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Business Law
Paraprofessional Conference
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Trusts & Estates Advanced
Trusts & Estates Core
Eligible for CLE credit
Eligible for Competence credit
Eligible for CLE Ethics credit
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Early Registration
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Initial Client Visit
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Massachusetts Forum Meeting
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Estate Planning Essentials
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Business Law Essentials
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Trust Admin Essentials
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Registration Open
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Fenway Park VIP Experience
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Registration Open/Light Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Opening Session
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Firearms in Trusts & Estates - What Could Go Wrong
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
Adding Business Planning to an Estate Planning Practice
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
Foreign Tax Issues for the Domestic U.S. Estate Planner
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
Marital Deduction Planning in the New Tax Environment
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
How to Make Money in Trust Administration
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
First Impressions Are Everything: The Initial Client Call
9:05 AM - 10:05 AM
Exhibitor Networking
10:05 AM - 10:30 AM
5 Mindsets to Unlock Hidden Potential in Advisor Relationships
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
IP Basics for Small Business Attorneys
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Funding is Dead
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Private Decanting
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Do's and Don'ts of Funding
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
What's New and Coming in Wealth Docx and Business Docx
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
California WealthCounsel Member Lunch Meetup
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Keynote Speaker
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Becoming Indispensable: How To Be Your Firm's Greatest Asset
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
The 5 W's of Harnessing Tech in Your Law Firm
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Vision, Strategy, and Execution - A Framework to Improve Your Law Firm
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
CANCELLED - Choice of Entity and Planning Post-Tax Reform
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
How to Provide Comprehensive Planning Services to Seniors and Clients With Disabilities
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
The “Hidden In Plain Sight” Profit Center: Increase Firm Revenues and Value By Offering Trustee Services
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Estate Planning for Large Estates
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
How to Handle the Difficult Client
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Not All Families Look Alike
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Self-Directed IRAs
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Leadership Through Empowerment: Increasing Profits by Empowering your Team to Take Ownership of Your Firm
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
How to Avoid Malpractice When Representing Seniors
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Principles of Fiduciary Income Tax
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Attendee Appreciation Reception - Thompson Island
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Thriving in Estate Planning
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
How to Handle Retirement Accounts in Special Needs Planning
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
The Soul of the Law: How to Forge Lasting Relationships for a Rich Cultural, Personal and Professional Life
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Business Succession Planning
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Don't Give up 5 Minutes Before the Miracle (Substance Abuse/Competence)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Be the CEO of Your Practice
9:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Drafting to Maximize Transfer Tax & Income Tax Benefits
9:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Current Developments in Business Law
9:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Fiduciary Selection
9:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Ethical Issues in Representing Clients with Diminished Capacity
9:40 AM - 10:55 AM
Exhibitor Networking
10:55 AM - 11:15 AM
The Power of WealthCounsel Peer Groups
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Forum Leader Luncheon
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
New Product Release Demo: Wealth Tracx, a Trust Administration Solution
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Drafting Bootcamp
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
How to Accomplish More on Monday than Most People Do in an Entire Week
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Current Developments in Trusts and Estates
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Making Your Estate Planning Documents Litigation Proof
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Exhibitor Networking
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
IRA Life Expectancy Payout Changes Under the “SECURE Bill” and the Best Ideas So Far
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Coventry: Introduction to Life Settlements
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibitor Networking Reception
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Hub Networking Reception
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Friday, August 2, 2019
Old Dogs; New Tricks – A Roundtable Discussion for Ideas, Issues, Tips and Traps for Seasoned Practitioners
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
Asset Protection Update After Toni1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Importance of Basis
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Driving and Tracking Profitability with Real Life Examples You Can Implement
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Case Studies in Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits and Death and Taxes: The Inherited Retirement Plan
9:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Closing Remarks
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM