Estate Planning Bundle w/Live Webinars Includes:

• $50

  Pitfalls To Avoid When Real Estate and Matrimonial Issues Collide

  General Credits: 1

  Matrimonial law is a challenging area of practice because of how much the practitioner needs to know. It touches upon and overlaps with many other areas of law including tax, trusts and estates, immigration, contract law, criminal law, property, insurance and real estate. One complex area to unde...

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• $50

  Estate Planning: Common Issues; Practical Answers

  General Credits: 1

  Every practitioner in every discipline has heard this complaint about a grantor trust and likely we will all hear more of it. Grantor trusts have become the foundation of most modern estate plans. One of the many “benefits” of grantor trusts is that the settlor creating the trust pays the income ta...

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• $50

  Will, Trusts, and Advanced Directives: Know What is Right for Your Client

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will focus on estate planning tools and discuss Last Will and Testament and Trusts. The course will explain succession planning, estate planning and how to plan using wills and trusts, as well as advanced directives such as health care proxies, power of attorney and living wills....

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• $75

  An Attorneys Guide to Working with Personal Property Appraisers: Ethical Issues, Potential Pitfalls, and Best Practices

  General Credits: 1.5

  This CLE course will provide attorneys with an advanced understanding of the role of appraisals in various legal contexts, primarily focusing on estate planning and estate litigation and the value of working with personal property appraisers. Participants will explore the ethical considerations...

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• $50

  Ethical Referral Fees: A 50 State Survey

  Ethics Credits: 1

  When done correctly, fee sharing is not only ethical–it leads to better outcomes for clients. This CLE program will survey the various regulatory frameworks utilized by states concerning referral fees with the goal of providing lawyers with working understanding of how to employ this tool to benefi...

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• $100

  Discovering the Lost Coin: Helping Clients Recover from Online Scams

  General Credits: 2

  If you've ever had a client who was subjected to online fraud over more than $100,000, you need this course. In this CLE, we take a close look at the latest iteration of a Ponzi scheme to defraud innocent people - "Pig Slaughtering Scams". We consider how these cases come to light, the various...

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• $50

  Understanding Financial Solutions While Planning for Possible Long-term Care

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will provide attorneys with a comprehensive overview of methodology and techniques for preserving their client’s assets while planning for the possibility of incapacity and future institutional or home care services through Medicaid. The presentation will provide an overview of...

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• $50

  Protecting Your Family Home Through Trusts

  General Credits: 1

  All too often, the senior client may find themselves in a dire predicament. Immediate long-term nursing home care is needed and they do not have private funds or long-term care insurance to pay for such care. An individual’s primary asset is often the home in which he or she resides, and there...

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• $50

  Ethical Mediation: Principles and Practices in Dispute Resolution

  Ethics Credits: 1

  The use of Alternative Dispute Resolution, particularly in the area of mediation, has grown dramatically in the past ten years. However, it is a process in which many counsel are unfamiliar. Judge Scheinkman will discuss the importance of ethical considerations that relate to settlement negotiation...

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• $50

  The Nuts and Bolts of Guardianships

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will focus on basics of what a guardianship proceeding is, sometimes called a conservatorship in some states, and how it differs from advanced directives such as health care proxies and powers of attorney. We will discuss when such a court proceeding is and what courts look for in...

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• $50

  The Mathematics of Estate Tax Planning

  General Credits: 1

  The federal estate tax and the financial dynamics that apply to each family can vary in terms of values, growth, income tax rates, spending, discounts, and many other factors. Attempting to plan with common strategies without "running the numbers" can result in less than optimal planning results an...

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• $50

  Starting Strong: Estate Planning Strategies for Premarital and Newlywed Couples

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE provides attorneys with essential insights into navigating the complex intersection of love, marriage, and estate maters. This CLE course delves into crucial topics such as prenuptial agreements, joint estate planning, tax implications, and legacy considerations. Attorneys will gain pr...

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• $50

  The Secure ACT: Five Key Considerations

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will focus on five key considerations of the SECURE Act and how this law may affect your financial plan as an attorney. Some of the topics we will cover include: The new age requirements for RMDs Distribution options for beneficiaries Age limitations on traditional IRAs Flexibil...

