Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Midwest Estate, Tax & Business Planning Institute is June 7th and 8th


June 7-8, 2012
Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium
500 Ballroom

100 South Capitol Avenue

 Indianapolis, Indiana

12.75 CLE Hours / 1 Ethics Hour / 15.25 CPE / 12.75 Insurance CE Hours (Insurance CE Hours pending)

Level of Instruction - Intermediate to Advanced


Day 1 – June 7, 2012 (Thursday)

6.5 CLE, 1 Ethics Hour, 7.5 CPE, 6.5 Insurance CE (Insurance CE Hours pending)
8:25 A.M. Welcome & Introduction
Marc A. Hetzner, Co-Chair and MaryEllen K. Bishop, Co-Chair
8:30 A.M. The Year in Review: An Estate Planner’s Perspective on Recent Tax Developments
Howard M. Zaritsky
9:40 A.M. Coffee Break
9:50 A.M. The Year in Review: An Estate Planner’s Perspective on Recent Tax Developments (continued)
Howard M. Zaritsky
10:40 A.M. Coffee Break
11:05 A.M. Retirement Benefits in Trusts
- Vicki L. Anderson
12:05 P.M. Lunch (On Your Own)

1:15 P.M. Before TRA of 2010 Sunsets: Practical Estate Planning For The Next Six Months
- Jeffrey J. Radowich
2:20 P.M. Coffee Break
2:30 P.M. Before TRA of 2010 Sunsets: Practical Estate Planning For The Next Six Months (continued)
- Jeffrey J. Radowich
3:45 P.M. Coffee Break
3:55 P.M. Ethical Issues for Estate and Business Succession Planners
- Eric A. Manterfield
4:55 P.M. Adjournment

Day 2 - June 8, 2012 (Friday)

6.25 CLE, 7.5 CPE, 6.25 Insurance CE (Insurance CE Hours pending)
8:20 A.M. Welcome & Introduction
Marc A. Hetzner, Co-Chair and MaryEllen K. Bishop, Co-Chair
8:30 A.M. Qualified Personal Residence Trusts
- Natalie B. Choate
9:30 A.M. Coffee Break
9:40 A.M. The 194 Best & Worst Planning Ideas for Your Client’s Retirement Benefits: 
Over 194 Great, Not So Great, and Truly Terrible Ideas, Summarized and Rated.
- Natalie B. Choate
10:40 A.M. Coffee Break
10:50 A.M. NEW! IRAs with Hair: What to do with an IRA that has a shady past. - The world of IRA mistakes is like the children’s game “Chutes and Ladders.” Your client falls down the “chute” by making an IRA mistake. What IRS horrors await him? Before the IRS destroys your client’s retirement security, you need to find a “ladder” to bring the client’s IRA back up to the sunny skies of retirement heaven!
- Natalie B. Choate  
11:50 A.M. LUNCH (on your own)
1:00 P.M. Asset Protection Planning from A-Z: 26 Things to Think About Before Jumping In
- Lauren J. Wolven
2:05 P.M. Coffee Break
2:15 P.M. Funding Options for Long Term Care: Some Basic Parameters and a Review of the Current Status of Estate Recovery for Indiana Medicaid Benefits
- William J. Holwager
3:20 P.M. Coffee Break
3:30 P.M. Dementia Pathology and Assessment in Trust and Estate Litigation
- John A. Cremer
4:35 P.M. Adjournment