Continuing Legal Education
Live CLE | Estate Planning Basics
Building an estate plan with a client is a rewarding but oftentimes complicated practice.
From your first meeting with the client until the plan is completed, your skill set must be at its sharpest to ensure your client’s financial and personal interests are carried out without complication.
This CLE is designed for attorneys who are new to estate planning, and our experienced speakers will guide you through the entire estate planning process, passing on valuable tips along the way.
The following Key topics will be discussed:
- Drafting Fiduciaries, Forms and Clauses
- Living Trusts (Revocable vs. Irrevocable)
- Funding a Trust
- Probate Basics
- Potential Tax Pitfalls (Estate, Gift, Marital Deduction, etc.)
- Financial/Medical Power of Attorney
- Advance Health Care Directives
- Wealth Transfer Charitable Tax Deduction
08:15 – 08:45 |
Registration |
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08:45 – 09:15 |
Essentials of Attorney/Client Relations |
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• Client Interview |
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09:15 – 10:15 |
Understanding Wills and Trusts |
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• Non-Tax Reasons for Having an Estate Plan |
10:15 – 10:45 |
Basics of Probate |
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• What’s Included (Non-probate transfers, holding title, life insurance, employee benefits, annuities, business assets) |
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Potential Tax Pitfalls |
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• Estate & Gift Taxes |
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11:15 – 11:30 |
Break |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Preparations for Incapacity |
• Financial/Medical Powers of Attorney |
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12:00 – 12:15 |
Charitable Giving Considerations |
• Wealth Transfer Charitable Tax Deduction |
CLE Course Speakers: |
Jonathan S. Frank |
Attorney Jonathan S. Frank
The Law Offices of Jonathan S. Frank, P.C. - Charlotte, NC
Jonathan is one of 131 out of more than 21,000 North Carolina attorneys who is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. Jonathan focuses his practice on advanced issues in estate planning, probate and business continuation planning. He assists his clients in leveraging their options to maximize wealth, minimize estate taxes and other transfer fees, and maintain privacy, dignity and control throughout their lifetimes and after death.
Professional Credentials
North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law
Member: North Carolina State Bar Association
Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Section, North Carolina State Bar Association
Elder Law Section, North Carolina State Bar Association
Live CLE • Estate Planning Basics
February 21, 2012 • Charlotte, NC

Credits:
Total NC CLE credits: 3.25 Hours
This course has been approved by the Board of Continuing Legal Education of the State Bar.
Location:
Ballantyne Conference Center
13850 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Suite 500
Charlotte, NC 28277
Time:
Start 08:45 AM – Finish 12:15 PM
Tuition:
$200 First Registrant
Add Associate $100 dollars*
Add Paralegal $100 dollars*
$125 Young Lawyers - Under 4 years acceptance to the Bar.**
*Young Lawyers with under 4 years acceptance to the Bar may use the coupon code YL75 to receive the $75 discount when checking out.
**Discounts can not be combined.
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