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CALL FOR ARTICLES - April 2011

The WealthCounsel Quarterly is published January, April, July and October. It is a communication tool through which WealthCounsel members can share legal expertise with their colleagues while enhancing their professional exposure within the estate planning community. Members are invited to contribute a legal/technical article or a column on practice-building strategies for the April 2011 issue. Article length should be less than 700 words.
 
The publishing deadlines for the April 2011 issue of The WealthCounsel Quarterly are:
 
02-07-11: Submit topic idea to reserve space in the layout

03-07-11: Articles Due

To reserve space for your article in the April 2011 issue, e-mail Marlene Frith.

Legal/Technical and Practice Management Articles

The WealthCounsel Quarterly

Charging Order Protection for Florida Limited Liability Companies after Olmstead
By: Ryland F. Mahathey, J.D. and Sarah A. Schelling, J.D.

On Your Mark, Get Set … Plan! Issues for Athletes in Estate Planning
By: Ann M. Jasper, J.D.

Charitable Planning and Business Development
By: Roger D. Silk, Ph.D., CFA

Strategic Conversations: The Initial Consultation
By: Mark Powers & Shawn McNalis, Atticus, Inc.

How to Add Value to Your Practice by Encouraging Elder Mediation
By: Anne K. Thompson, J.D., LL.M. (Tax)

The Economic Substance Doctrine And Estate Planners – Why Worry?
By: Bruce Givner, J.D.

Becoming the Parents We Want to Be: Estate Planning is an Initiation in Parenting
By: Martha Hartney, J.D.

To ILIT Or Not To ILIT Webcast

Change on the Horizon
By: Patrick Phancao, J.D.

Let the IRS Take a Bath for a Change
By: Scott A. Makuakane, J.D.

A New Perspective on Employee Stock Ownership Plans
By: George G. Cassiere, ASA, CFA and Brian A. Eagle, J.D.

Strategies to Protect Your Home
By: Cecil Smith, J.D. & Carol Gonnella, J.D.


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Why the Estate Tax Doesn’t Matter
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