PA Specific

Trusts, Estates & Probate

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Pennsylvania Estate Planning 2025: New Laws, Old Tools, and the Changes You Need to Make

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 55 minutes
Genevieve Redd
Gerald Clarke
Louis Glantz
Thomas Mastroianni
Biagio Musto
Christopher Gray
With Genevieve G. Redd from Leech Tishman + 5 others
Recorded March 20, 2025
Product ID 99796

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Overview

Get Critical Tools for Shaping Your Clients' Legacies

This timely practice update offers a practical analysis of the recent and proposed legal and tax changes affecting trusts and estates and provides a review of the new tools to adapt to the changing regulatory environment. Provide your clients with the most up-to-date representation: register today!

  • Get an incisive summary and analysis of the tax changes and their implications for existing planning tools.
  • Learn which deductions remain and how to obtain them.
  • Identify planning approaches that no longer help your clients.
  • Gain practical pointers for fixing old trusts.
  • Glean the future of the practice with a practical analysis of the ongoing and upcoming regulatory efforts.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Old Small- to Medium-Sized Estate Tools and How to Update Them
  2. What's New in Planning for Large Estates and Complex Assets
  3. State and Federal Tax Updates
  4. Planning for IRAs in Light of the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0
  5. Elder Law and Medicaid Planning Updates
  6. Reviewing Estate Planning Documents and Old Trusts
  7. Legal Ethics in Estate Planning
Product ID 99796

Credit Details

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

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  1. Old Small- to Medium-Sized Estate Tools and How to Update Them

    1. Simple Wills
    2. Life Insurance
    3. Old QPRTs: What to Do with the Family Home
    4. Reassessing FLPs and LLCs
    5. Joint Tenancies, Income Tax Basis, and Estate Tax Treatment
    6. Second Marriage Planning
    7. Gifting Strategies
  2. What's New in Planning for Large Estates and Complex Assets

  3. State and Federal Tax Updates

    1. State and Federal Tax Rates and Exemptions
    2. The Step-Up in Basis at Death
    3. Trust Tax Deductions Changes
    4. IRS Enforcement Priorities
  4. Planning for IRAs in Light of the SECURE Act and SECURE 2.0

    1. The End of the IRA Stretch
    2. Beneficiary Designations
    3. Required Minimum Distributions
    4. Tax Effects on Grantors and Beneficiaries
    5. IRA Trusts
  5. Elder Law and Medicaid Planning Updates

    1. Financial Powers of Attorney
    2. Advance Medical Directives
    3. Adult Guardianships
    4. Planning for Nursing Home Care and Aging in Place
    5. Medicaid Planning
  6. Reviewing Estate Planning Documents and Old Trusts

    1. Stock Language to Look out for
    2. AI-Assisted Drafting: Legal Risks and Opportunities
    3. Document Execution, Funding Mistakes
    4. Avenues for Making the Changes
    5. Top Estate Planning Mistakes: How They Play out in Probate
  7. Legal Ethics in Estate Planning

    1. Who is Your Client?
    2. Joint Representation and Conflicts of Interest
    3. Attorney Fees and Client Trust Accounts
    4. Attorney Technology Competence
    5. Guarding Confidentiality

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for:

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

Speakers

Genevieve G Redd
Genevieve G.
Redd
Leech Tishman
Gerald R Clarke
Gerald R.
Clarke
Clarke and Associates
Louis T Glantz
Louis T.
Glantz
Thomas A Mastroianni
Thomas A.
Mastroianni
O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C.
Biagio V Musto II
Biagio V.
Musto, II
Musto Law Office
Christopher R Gray
Christopher R.
Gray
Norris McLaughlin, P.A.
Speaker bio
Genevieve G Redd

Genevieve G. Redd

Leech Tishman
Genevieve Redd

is an attorney for Leech Tishman. She focuses her practice on estate planning, trust and estate administration, succession planning and tax solutions. Ms. Redd is admitted in Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. She earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh and her J.D. degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Ms. Redd holds the John P. Gismondi Certificate in Advanced Litigation and a Tax Law Certificate. She is a member of the Chicago Bar Association co-chair and young lawyers section, Allegheny County Bar Association membership services co-chair and leadership initiative program, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera Ambassadors Board of Governors, and the Junior League of Chicago. Ms. Redd has received a Pennsylvania Rising Star by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine, a Rising Star Award from the Chicago Bar Association, and ABA Service to the Bar Award and ABA Service to the Community Award both from Allegheny County Bar Association.

