OH Specific

Trusts, Estates & Probate

4.5

Estate Planning in Ohio: From A to Z

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
OnDemand
5 hours 56 minutes
Gary Fry
Ethan Welch
Richard Koblentz
Stephanie Lehota
Timothy Gallagher
With Gary Fry from Fry Law, LLC + 4 others
Recorded August 29, 2024
Product ID 98625

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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. Special Needs Trusts and Medicaid Planning
  3. Gifts, Joint Accounts, Intervivos Transfers, LLCs, IRAs, and Annuities
  4. Essential Tax Tactics
  5. Financial and Medical Decision-Making, Guardianships
  6. Probate in a Nutshell: What to Expect
  7. Legal Ethics
Product ID 98625

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
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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. 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
  3. Gifts, Joint Accounts, Intervivos Transfers, LLCs, IRAs, and Annuities

  4. 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
  5. Financial and Medical Decision-Making, Guardianships

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

Gary Fry
Gary
Fry
Fry Law, LLC
Ethan A Welch
Ethan A.
Welch
Hickman Lowder Lidrbauch & Welch Co., L.P.A.
Richard S Koblentz
Richard S.
Koblentz
Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC
Stephanie A Lehota
Stephanie A.
Lehota
Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Company, L.P.A.
Timothy J Gallagher
Timothy J.
Gallagher
Reminger Co., LPA
Speaker bio
Gary Fry

Gary Fry

Fry Law, LLC
Gary Fry

is an attorney at Fry Law, LLC, in Canton, Ohio. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Fry worked as a professional city planner for five years, focusing on real estate development application and zoning ordinance review. In addition to his work as an attorney, he has significant experience appearing before city councils, planning commissions, and boards of adjustment, addressing all types of land use issues. Mr. Fry earned his B.S. degree in planning and resource management from Brigham Young University and his J.D. degree from the University of Akron School of Law. He is a member of the Akron Bar Association (chair, Probate Law Section 2012-2013; chair, Real Property and Environmental Law Section, 2013-2014); Stark County Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; and J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Columbus Chapter (Akron area board representative 2010-present).

Speaker bio
Ethan A Welch

Ethan A. Welch

Hickman Lowder Lidrbauch & Welch Co., L.P.A.
Ethan Welch

is an attorney with Hickman Lowder Lidrbauch & Welch Co., L.P.A., where he practices in the areas of elder law, special needs planning, estate planning, Medicaid planning, guardianship, and probate. Mr. Welch graduated, magna cum laude, from Bowling Green State University; and earned his J.D. degree from Ohio Northern University. He is a member of The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), Ohio State Bar Association and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.

Speaker bio
Richard S Koblentz

Richard S. Koblentz

Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC
Richard Koblentz

is an attorney with Koblentz, Penvose & Froning, LLC. He devotes the greatest portion of his practice to the area of professional responsibility, including legal ethics, attorney discipline, bar admission representation, representation in the areas of attorney conflicts of interest, disqualification of counsel, law firm formations and dissolutions, legal malpractice representation as both plaintiff and defense counsel, and service as an expert witness. Mr. Koblentz also practices in the areas of complex and general civil litigation, criminal defense, probate, real estate, small business counseling, and domestic relations. He has served as president of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, is an officer of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association, and is a member of the Council of Visitors at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California. He earned his B.S. degree from The Ohio State University and his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

Speaker bio
Stephanie A Lehota

Stephanie A. Lehota

Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Company, L.P.A.
Stephanie Lehota

is an attorney with Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Company, L.P.A. Her practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, trusts and probate law, and elder law, which includes the drafting of wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, assisting with the administration of trusts and estates, and advising clients in the areas of Medicaid and asset protection planning. Ms. Lehota is admitted to practice in Ohio and Florida. She is a member of the Stark County Bar Association and Ohio State Bar Association. Ms. Lehota earned her B.A. degree from the University of Delaware; her J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Akron School of Law; and her Master of Taxation degree from The University of Akron.

Speaker bio
Timothy J Gallagher

Timothy J. Gallagher

Reminger Co., LPA
Timothy Gallagher

is an partner with Reminger Co., LPA, and is the chair of the firm's Guardianship Probate Practice Group,. where he focuses his practice on legal matters involving probate, guardianship, trust and estate administration. Mr. Gallagher represents trustees and executors of estates, creating flexible plans to meet their needs. His experience in the area of probate and trust administration includes the drafting of estate plans for both individuals and families, and assisting them through the probate process. He also advises institutions on a variety of trust administration issues. Mr. Gallagher is also a member of the firm’s Probate Litigation Practice group. In this capacity, he leverages his jury trial experience to provide representation in probate and trust disputes involving will contests, charges of undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty actions, and other potential issues that can complicate the settling of an estate. He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association. Mr. Gallagher earned his B.S. degree from the Ohio University E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and his J.D. degree from The University of Akron School of Law.

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