Conference Objectives & Description
This two day conference consists of a series of lecture sessions designed to examine in detail current developments in the estate and gift tax field; strengthen the practitioner’s knowledge and application of estate planning techniques to a multitude of diverse and complex problems; and to provide a forum for the discussion of important estate planning problems and their solutions. Sessions will be led by a group of conference faculty members comprised of estate planning and tax practitioners and legal scholars. Faculty members have been selected for their knowledge of the subjects, presentation skills, and ability to communicate.
40th Annual Duke University Estate Planning Conference
October 11-12, 2018
Thursday, October 11, 2018
| 7:00 – 8:15 am | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 – 8:30 am | Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Topic: Estate Planning Recent Developments: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Speakers: Steve R. Akers and Beth Shapiro Kaufman |
| 9:30 – 9:40 am | Break |
| 9:40 – 10:40 am | Topic: Estate Planning Recent Developments: Planning Ideas to Die For (Preferably Before 2026)
Speakers: Steve R. Akers and Beth Shapiro Kaufman |
| 10:40 – 10:50 am | Break |
| 10:50 – 11:50 am | Topic: Planning for Beneficiaries with Special Needs
Speaker: Kristen M. Lewis |
| 11:50 – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Topic: Do Trusts Really Create Trust Fund Babies?
Speaker: Thomas W. Abendroth |
| 2:00 – 2:10 pm | Break |
| 2:10 – 3:10 pm | Topic: I Want a “Do-Over”: 9100 Relief For Missed Tax Elections
Speaker: Douglas L. Siegler |
| 3:10 – 3:20 pm | Break |
| 3:20 – 4:20 pm | Topic: Drafting Powers of Attorney under the New Uniform Act
Speakers: Elizabeth K. Arias and James P. Cox, III |
| 4:20 – 5:20 pm | Topic: How to Survive as an Estate Planner in 2018 (Big City Version)
Speakers: Anne M. McKinney and Jeffrey A. Zaluda |
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Friday, October 12, 2018 |
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| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Topic: The Past Year’s Most Significant, Curious, or Downright Fascinating Fiduciary Cases (2017 Edition)
Speaker: Dana G. Fitzsimons, Jr. |
| 9:30 – 9:40 am |
Break
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| 9:40 – 10:40 am | Topic: The Ace of Basis: I Saw the Sign . . . and it Is Changing the Face of Estate Planning
Speaker: Thomas J. Pauloski |
| 10:40 – 10:50 am | Break |
| 10:50 – 11:50 am | Topic: Charitable Potpourri
Speakers: Douglas W. Benson, Phillip H. Buchanan, and Donald M. Etheridge, Jr. |
| 11:50 – 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm | Topic: Post-Mortem Administration Issues and How to Prevent Them
Speakers: Amy G. Doehring and Nicole K. Mann |
| 2:00 – 2:10 pm | Break |
| 2:10 – 3:10 pm | Topic: Know Thy IRA Custodian—So You Can Better Serve Your Clients
Speaker: Svetlana V. Bekman |
| 3:10 – 4:10 pm | Topic: Ethical Considerations in Working with Closely Held Businesses
Speakers: Charles D. Fox IV and Mary F. Radford |
