Podcasts about trust counsel

Complicated clients need complicated planning.  And as years go by, those complications may have led to the creation of multiple trusts for the next generation.  Children and grandchildren who benefit from those multiple trusts often come to their attorneys and ask, “What can we do to simplify?”  The top-of-mind answer for many planners is to find a way to combine these trusts.  In this episode of Trust Me!, our guests, Andrew Katzenstein and Cary Robbins of Proskauer Los Angeles, discuss what to consider when combining trusts.  About Our Guests:Andrew Katzenstein is a partner in the Private Client Services Department of Proskauer Los Angeles where he assists high net worth individuals, companies and charitable organizations with all aspects of tax and estate planning. He focuses his practice on tax planning matters, which include estate, gift and generation-skipping tax planning, as well as income tax of trust planning, probate and trust administration matters, resolving disputes between fiduciaries and beneficiaries, and charitable planning. Andrew can be reached at: akatzenstein@proskauer.com Cary Robbins is a partner in the Private Client Services Department of Proskauer Los Angeles.  Cary provides sophisticated estate and tax planning advice to individuals and families, with an emphasis on the multigenerational transfer of wealth.  She works with clients from a variety of backgrounds, including real estate investors, entrepreneurs, business owners, private equity principals, and individuals with inherited wealth.  She also routinely counsels clients on their charitable giving and assists clients with the formation and administration of private foundations to meet their charitable goals. Cary can be reached at: crobbins@proskauer.comAbout Our Host:Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Chief Fiduciary Officer of Fiduciary Trust International of California. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and the Vice-Chair of the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Cat Hammons and Todd Gajdusek

Estate planners not only help clients plan for what happens at death. Nowadays, especially with the high divorce rates, trust and estate lawyers also need to be mindful of how certain planning will play out in the event of a divorce.  In this episode of Trust Me!, we discuss what estate planners should know about the basics of family law.About Our Guest:Vanessa Soto Nellis is a Shareholder and Chair of the Family Law Practice Group of Lewitt Hackman.  She is also a Certified Specialist in Family Law.  She prides herself on bringing “calm to crisis” in family law matters, by focusing clients on the big picture, even in high-conflict divorce and child custody situations. Representing individuals in all aspects of family law in Southern California, Vanessa counsels and litigates for clients in dissolution (or divorce) matters, spousal support, child support, visitation rights, cohabitation, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and other family law matters.Vanessa was designated one of the Best Lawyers in America in Family Law in 2024 by Best Lawyers Magazine, and a Southern California Super Lawyer (2018-present) and Rising Star (2007-12 and 2015-17) by Super Lawyers Magazine. The publication also named her one of Southern California's Up-and-Coming 50 Women Attorneys, as well as one of the Up-and-Coming 100.Vanessa is a member of the State Bar of California, San Fernando Valley Bar Association (SFVBA), SFVBA Family Law Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Ventura County Bar Association. She co-founded Women To Women, a professional network here in Los Angeles.Vanessa can be reached at: VNellis@lewitthackman.comAbout Our Host:Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office.  She is also the Chief Fiduciary Officer of their California trust business. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a member of the Trust and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association and is a Vice-Chair of the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek and Cat Hammons

When a client passes away, one of the most important items on our to-do list is to file certain tax returns.  In this episode of Trust Me!, we will be discussing an overview of things to consider during the period of post-death administration, mainly focusing on filing the federal estate tax return (Form 706).  About Our Guests:Lisa M. Piehl is the Program Manager for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Estate and Gift Tax Policy division.  Lisa has been with the IRS Estate and Gift Tax division since 1994 in different roles, such as: Estate and Gift Tax Attorney, Supervisory Attorney, and Attorney Advisor.  Lisa works out of the Woodland Hills, CA office. Robin L. Klomparens is a tax attorney and a Director at Fennemore Law.  Renowned for her expertise in tax law, Robin excels in navigating complex tax code changes, providing her clients with up-to-date and effective legal counsel. She has contributed significantly to legal education as an adjunct professor at USF's LLM program, Golden Gate University's MS program, and currently at McGeorge School of Law. A prior member and current advisor to CLA's Tax Section Executive Committee and Estate and Gift Committee, and a member of ACTEC, she also contributes to various charitable boards. Her extensive lecturing and publications further establish her knowledge in tax law.About Our Host:Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek

