accountings. Additionally, Mr. Johnson has a transactional practice for trust departments in providing legal opinions on the construction of trust documents, documenting release and consent agreements, resignations, successor appointments, modification of trusts, trust mergers and trust severances. He earned his B.B.A. degree in accounting from Baylor University and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Baylor School of Law.
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