USC Gould Holds Annual Trust and Estate Conference

Contact:  Gilien Silsby, (213) 740-9690 or (213) 500-8673 (cell)
E-mail: gsilsby@law.usc.edu

MEDIA ADVISORY

USC Law’s Annual Trust and Estate Conference, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013

Jonathan R. Fitzgarrald, Chief Marketing Officer of Greenberg Glusker, Delivers Luncheon Address
 
WHAT: The USC Gould School of Law is holding the 39th annual Trust and Estate Conference.  Participants will be treated to practical and realistic solutions to challenges professionals encounter in estate planning, trust administration, probate, trust and estate litigation, elder law, and client relationships.
 
Participants will also be given the opportunity to network with over 400 professional colleagues including attorneys, underwriters, insurance advisors, wealth management professionals, fiduciary officers and more.

Personal branding expert and Chief Marketing Officer of Greenberg Glusker, Jonathan Fitzgarrald will present “People Are Watching! How Your Image and Reputation Can Affect Your Success”

WHO: A variety of trust and estate experts will speak at the one-day conference, including:
 
- Jack Barcal, USC Leventhal School of Accounting, Jeffrey A. Dennis-Strathmeyer, and David Lane:
        “Annual Update: Recent Developments in Probate and Trust and their Practical Applications
 
- Rita M. Diaz of Hahn & Hahn LLP, Stephen L. Read, M.D. and Kenneth S. Wolf, Of Counsel to Hoffman, Sabban & Watenmaker:
       “Dad, Can I Have the Car Keys? The Onset of Incapacity, Ethical Pitfalls and the Options

- Nicholas J. Van Brunt of Loeb & Loeb LLP:
       “Is This Line Secure? Issues of Privilege and Confidentiality in Trust and Estate Matters

- Jon J. Gallo of Greenberg Glusker:
       “Life Insurance after Tax Reform: Why Clients Still Need It and How to Use It
 
- Nicole M. Pearl and Michael Rosen-Prinz, both of McDermott Will & Emery LLP:
        “iTunes, Bitcoins and Tweets: Estate Planning for Digital Assets
 
- Jeffrey K. Eisen of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP:
       “Now What (Again)? Estate and Gift Planning under the Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and Beyond

WHEN: Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. Doors open for breakfast and registration at 7:30 a.m. First discussion starts at 9 a.m., and last presentation begins at 4:05 p.m. Jonathan Fitzgarrald will deliver the lunch address at 12:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California 90071

COST: Free for the media. Cost is $495 for the conference for the general public. Students pay $150 for the conference.

MORE INFORMATION AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE: Call USC Gould School of Law’s Continuing Legal Education office at (213) 821-3580 or log on to http://law.usc.edu/cle/te