California just passed a directed trust statute! In this episode of Trust Me!, Michael Rosen-Prinz and David Khanjyan will go over the basic structure of a directed trust, along with the specifics of California's new directed trust statute.About Our Guests:Michael Rosen-Prinz is a partner at Loeb & Loeb LLP (Los Angeles office). Michael maintains a broad trusts and estate practice, including wealth transfer planning, planning for family governance and business succession, cryptocurrency and QSBS planning, and estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax matters. Michael also has deep experience forming and operating single family offices and private trust companies; advising on governance, succession, tax, regulatory and operational issues. In addition, Michael devotes a substantial portion of his practice to cross-border planning for domestic and international families. In this area, he advises clients on foreign trusts, pre-immigration planning and expatriation, as well as inbound and outbound investments and compliance matters related to structuring investment vehicles in the U.S. and internationally. Michael is also a member of TEXCOM. Michael can be reached at: mrosenprinz@loeb.comDavid Khanjyan is an associate at Loeb & Loeb LLP (Los Angeles office). He advises clients on the domestic and international aspects of income, estate and gift tax planning. He works with U.S. and non-U.S. individuals, families, trustees and businesses with multijurisdictional issues to structure tax-efficient plans. David is a member of the Pro Bono Committee and helps orchestrate various pro bono projects throughout the firm. He also is a member of the Armenian Professional Society and was a graduate editor of the Tax Law Review at NYU School of Law. David can be reached at: dkhanjyan@loeb.comAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals. She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar AssociationThank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek

In this episode of Trust Me!, Kristin Yokomoto discusses ethical considerations in the estate planning world. She covers issues relating to engagement letters, conflicts, communication, capacity and more.About Our Guest:Kristin Yokomoto is a partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP in Costa Mesa, California and focuses on tax and estate planning for high-net-worth individuals, trust administration and probate. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and the American Bar Association. Kristin is a member of the Executive Committee of the California Lawyer Association's Trusts and Estates Section and the Orange County Bar Association Professionalism and Ethics Committee. She is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law with the California Bar Association of Legal Specialization. Kristin recently published an article on the Trusts and Estates Mediation and the Role of the Mediator for the Trust and Estates Quarterly and is earning an LL.M. in Dispute Resolution.About Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals. She is also a TEXCOM member and is a Vice-Chair of the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar AssociationThank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek

Clients have grown to be more charitably inclined and want to incorporate charitable giving as part of their estate plan. In this episode, we discuss the basics of charitable planning, as we review the ABCs of those great acronyms: the CRUTs, CRATs, and CLATs.About Our Guest:Amy Takeuchi Wanlass is a Senior Wealth Advisor for Northern Trust based in their Pasadena office. Amy has over a decade of experience in delivering estate planning and tax advice, as well as financial planning services. Amy works with individuals and their families on complex wealth transfer strategies, estate and income tax planning, and charitable planning goals.Prior to joining Northern Trust, Amy was with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as a Senior Wealth Planner. Amy was also previously a practicing trusts and estates attorney at nationally recognized law firms including Venable LLP and Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp LLP.Amy can be reached at: akt3@ntrs.comAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals. She is also a member of the Trust and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association and is a Vice-Chair of the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association.Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek

