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Should Lawyers Serve as Trustees? What to Consider Before Saying Yes

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Divorce and Estate Planning: Key Considerations Before the Divorce Is Final

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Testamentary and Lifetime Planning for the Married Couple: Creating a Lasting Legacy for Their 'Love Story'

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Premarital Planning: What to Know and Do Before 'Going to the Chapel'

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Trust Modification: When Flexibility Conflicts With Settlor Intent

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Liability of Executors and Transferees for Estate Taxes

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Section 2801 Final Regulations: Tax on Gifts From Expatriates

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Reimbursement of Grantor on Trust Income Taxes: When, Why, and How

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What to Do When a Bypass Trust Was Never Funded

10

Federal and State Estate Tax Apportionment: Planning Pitfalls and Best Practices

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Using AI for Document Review: Getting Started for Trust and Estate Attorneys

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Planning With Directed Trusts

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Designing the Modern Single-Family Office: Classic Structure vs. Profits Interest

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Modern Family Offices and Private Trust Companies: A Creative Use of Purpose Trusts

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The Family Office Landscape: Overview of Models, Services, and Options

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How to Build Inclusive Workplaces: Practical Strategies for Neurodiversity and Culture Change

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Neurodiversity in the Workplace: Barriers, Bias, and Belonging (Pt. 2 of 3)

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Neurodiversity: Leveling Up Our Perspective (Pt. 1 of 3)

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Private Trust Company Design Considerations for Family Wealth Planning

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Trust Funding Options

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Providing Charitable Assistance to Survivors of a Disaster

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Disaster Preparedness for Trust and Estate Planning

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Hiring the Next Generation of Trust and Estate Attorneys

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Trump Accounts (IRC §530A): Estate, Tax, and Wealth Planning Considerations

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Estate Planning Considerations in Community Property States Relating to Retirement Accounts

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When Parents Get Involved: Ethical Risks in Estate Planning and Divorce Prep

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Useful but Overlooked Trusts: A Planner's Guide to When and How to Use Them

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How Cultural Awareness Improves Estate Planning Outcomes

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Planning for a Diverse Family: Cultural Competence Within the Model Rules of Professional Conduct

30

Your Income Tax Charitable Deductions Are Different in 2026

31

Loss of the Portability Election: Estate of Rowland v. Commissioner

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Gift Tax Blunders: Common Mistakes on Form 709

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Gift Tax Returns: Planning, Ethics, and Best Practices

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A Trustee's Perspective on Trust-Owned Life Insurance

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Your Charitable Income Tax Breaks Are Changing in 2025 and 2026

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Taxation of Foreign Non-Grantor Trusts

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How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Is Redefining Publicity Rights

38

Qualified Business Income (QBI) Deductions Post-OBBBA

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How the OBBBA Impacts Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS)

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Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Planning Strategies Post OBBBA

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Estate & Gift Tax and Charitable Contributions Under the OBBBA

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Counting Down, Counting Up, Flourishing: Part 4 of 4

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Counting Down, Counting Up, Flourishing: Part 3 of 4

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Counting Down, Counting Up, Flourishing: Part 2 of 4

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Counting Down, Counting Up, Flourishing: Overview

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Family-Owned Business and Internal Revenue Code Chapter 14 | Pt 3 of 3

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Family-Owned Business and Internal Revenue Code Chapter 14 | Pt 2 of 3

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Family-Owned Business and Internal Revenue Code Chapter 14 | Pt 1 of 3

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Using Technology to Improve Client Services in Your Practice

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Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD) from IRAs

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Avoiding Common Ethical Traps in Estate Planning

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The Potential Impact of Proposed Amendments to Circular 230

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IRA Estate Planning Ideas to Discuss with Your Clients

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Fiduciary Income Tax Planning: Strategies for Minimizing Income Tax on Trusts and Estates

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Recent Trends in Estate and Gift Tax Law 2025, IRC 2036 and Related Tax Law

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Internal Affairs Doctrine, Asset Protection, and State of Formation for Legal Entities Pt. 2 of 2

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Internal Affairs Doctrine, Asset Protection, and State of Formation for Legal Entities Pt. 1 of 2

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Asset Protection for Art: Issues Arising in the Lifecycle of Acquisition to Disposition

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Legal and Tax Considerations When Representing Influencers and Content Creators

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The Uniform Trust Code Turns 25

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Use of Asset Protection Trusts for Estate Tax Planning Purposes

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How Typical Trust Agreements Clauses Can Get Turned Around in the Real World

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Combatting Elder Financial Abuse

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Intersection of Family Law and Trusts and Estates

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Supreme Court Rulings Alter the Future of Tax Regulations

66

The Power of Off: A Book Review

67

Guiding Trust and Estate Disputes to Settlement

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Independent Contractor vs. Employee: In Tax vs. Labor Law

69

Inserting Photos in Wills to Clarify Specific Gifts

70

A Life Insurance-Funded Redemption Agreement Gone Bad

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Owner's Liability Following a Minor's Golf Cart Accident

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Huffman Case Endangers Buy-Sell Agreements

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Caution for Divorcing Spouses Who Are Trust Beneficiaries

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Modifying Trusts after CCA 202352018

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Planning for the Young Under SECURE

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Self-Employment Tax: Tax Court Curtails Limited Partner Exclusion

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Restricted Charitable Gifts: Practical Suggestions

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Addressing Incomplete or Lost Records During Fiduciary Administration

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Fiduciary Income Tax Planning of Distributions In-Kind and Specific Bequests

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Powers of Appointment Gone Wrong

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Charitable Deductions and Section 642(c)

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FTC's Ban on Noncompete Agreements

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The NextGen Bar Exam Threat to Wills and Trusts

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The Ethics of Posting to Listservs

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The Virtues of Estate Planning & Estate Planners Part 3 of 3: Essential Virtues of the Estate Planning Professional

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The Virtues of Estate Planning & Estate Planners Part 2 of 3: Estate Planning's Role in Civilization

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The Virtues of Estate Planning & Estate Planners Part 1 of 3: Estate Planning—A Job or a Calling?

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The Virtues of Estate Planning & Estate Planners: Overview

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Impact of the End of the COVID Public Health Emergency on Medicaid Renewals

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Deadly Claims in Trust and Estate Law

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Planning Ahead for the Sunsetting of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Exemptions

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Estate Planning in 2024 | 300th Podcast!

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Tips Regarding Fiduciary Disputes and Estate Planning

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The New Undue Influence

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Government Regulation of Artificial Intelligence

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AI-Related Practice Management Considerations for Law Firms

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The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Trust & Estate Law

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What Is Artificial Intelligence and the Impact on T&E Law in 2024 and Beyond?

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The IRS Ruling on Modifying a Grantor Trust

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The New Normal for Charitable Tax Planning