Practical Trust and Estate Administration

This course covers advanced and applied topics in estate planning and probate, wealth management, trust and estate administration, and trust, estate, and fiduciary litigation. The course focuses on the role of an attorney as executor or trustee, and the role of an attorney in advising executors, trustees, and beneficiaries. The course will cover such issues as the probate process and creditors' rights; modification and termination of trusts; charitable trusts; asset protection devices; and risk management for professional trustees. The course will also cover emerging topics in trusts and estates, including domestic asset protection trusts, trust protectors, directed trustees, decanting, and donative arbitration clauses. Class discussion is required.