A revocable trust is an essential part of an estate plan in California. And when clients ask why they need a revocable trust, our answer is always: to avoid probate! We know that probate is time consuming and costly, but have you ever wondered how our system came to be? In this episode of Trust Me!, Anne Rudolph and Ralph Hughes discuss their recent article published in the Trusts & Estates Quarterly -- The Rise of Revocable Trusts in California.About Our Guests:Ralph E. Hughes is a founding Shareholder of Hughes and Pizzuto, APC focusing on Probate and Trust Administration, Probate and Trust Litigation, and related mediation. Ralph received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1976. Shortly thereafter, he moved to San Diego. Since that time, he has been involved in all aspects of probate, estate planning, trust and probate administration, and related litigation. He is a member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), and is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law. Ralph is affiliated with West Coast Resolution Center and conducts mediations through that organization. He has participated in well over 100 mediations.Anne M. Rudolph is a Shareholder of Hughes and Pizzuto, APC focusing in Probate and Trust Administration, Probate and Trust Litigation, and Appeals. Anne is the Chair of the Firm's Appellate Section. Anne received her law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law where she graduated in the top 5% of her class. She has been a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law since 2013. Anne has earned an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell for legal experience and knowledge as well as ethical standards. She has also been named a Top Rated Estate and Trust Litigation Attorney by San Diego Super Lawyers® since 2018, an honor that is reserved for the top 5% of attorneys in California. She is a frequent speaker on legal ethics issues that arise in the fields of trusts, estate planning, and probate.About Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals. She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association.Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek

Are irrevocable trusts truly irrevocable?  One way to change the terms of an irrevocable trust is by decanting.  In this episode, our guest Michael Rosen-Prinz will be discussing the particulars of California's decanting statute. About Our Guest:Michael Rosen-Prinz is a partner at the Los Angeles office of Loeb & Loeb LLP.  Michael maintains a broad trusts and estate practice, including wealth transfer planning, planning for family governance and business succession, cryptocurrency and QSBS planning, and estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax matters.  Michael also has deep experience forming and operating single family offices and private trust companies; advising on governance, succession, tax, regulatory and operational issues. In addition, Michael devotes a substantial portion of his practice to cross-border planning for domestic and international families. In this area, he advises clients on foreign trusts, pre-immigration planning and expatriation, as well as inbound and outbound investments and compliance matters related to structuring investment vehicles in the U.S. and internationally.Michael is also a member of the Trust and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association.  Michael can be reached at: mrosenprinz@loeb.comAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a member of the Trust and Estates Section of the California Lawyers Association and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek

The world is getting smaller and smaller.  As estate planners, we need to be aware of cross-border issues when it comes to estate planning and taxation.  In this episode, our guest Chris Nason will be discussing a basic and practical overview of international estate planning and tax planning issues.   About Our Guest:Chris Nason is a partner at McDermott, Will & Emery based in their San Francisco office. Chris focuses his practice on private client matters.  He is the managing editor of International Estate Planning, a multi-volume guide to US estate and income taxation of foreign nationals published annually by LexisNexis/Matthew Bender Elite. Chris teaches classes on Trusts and Estate Planning at Stanford Law School.While in law school, Chris served as an editor for the Yale Journal of International Law and was a fellow at the China Law Center and was also a co-president of the Law and Africa Society. Prior to law school, he attended Peking University as a CSC Scholar, where he studied Chinese language and law. Chris can be reached at: Cnason@mwe.comAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Chief Fiduciary Officer for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is a Vice-Chair of the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek

Private letter rulings (PLRs) are one of many tools that tax and wealth planning professionals can employ to benefit their clients, but many professionals are unaware of the benefits of PLRs or don't know how to obtain PLRs.  Our guest, S. Eva Wolf, will provide us with guidance on the PLR process as it relates to common estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax issues.   About Our Guest:S. Eva Wolf's 15-year legal career has followed an atypical path; she has twice moved between private practice and government practice. Towards the beginning of her legal career, she worked as an Attorney (Estate Tax) in the IRS Estate & Gift Tax division, then returned to private practice where she advanced from associate to partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, one of the oldest and most respected law firms in Los Angeles. Prior to joining the IRS Office of Associate Chief Counsel (PSI) as a Senior Attorney (Tax) in April 2020, Eva was a partner at Withers Bergman LLP, an award winning, global law firm. An Arizona native, Eva earned a B.A. in Sociology and a minor in Philosophy from Arizona State University and a J.D. from the University of Arizona. Eva also earned a Tax LL.M. from Loyola Law School, where she now teaches Estate & Gift Tax.  Eva also presented a webinar for CLA on the subject of this podcast episode, which can be found here:  Nuts & Bolts of Private Letter Rulings (inreachce.com)About Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Thank you for listening to Trust Me!Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra StudiosEdited by Todd Gajdusek