Speaker bio
Gerald R Clarke

Gerald R. Clarke

Clarke and Associates
Gerald Clarke

is a solo practitioner at Clarke and Associates, located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He focuses his practice on wills, trusts and estates, estate administration, and personal and business income tax. Mr. Clarke also serves as general counsel to several medium size employees in the eastern Montgomery County vicinity. He has significant experience representing clients on both sides of employment cases and now works exclusively with employees in dealing with issues that they may have with a current or former employer. Mr. Clarke earned his bachelor's degree from La Salle University and his J.D. degree from Temple University, James E. Beasley School of Law. He also obtained his CPA license and practiced as an accountant prior to becoming a lawyer. Mr. Clarke's financial background provides a unique perspective and detailed understanding of the tax ramifications of proposed estate planning scenarios. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Speaker bio
Louis T Glantz

Louis T. Glantz

Louis Glantz

, Esq., is the president of the law firm of Glantz, Johnson & Associates in State College, Pennsylvania. Mr. Glantz focuses his practice in the areas of real estate, elder law estate planning, estate settlement, government and corporations. He is a graduate of Penn State University and Ohio Northern University Law School. Mr. Glantz is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He also serves as the solicitor for Snow Shoe Township, Marion Township and College Township.

Speaker bio
Thomas A Mastroianni

Thomas A. Mastroianni

O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C.
Thomas Mastroianni

is an attorney at O'Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C., where he helps clients with their estate planning needs. This includes preparation of basic estate planning documents such as wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance medical directives. His practice also includes Medicaid planning for families that face the difficulty of having to place a loved one in need of long-term care in a skilled nursing facility with the goal of achieving for the individual and their family both asset protection and their long term care. Mr. Mastroianni also handles probate and estate administration matters by assisting executors and administrators carry out their responsibilities in a timely and professional manner. He earned his B.A. degree from Franciscan University and his J.D. degree from the University of St. Thomas School of Law. Mr. Mastroianni is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Montgomery Bar Association, ElderCounsel/WealthCounsel, Eastern Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, and Philadelphia Bar Association. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Speaker bio
Biagio V Musto II

Biagio V. Musto, II

Musto Law Office
Biagio Musto

is a solo practitioner at Musto Law Office where he focuses his practice on elder law; estate planning and administration; personal injury; workers' compensation; adoptions; and bankruptcy. Mr. Musto was awarded an academic scholarship by Marywood based on academic excellence, and was awarded Dean's List honors throughout his undergraduate career based on academic achievement. He is a member of the Luzerne County Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association (member, Elder Law Section). Mr. Musto earned his J.D. degree from The Dickinson School of Law and is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania.

Speaker bio
Christopher R Gray

Christopher R. Gray

Norris McLaughlin, P.A.
Christopher Gray

is an attorney at Norris McLaughlin, P.A. He focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, estate administration, and income tax planning. In addition, Mr. Gray is experienced in corporate matters, business transactions, non-profit issues, health care governance, elder law, and general litigation. He represents high net-worth clients and their businesses in developing estate, gift, income tax, and succession planning strategies. Mr. Gray has also represented clients in merger and acquisition transactions as well as tax-free reorganizations. He earned his B.A. degree from Franklin and Marshall College, his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, and his LL.M. degree in taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Gray is a past officer of the Lehigh Valley Estate Planning Council and currently serves on the Northampton Community College Foundation Board of Directors, where he is also Chair of its Planned Giving Committee. He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania.

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