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Overview
Build a Solid Foundation for Your Trusts Practice
Effective use of revocable trusts can clarify intent, organize transfer of assets, and simplify estate administration. Drafting or executing it incorrectly just creates more work and confusion. This foundational guide to revocable trusts offers essential knowledge you'll need to make the right decisions and draft better trusts. Register today!
- Get up to speed on the critical laws governing trusts.
- Master the essential drafting and reporting approaches.
- Come away with sample trust language you can put to use right away.
- Identify and prevent common revocable trust mistakes.
- Understand what happens (and what should be done) when the trust becomes irrevocable.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Trust Law Essentials
- Drafting Revocable Trusts: Key Provisions
- Top Mistakes and Problems
- Trust Execution, Administration, and Modification
- When a Trust Turns From Revocable to Irrevocable
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Arizona CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| California CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Colorado CLE |
|
4 Total | 12-31-2026 |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Delaware CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Idaho CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2029 |
| Illinois CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-09-2026 |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
3 Total | |
| Maine CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-09-2026 |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Missouri CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Mississippi CLE |
|
3 Total | 07-31-2026 |
| Montana CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2027 |
| North Dakota CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2027 |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Nevada CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2027 |
| New York CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 09-10-2027 |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Oregon CLE |
|
3 Total | |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
3.5 Total | |
| Vermont CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-10-2026 |
| Washington CLE |
|
3 Total | 09-09-2029 |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
3.5 Total | 12-31-2025 |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
3.6 Total | 09-10-2026 |
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Agenda
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Trust Law Essentials
- Main Terms, Parties, and Concepts
- Laws Governing Trusts
- Understanding Revocability: Grantor Control, Asset Protection, etc.
- Clarifying the Needs of the Client and Reasons for Drafting the Trust
- Trusts vs. Wills
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Drafting Revocable Trusts: Key Provisions
- When is a Revocable Trust the Best Option?
- Top Revocable Trust Structures
- Trustee Powers and Duties
- Sample Trust Review and Analysis
- Pour-Over Will Language
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Top Mistakes and Problems
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Trust Execution, Administration, and Modification
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When a Trust Turns From Revocable to Irrevocable
Who Should Attend
This legal guide is designed for attorneys. Accountants, tax professionals, trust officers, wealth managers, and paralegals will also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Debby Rosenfeld
is counsel with Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP, where she practices in the areas of elder law, estate planning and real estate. She is admitted to practice in New York. Ms. Rosenfeld lectures, as well as writes articles on various elder law issues for both attorneys and laypeople. She earned her B.A. degree from Barnard College of Columbia University and her J.D. degree from New York University School of Law. Ms. Rosenfeld is a member of the New York State and Nassau County bar associations.
Speaker bio
Michael G. Zapson
is a partner at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman LLP. He concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial and estate litigation, real estate, and zoning. Mr. Zapson represents real property owners, national companies, developers, purchasers, REITs, lenders and brokers. He regularly deals with estate and probate tax issues. Mr. Zapson also assists with estate planning tax issues. He is a member of the Long Beach Lawyer's Association, Nassau County Bar Association, and New York State Bar Association. Mr. Zapson is admitted to practice in New York and Washington D.C.; and the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern districts of New York. He earned his B.A. degree from Cornell University and his J.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
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