There's a lot of talk about student loan debt and the rising cost of college education.  One tax effective solution for clients who want to help their children or grandchildren with this rising cost is a 529 plan.  In this episode, our guest David Oh will review the basic rules of 529 plans and discuss what clients should consider when setting up such plans. He will also examine the tax and financial differences between 529 plans and other gifting options.  David Oh (Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California) is a senior trusts and estates advisor with broad experience in estate planning and trust administration. He advises clients on matters including tax planning, tax compliance, wealth transfer techniques, and charitable strategies. He earned a Master of Laws (LLM) in taxation at Boston University School of Law, Juris Doctor from University of the Pacific, and Bachelor of Arts in legal studies from University of California at Berkeley. He is a Certified Specialist in both Taxation Law as well as in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the State Bar of California. David sits on the boards of Continuing Education of the Bar and the Estate and Gift Tax committee of the California Lawyer's Association.  David can be reached at: david.oh@ftci.com David also presented a webinar entitled 529 Plan Basics for Estate Planning, which can be found here: Education – California Lawyers Association (calawyers.org) Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Trust Me is Produced by Foley Marra Studios.Thank you for listening to Trust Me!

In this episode, our guest Michael DiBernardo will be diving into the exciting world of fiduciary income taxation.  This episode is geared towards practitioners who don't deal with trust income tax rules on a daily basis.  We will discuss a basic and practical overview of fiduciary income tax as it relates to estate planning and trust administration.   About Our Guest:Mike DiBernardo is a Certified Public Accountant specializing in tax and accounting solutions for small businesses. As a Certified Tax Coach, he is highly skilled in tax planning and creates sophisticated strategies to minimize taxes for businesses and their owners.Mike has been practicing as an accountant for almost 10 years. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics and a Minor in Accounting. Prior to founding DiBernardo & Company, P.C., he worked with Fortune 500 and other publicly traded companies on complex domestic and multinational transactions at PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Mike can be reached at: miked@mbamdcpas.com  Mike also published an article that can be found here: https://www.trustestatecpa.com/site_images/California_CPA-March-April_2021-2.pdfAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Trust Me is produced by Foley Marra StudiosThank you for listening to Trust Me!

Our guests for this episode are two former IRS Estate and Gift Tax Attorneys, Eva Wolf and Michael Perlmutter. Eva and Michael will discuss the general audit process for Estate and Gift Tax returns. They will also cover common mistakes made based on their extensive experience in auditing hundreds of these returns.About Our Guests:Eva Wolf is currently a Senior Attorney in the Passthroughs & Special Industries division of the IRS Associate Office of Chief Counsel, where she advises IRS examination groups and taxpayers regarding the correct interpretation and application of federal transfer tax laws, in part by writing Treasury Regulations, PLRs, and CCAs. At the beginning of her legal career, she worked in the IRS Estate & Gift Tax division as an estate tax attorney. She then moved to private practice and, until a year and a half ago, she was a partner at Withers Bergman, and prior to that she was a partner at Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp – both in their Los Angeles offices. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Loyola Law School, where she teaches Estate & Gift Tax. She can be reached at: (202) 317-3893Michael Perlmutter is a licensed attorney, CPA and Valuation Specialist at Perlmutter Law and Valuation, Inc. Michael is an experienced valuation expert with an extensive 27-year career at the Internal Revenue Service as an Estate Tax Attorney, Revenue Agent and Valuation Specialist. His IRS career provided invaluable exposure to complex valuation issues involving a multitude of different assets. Michael has written IRS valuation related training materials, taught and mentored IRS attorneys, is a frequent presenter at seminars, and is also an instructor at UCLA Extension. He can be reached at: michael@perlmutter-law.comAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association.  Thank you for listening to Trust Me!

