Estate Planning For All Types Of Families And Businesses To Be Highlighted At 2019 Estate Planning Seminar
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2019-10-11 00:01:26
The seminar, which draws estate planners from throughout the United States, will cover a wide range of topics that reflect our changing world.
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA (OPENPRESS) Estate planning for evolving modern families, cross-border estates, and choosing the right executor will be hot topics at this year's 64th annual Estate Planning Seminar, to be held Nov. 18-19, 2019, in Seattle.
The seminar, which draws estate planners from throughout the United States, will cover a wide range of topics that reflect our changing world. These include managing difficult beneficiaries, planning for non-traditional families, carefully considering whether family members should be the executor, and an update on the ever-changing federal taxes.
Those attending the Estate Planning Seminar, sponsored by the Estate Planning Council of Seattle and the University of Washington School of Law, will discuss these issues and a multitude of other estate planning topics that include business succession planning, latest trends in charitable giving, estate planning when contemplating a divorce and keeping real estate transactions private.
"This event is often a highlight of the year for the estate planning community and we expect nothing less this year," said Ford Clary, JD, with Bank of America in Seattle, chair of the 64th Annual Estate Planning Seminar. "We have great national and local speakers and a variety of important topics to discuss."
Nearly 1,000 estate planners from Washington state and elsewhere in the country are expected to attend the seminar, which takes place at the Washington State Convention Center, 705 Pike Street, Seattle. The seminar is one of the largest of its kind in the country and attracts top lawyers, accountants, insurance professionals, trust officers, financial planners, and planned giving/development officers for nonprofit organizations.
The seminar runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 and Nov. 19. For more information about the Estate Planning Seminar, contact Heather Alhadeff at hla3@uw.edu or 206-616-3361. Register online at www.seattleestateplanningseminar.com.
About the Estate Planning Council of Seattle:
Originally founded in the early 1940s and one of the leading estate planning councils in the nation, the Estate Planning Council of Seattle is comprised of King County's top estate planning lawyers, financial planners, certified public accountants, trust officers and insurance agents. The council aims to promote the highest quality estate planning services in the Pacific Northwest by developing and improving the capabilities of its members, fostering cooperation among professionals, and by educating the public about estate planning matters. New members are welcome. Membership includes colleagues to network with at quarterly dinner meetings, helpful information about specific fields of expertise, and a welcoming organization that values high quality estate planning to help members of the community. For more information go to www.epcseattle.org.
About the University of Washington School of Law Graduate Program in Taxation:
The University of Washington graduate program in taxation provides a rigorous study of tax law leading to the degree of Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation. The UW School of Law is a highly-ranked law school in one of the premier research universities in the world, enabling the Tax LL.M. to draw faculty from a dynamic legal community. Courses are taught by nationally-recognized scholars and leading practitioners in their area of specialty who bring cutting-edge practice experience to the classroom. For more information go to https://www.law.washington.edu/apply/llm/tax
