• Recent Developments: 2025 Estate and Trust Administration

    2 Monument Square, Suite 703, Portland, ME 04101

    This presentation will update attendees on 2025 legislative and regulatory developments, rulings and cases in estate planning and gifts, generation-skipping transfers and fiduciary income tax. We’ll also discuss how the changes can affect clients and customers. Discussion Highlights Thomas W. Abendroth, Partner, ArentFox Schiff LLP Stephen W. Murphy, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP Continuing Education Credits: Live and Recording—CISP […]

  • Estate Planning Post One Big Beautiful Bill Act

    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) introduces significant changes, includingincreased transfer tax exemptions and various individual income tax provisions. Many ofits most notable impacts are in the realm of charitable and business planning. Thissession will review the critical changes impacting estate planning, as well as newopportunities under the Act. Thomas W. Abendroth, Partner, ArentFox […]

  • Avoiding Pitfalls of Grantor Trusts

    Grantor trust planning has emerged as a key strategy for tax planning. Because thegrantor of the trust pays the income tax of the trust, a grantor trust provides a vehicle forindirect gifts and for allowing the trust to appreciate. But the grantor trust also providesimportant flexibility for the grantor to enter into transactions with the […]

  • Portability Revisited — Its Limitations and Benefits for Clients

    Portability, the ability of a spouse to pass their estate tax exclusion to the survivor, hasbecome an integral part of estate planning for marital couples. It carries even moresignificance now that the estate tax exclusion has moved to $15 million per person withno sunset. This session will review the benefits and potential pitfalls of portability. […]

  • Fiduciary Litigation Annual Review for 2026

    Gain insight into contemporary fiduciary matters and effective strategies to mitigaterelated risks. A distinguished panel of trust litigation attorneys will present their annualanalysis of significant fiduciary issues currently under judicial consideration, providingguidance on risk avoidance and the matters that commonly give rise to disputes. Thomas W. Abendroth, Partner, ArentFox Schiff LLP Stephen W. Murphy, Partner, […]

  • Tax Planning Conversations to Have Now

    Please note the new time. Lisa R. Featherngill, Senior Vice President and National Director of Wealth Planning atComerica Wealth Management, will share insights and strategies for tax planningconversations with clients […]

  • Recent Developments: 2026 Estate and Trust Administration

    This presentation will update attendees on 2026 legislative and regulatorydevelopments, rulings and cases in estate planning and gifts, generation-skippingtransfers and fiduciary income tax. We’ll also discuss how the changes can […]