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Schiff Hardin LLP's Thomas W. Abendroth Co-Presents The American Bankers Association's 2012 Trust And Estate Planning Telephone Briefing Series

January 23, 2012

Thomas W. Abendroth
Thomas W. Abendroth, lead partner of Schiff Hardin's Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Group, will co-present a series of nine, monthly, two-hour telephone briefings with the American Bankers Association (ABA). Held from 1-3 p.m. ET (noon-2 p.m. CT) on the first Thursday of each month beginning on Feb. 2 through Jun. 7 and then continuing Sept.6 to Dec. 6, 2012, The ABA Telephone Briefing Series will provide an in-depth analysis on a variety of important estate planning and trust administration topics.

Mr. Abendroth’s co-presenter for this series is former Schiff Hardin partner Charles D. ("Skip") Fox IV, now a partner with McGuireWoods LLP in Charlottesville, Virginia. The two-hour format allows sufficient time for Mr. Abendroth and Mr. Fox to thoroughly address the topics and answer any questions teleconference participants might have. The schedule and topics are:

  • Issues Facing Fiduciaries in Post-Death Administration (Feb, 2, 2012)
  • Top Ten Fiduciary Income Tax Issues (Mar. 1, 2012)
  • The Eroding Protection of Trusts in Divorce (Apr. 5, 2012)
  • Fiduciary Litigation Panel (May 3, 2012)
  • Sales to Defector Grantor Trusts and Other Key Gifting Strategies for 2012 and Beyond (Jun. 7, 2012)
  • The Increasing Importance of International Estate Planning (Sept. 6, 2012)
  • The Uses and Misuses of Decanting and Change of Situs (Oct, 4, 2012)
  • Diversification or Concentration of Assets: What Should a Trustee Do? (Nov. 1, 2012)
  • Recent Developments in Estate and Trust Administration (Dec. 6, 2012)
For more information about the ABA’s 2012 Trust and Estate Planning Telephone Briefing Series, please visit http://www.aba.com/teleweb/tb2012TandEPSeries.htm.
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