MICPEL and the Maryland State Bar Association Section of Estate & Trust Law and Taxation

In Cooperation with the University of Baltimore School of Law
and the University of Maryland School of Law Present

 

BASIC ESTATE TAX PLANNING
Course #09-3029

Click here for a printable order form 
Please fill out the form completely and fax it to MICPEL at 410.659.0647.

6.5 HRS. CLE

6.5 Credits Have Been Granted by the CFP Board

 

Wednesday, December 3, 2008
University of Maryland, Shady Grove

Building 1-Auditorium
9640 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, Maryland
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008
University of Baltimore

Thumel Business Center
11 Mt. Royal Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
 

 

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN AND WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

 

Basic Estate Tax Planning will provide an overview of Federal and Maryland estate tax laws, including a discussion of the Maryland QTIP. The course will focus on implementing basic estate tax-planning concepts and drafting the provisions needed for clients whose wealth exceeds, or nearly exceeds, the federal or state exemption amounts. Join our panel of experienced practitioners and a law professor as they explain basic estate planning and tax planning principles. All attendees will receive a copy of the revised MICPEL publication Basic Estate Tax Planning. Forms and provisions on disk are also available for separate purchase. If you are involved in estate tax planning or the drafting or revision of wills and trusts, this program and book are musts.
 

FACULTY

 
Professor Angela M. Vallario
University of Baltimore School of Law
Program Chair

Michael P. Donnelly, Esq.
Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, P.A.

Frederick R. Franke, Jr., Esq.
Law Office of Frederick R. Franke, Jr.

Jeffrey S. Glaser, Esq.
Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, P.A.

Jeffrey A. Kolender, Esq.
Paley, Rothman, Goldstein, Rosenberg, Eig and Cooper, Chartered
 

Hugh A. "Jay" Mitchell, Esq.

Stewart, Plant and Blumenthal LLC


Mary Alice Smolarek, Esq.
Wright, Constable & Skeen, LLP
 


AGENDA . . .
 

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Basic Estate Planning Principles
· Overview of Transfer Taxes and Exemption Amounts
· General Estate Tax Planning Objectives
· Basic Estate Tax Planning Tools
· Additional Estate Planning Issues including Domicile and Liquidity
· Ancillary Documents
Professor Angela M. Vallario
Rockville & Baltimore

9:30 a.m. -10:15 a.m.
Coordination of Asset Ownership Necessary to Implement the Estate Plan
· Retitling of Assets
· Coordination between Husband and Wife including Simultaneous Death Issues
· Consistency of Non-probate Arrangements including Life Insurance and Retirement Arrangements
· Closely Held Business Issues
Mary Alice Smolarek, Esq.
Rockville

Professor Angela M. Vallario

Baltimore

10:15 a.m. -10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Estate Tax Planning
· Incorporating ByPass Trusts into the Estate Plan
· Use of Marital Bequests and Trusts including the Maryland QTIP
· Disclaimer Planning
Michael P. Donnelly, Esq.
Rockville & Baltimore

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Discussion of Estate Tax Planning Provisions and Sample Forms
Sheldon S. Satisky, Esq.
Rockville
Michael P. Donnelly, Esq.
Rockville & Baltimore

12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Question and Answer Session
Faculty

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Revocable Trusts
· The Use of Revocable Trusts in an Estate Plan: the Good and the Bad
· Taxation and Funding Issues with the Revocable Trust
· The Exposure of Revocable Trusts to the Spousal Election
· Issues with Joint Revocable Trusts
Frederick R. Franke, Jr., Esq.
Rockville & Baltimore

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Inter Vivos Gifts
· The Implementation of a Gift-Giving Program
· The Gift Tax Exemption and its Use in Planning
· Marital Gifting and Gift Splitting
· Gifting to Minors through Trusts, 529 Plans and UTMA
Jeffrey S. Glaser, Esq.
Rockville & Baltimore

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Irrevocable Trusts
· Practical Uses of Irrevocable Trusts
· Estate Tax Traps
· Planning Suggestions when Incorporating an ILIT into the Estate Plan
· Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Issues
· Form Discussion
Jeffrey A. Kolender, Esq.
Rockville
Jay Mitchell, Esq.
Baltimore

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Practice Pointers and Question and Answer Session
Faculty

Tuition for Program and Your Copy of Basic Estate Tax Planning:
MSBA Young Lawyer Section Members $306
MSBA Estate and Trust and Taxation Section Members $306
MSBA Members $326
All Others $356
MICPEL Flex/Select Pass Holders $45
Video Replay $306
PA MCLE Credit Fee ($2/hour) $14

Note: Attendees who seek MCLE credit are required by most jurisdictions to obtain written materials.

Tuition for Program ONLY
Multiple registrants from the same office may share written materials;
tuition for additional registrant(s) without materials is:
MSBA Young Lawyer Section Members $244
MSBA Estate and Trust and Taxation Section Members $244
MSBA Members $264
All Others $294
MICPEL Flex/Select Pass Holders $0
Video Replay $244
PA MCLE Credit Fee ($2/hour) $14

Video Replays

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. both locations

 

January 22, 2009; Baltimore
January 30, 2009; Baltimore

February 13, 2009; Rockville

February 20, 2009; Rockville

 

Too Busy to Attend?
Manual, Audio Tapes, CDs and DVDS are available thirty (30) days after course date.
*Price includes tax and shipping
o Basic Estate Tax Planning Manual $101.84* (Inv. #2609-08)
o Audio Tapes and Manual $176.04* (Inv. #2610-08)
o CDs and Manual $176.04* (Inv. #2611-08)
o DVDs and Manual $218.44* (Inv. #2612-08)
o Manual and Forms CD $121.04* (Inv. #2613-08)

 

Click here for a printable order form 
Please fill out the form completely and fax it to MICPEL at 410.659.0647.

 

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