Our guest for this episode, Terrence M. Franklin, shares an incredible story of a Last Will and Testament from 1846 that played a very important role in his family history. He hopes that telling this story can help bend the arc of history towards justice.  About Our Guest:Terrence M. Franklin is a partner at Los Angeles based firm Sacks Glazier Franklin & Lodise.  He is a seasoned attorney with nearly three decades of experience handling trust and estates and probate litigation, disputes and appeals. Terry is also a member of ACTEC (the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel) and was the immediate past Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.  He's also served as Chair of the Diversity Committee of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association.  He can be reached at: tfranklin@trustlitigation.laAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association.  Thank you for listening to Trust Me!

Our returning guests for this episode are Bryan Kirk of Fiduciary Trust International and Daniel Lorenzen of Fox Rothschild, LLP.  We discuss issues that arise when trust companies administer trusts from a drafting attorney's point of view and a trust company's point of view.  This is the second of a two-part series.  In this episode, we review specific distribution provisions and issues that may arise through the lens of a corporate trustee.About Our Guests:Daniel Lorenzen is a partner in the California offices of Fox Rothschild, LLP, and has been practicing in the trusts and estates field for 18 years. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan law school.  He can be reached at: DLorenzen@foxrothschild.com Bryan Kirk is Director of Estate and Financial Planning for Fiduciary Trust International.  He is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, and a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Law.  He can be reached at: bryan.kirk@ftci.comAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association.  

Our guests for this episode are Bryan Kirk of Fiduciary Trust International and Daniel Lorenzen of Fox Rothschild, LLP.  We discuss issues that arise when trust companies administer trusts from a drafting attorney's point of view and a trust company's point of view.  This is a two-part series.  In the first episode, we discuss the need for a corporate trustee, certain discretionary language and how a corporate trustee may feel about holding certain types of assets.  In the second episode, we review specific distribution provisions and issues that may arise through the lens of a corporate trustee.About Our Guests:Daniel Lorenzen is a partner in the California offices of Fox Rothschild, LLP, and has been practicing in the trusts and estates field for 18 years. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan law school.  He can be reached at: DLorenzen@foxrothschild.com Bryan Kirk is Director of Estate and Financial Planning for Fiduciary Trust International.  He is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate, and a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Law.  He can be reached at: bryan.kirk@ftci.comAbout Our Host: Host Anna Soliman is Trust Counsel and Managing Director for Fiduciary Trust International of California out of the Los Angeles Office. Prior to joining Fiduciary Trust International, Anna was an estate tax attorney for the Internal Revenue Service and also worked in private practice, specializing in estate planning and trust administration for ultrahigh net worth individuals.  She is also a TEXCOM member and is involved with the Fiduciary Income Tax Section of the American Bar Association.  

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Episode 97 discusses the importance of building an inner circle of trusted counselors who serve as a cohort of people to give unvarnished feedback where you actively seek out constructive criticism from trusted, respected peers.

Do you know what a Land Trust “really is?” Does a Land Trust really keep your ownership private? Do Land Trusts “help you in any way”, as a form of Asset Protection? and what are the other Benefits of a Land Trust? Assistant Vice President, Trust Counsel, Julia Mehzer, from Chicago Title Land Trust Company. […]