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• $50

  Essential Estate Documents: Don't Delay Until It's Too Late

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE program addresses a common concern: people commonly put off or do not seriously consider necessary documents for universal eventuality: death, incapacity, or providing for others who will have to step in. This one-hour course will cover basic documents and suggested text, how and when th...

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• $75

  The Federal Estate Tax Return, IRS Form 706, in a Fluid Estate Tax Environment

  General Credits: 1.5

  With a Federal Estate Tax exclusion of over $13.6 Million, often there is not an actual 706 filing requirement. However, the estate tax exclusion is expected to drop by 50% at the end of 2025, and in the case of the death of the first spouse, a portability election will require the filing of the 70...

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• $50

  The Use of Trusts in Government Benefits Planning

  General Credits: 1.25

  This CLE presentation will address the use of various types of trusts in government benefits planning, including revocable trusts, spousal planning using revocable trusts, long term care planning using Irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts, Supplemental Needs Trusts, and long-term care plann...

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• $50

  Ethics in the Digital Era: What Attorneys Need to Know

  Ethics Credits: 1

  Law firms are facing challenges in safeguarding against and dealing with data breaches. With the introduction of Ethical Rules of Conduct, as well as your state's professional conduct regulations for lawyers, and the actual possibility of financial and other penalties, it's imperative that you reco...

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• $50

  Business Valuation for Attorneys

  General Credits: 1

  Determination of the value of a client’s business or business interest is often a necessary element in meeting a client’s needs. Understanding the valuation process and the potential results can make a huge difference to the outcome for the client. Divorce, estate planning, and par...

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• $50

  How to Prepare for Long-Term Care Costs

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE program will address the use of long-term care insurance to provide care for aging individuals and its impact on wealth transfer. The Instructors will discuss tax opportunities for business owners who want to leverage their businesses to protect themselves and their family members. Add...

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• $50

  Ethical Issues in Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity

  Ethics Credits: 1

  This CLE course will cover some of the legal rules applicable to attorneys working with clients who experience diminished capacity and the consequent potential for fraud and abuse against a client with diminished capacity. In this course, attendees will learn how to identify a client who has dimini...

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• $50

  Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Issues: Ethical Considerations and New Requirements

  Ethics Credits: 1

  A number of states are proposing mandating CLE hours with a focus on cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection. This obligation to possess technology competency is not a new concept, as many states have already adopted the American Bar Association (ABA) Model Rule's requirement. The purpose o...

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  Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Obligations for Lawyers

  General Credits: 1

  This CLE course will focus on cyber threats to the legal community, why hackers find lawyers to be productive targets, the costs of data breaches, and a lawyers cybersecurity obligations, including in the context of ESI. This course will include discussions on general ethical responsibilities o...

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• $50

  The Cuban Missile Crisis and The Art of Negotiation

  General Credits: 1

  The Cuban Missile Crisis has just passed its 60th anniversary. It has been said that this crisis is the most examined crisis of American history. Was the positive ending a result of wise decision-making, careful mediation, or just simply luck? The crisis had many actors and held the attention of th...

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• $50

  Workplace Conflict Resolution Through Mediation and Arbitration

  General Credits: 1

  Conflict in the workplace is natural and can be constructive when communicating different points of view and perspectives in a healthy manner. Frequently, that conflict may trigger reactions and become an unhealthy conflict that cannot be resolved without the intervention of a neutral party. Th...

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• $50

  Skip Tracing for Lawyers

  General Credits: 1.25

  Attorneys in most areas of practice, especially trust and estates, personal injury, malpractice, debt collection and real estate law occasionally encounter situations requiring the location of missing people. This includes heirs, beneficiaries, witnesses, shareholders and debtors. In many insta...

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  Offshore Asset Protection: Exploring the Various Jurisdictions for Protecting your Clients' Assets

  General Credits: 1

  By many standards, the U.S. is the world’s most litigious society. Learn how to put your clients in a better position to survive a lawsuit. Offshore Asset Protection is often the best way to protect assets from frivolous claims and lawsuits. This course will cover how to use a multitude of juri...

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• $75

  Move to Florida, Home in Florida, or Snowbird: What Estate Planning Attorneys Need to Know

  General Credits: 1.5

  If you have moved, or are considering moving to Florida, have or are buying a second home in Florida, there are important implications of Florida law and planning that should be considered. This CLE presentation will explore a wide range of Florida legal and planning considerations, including:...

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