Texas CLE - Trusts and Estates Courses
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QSBS 2.0: Enhanced Opportunities for the Ultra-Wealthy After OBBBA
Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) continues to be one of the most powerful tax planning opportunities available to founders, investors, and high-net-worth families. Recent legislative developments under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) have created new considerations and planning opportunities that attorneys and advisors must understand when counseling clients on the acquisition, ownership, and transfer of QSBS. This CLE program will provide an overview of the requirements and... More Info
$501General Credit -
SLATitudes of Love: Planning with Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts
Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs) remain a powerful estate planning tool for clients seeking to utilize gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemptions while preserving indirect access to transferred assets through a spouse. This CLE program will examine the key tax, estate planning, and drafting considerations involved in creating and administering SLATs, including the use of grantor trust rules to enhance wealth transfer opportunities and strategies for maximizing the benefit... More Info
$501General Credit -
Use of Asset Protection Trusts for Tax Planning Purpose
As litigation exposure, creditor concerns, and wealth preservation objectives continue to shape estate planning strategies, self-settled asset protection trusts have become an increasingly valuable tool for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients. This CLE program will examine the legal framework underlying these trusts, including key jurisdictional considerations, trust design features, and practical implementation issues. Attendees will gain an understanding of when a self-set... More Info
$501General Credit -
Mastering Offshore Asset Protection Planning
This CLE program provides a focused, practice-oriented examination of offshore asset protection planning for attorneys advising clients with significant liability exposure. Participants will analyze key case law addressing offshore trusts in U.S. courts, including fraudulent transfer challenges, repatriation orders, and issues involving settlor control. The course compares leading offshore trust and banking jurisdictions, evaluating statutory protections, creditor remedies, and enforcem... More Info
$501General Credit -
The Attorney’s Guide to Strategic Trust Planning
This CLE program provides a practical overview of trust fundamentals for attorneys advising clients on estate planning, asset management, and incapacity planning. The course examines how trusts function as legal tools to control asset disposition, address lifetime and post-death planning objectives, and reduce the potential for conflict among beneficiaries. Participants will review the key distinctions between revocable and irrevocable trusts, including differences in control, flexibili... More Info
$501General Credit -
Protecting Vulnerable Plaintiffs: Special Needs Trusts, Public Benefits, and Settlement Planning
When representing plaintiffs who are vulnerable due to disability, age, or other factors, careful planning is critical to ensure that their settlement funds are protected and their eligibility for public benefits is preserved. This CLE course provides a comprehensive overview of the legal tools and strategies available to support these individuals. We will explore the key differences between Pooled First-Party Special Needs Trusts and Settlement Preservation Trusts, including how they c... More Info
$501General Credit -
Planning With Purpose: Legal Insights into Charitable Giving
Charitable giving is an increasingly important element of modern estate planning, and attorneys must be prepared to guide clients through the full range of available options. This CLE program will examine how to incorporate philanthropic goals into estate plans using a variety of strategies, from simple bequests in wills and trusts to more sophisticated vehicles such as charitable trusts, donor-advised funds, and private foundations. The program will also address the tax dimensions of c... More Info
$501General Credit