This PodCast is a frank discussion of what some of the top practitioners in the country are thinking, and actually doing, with respect to a number of key estate planning tools and techniques. (PLEASE be patient since the download takes a minute or two) Part 1 covered Planning Techniques, FLPs, and State Death Taxes. This part covers planning for nonresident aliens and trust tools and techniques. Dan Hastings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in NYC, Ann B. Lesk, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in NYC, and Joshua S. Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in NYC are the panelists. Special Thanks to Dick Nenno, Managing Director and Trust Counsel of Wilmington Trust Company for making this very special program available to LISI members! This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This PodCast is a frank discussion of what some of the top practitioners in the country are thinking, and actually doing, with respect to a number of key estate planning tools and techniques. (PLEASE be patient since the download takes a minute or two) Part 1 covered Planning Techniques, FLPs, and State Death Taxes. This part covers planning for nonresident aliens and trust tools and techniques. Dan Hastings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in NYC, Ann B. Lesk, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in NYC, and Joshua S. Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in NYC are the panelists. Special Thanks to Dick Nenno, Managing Director and Trust Counsel of Wilmington Trust Company for making this very special program available to LISI members! This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This PodCast is a frank discussion of what some of the top practioners in the country are thinking, and actually doing, with respect to a number of key estate planning tools and techniques.Part 1 covers Planning Techniques, FLPs, and State Death TaxesThe panelists for this Wilimington Trust Company PodCast on THE FURTURE OF ESTATE PLANNING are Dan Hastings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in NYC, Ann B. Lesk, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in NYC, and Joshua S. Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in NYC.We thank Dick Nenno, Managing Director and Trust Counsel of Wilmington Trust Company for making this very special program available to LISI members!! This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This PodCast is a frank discussion of what some of the top practioners in the country are thinking, and actually doing, with respect to a number of key estate planning tools and techniques.Part 1 covers Planning Techniques, FLPs, and State Death TaxesThe panelists for this Wilimington Trust Company PodCast on THE FURTURE OF ESTATE PLANNING are Dan Hastings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in NYC, Ann B. Lesk, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in NYC, and Joshua S. Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in NYC.We thank Dick Nenno, Managing Director and Trust Counsel of Wilmington Trust Company for making this very special program available to LISI members!! This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This PodCast is a frank discussion of what some of the top practioners in the country are thinking, and actually doing, with respect to a number of key estate planning tools and techniques.Part 1 covers Planning Techniques, FLPs, and State Death TaxesThe panelists for this Wilimington Trust Company PodCast on THE FURTURE OF ESTATE PLANNING are Dan Hastings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in NYC, Ann B. Lesk, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in NYC, and Joshua S. Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in NYC.We thank Dick Nenno, Managing Director and Trust Counsel of Wilmington Trust Company for making this very special program available to LISI members!! This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This PodCast is a frank discussion of what some of the top practioners in the country are thinking, and actually doing, with respect to a number of key estate planning tools and techniques.Part 1 covers Planning Techniques, FLPs, and State Death TaxesThe panelists for this Wilimington Trust Company PodCast on THE FURTURE OF ESTATE PLANNING are Dan Hastings, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in NYC, Ann B. Lesk, of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP in NYC, and Joshua S. Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in NYC.We thank Dick Nenno, Managing Director and Trust Counsel of Wilmington Trust Company for making this very special program available to LISI members!! This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART II of our two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART I of a two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART II of our two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART II of our two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART I of a two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART II of our two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART II of our two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART I of a two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART II of our two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART I of a two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com

This is PART I of a two part PodCast, THE FUTURE VISION OF ESTATE PLANNING, a special presentation of Leimberg Information Services, Inc. (LISI) and is courtesy of the Wilmington Trust Company of Wilmington, Delaware. Wilmington Trust Company has been hosting panel discussion seminars entitled, "The Future Vision of Estate Planning" in major U.S. cities throughout 2006. WTC was kind enough to allow LISI to tape and share with LISI members its Wednesday, November 8th, 2006 program which was presented in Philadelphia. The panel was moderated by Wilmington Trust's Managing Director and Trust Counsel for Wilmington Trust's Wealth Advisory Services (and frequent LISI commentator) Richard (Dick) Nenno and included other three renowned attorneys as panel participants, Francis (Frank) J. Mirabello, Esquire - partner and manager of the Personal Law Practice of Morgan Lewis, Pam H. Schneider, Esquire - founding partner of the law firm of Gadsden Schneider & Woodward, LLP, and John (Jack) A. Terrill, II, Esquire - member of Heckscher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager, P.C. This Podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, Inc. at http://www.leimbergservices.com Please visit our software, books, and PowerPoint Presentations site at http://www.leimberg.com