National Association of Estate Planners and Councils

Estate Planning Hall of Fame®

The National Association of Estate Planners & Councils is proud to recognize the individuals below who have been elected to the Estate Planning Hall of Fame® and awarded the Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner® designation. The award is given in recognition of distinguished service to the field of estate planning. The honor is awarded on a yearly basis beginning with the Annual Conference in November 2004.

Most Recent Recipients
Herbert Chasman
AXA Advisors, LLC
Award received November, 2012
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Colin "Ben" Coombs
Petra Financial Advisors, Inc.
Award received November, 2012
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Jeremiah W. Doyle IV
BYN Mellon Private Wealth Management
Award received November, 2012
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David A. Handler
Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Award received November, 2012
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Carol A. Harrington
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Award received November, 2012
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Jerome M. Hesch
Notre Dame Tax and Estate Planning Institute
Award received November, 2012
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Christopher R. Hoyt
University of Missouri School of Law
Award received November, 2012
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Louis A. Mezzullo
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Award received November, 2012
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Barry C. Picker
Picker & Auerbach
Award received November, 2012
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Samuel H. Tannebaum
Posthumous
Award received November, 2012
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Recipients from Previous Years
Byrle M. Abbin, CPA, JD
Wealth and Tax Advisory Services
Award received November, 2004
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Roy M. Adams, J.D., LL.M.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
Award received November, 2006
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Steve R. Akers, J.D.
Bessemer Trust
Award received November, 2006
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Ronald D. Aucutt
McGuireWoods, LLP
Award received November, 2009
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P. Thomas Austin
Ziegler, Metzger & Miller
Award received November, 2008
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Guy E. Baker, CLU, ChFC, CFP, MSFS, MSM, RHU, CRWC, AEP®
BTA Advisory Group
Award received September, 2005
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Ben G. Baldwin, Jr., MSFS, MSM, CLU, ChFC, CFP
Baldwin Financial Systems, Inc.
Award received November, 2004
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Bernard Barnett
Posthumous
Award received November, 2008
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Dennis I. Belcher
McGuireWoods LLP
Award received November, 2010
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Jonathan G. Blattmachr, JD
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Award received November, 2004
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Lawrence Brody, JD, LL.M.
Bryan Cave LLP
Award received November, 2004
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Dennis A. Calfee
University of Florida
Award received November, 2007
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Regis W. Campfield, J.D., AEP®
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Award received November, 2007
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Ewing Carruthers, Jr.
Mass Mutual
Award received November, 2010
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A. James Casner
Posthumous
Award received November, 2009
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Natalie B. Choate, Esq.
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Award received November, 2004
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Virginia F. Coleman
Ropes & Gray LLP
Award received November, 2009
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Thomas F. Commito, J.D., LL.M., CLU, ChFC
Lincoln Financial Distributors
Award received November, 2006
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Richard B. Covey, J.D.
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
Award received November, 2006
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Samuel A. Donaldson
University of Washington School of Law
Award received November, 2011
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Fred J. Dopheide
Media, Pennsylvania
Award received November, 2008
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S. Stacy Eastland, JD
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Award received November, 2004
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Jo Ann Engelhardt
Bessemer Trust
Award received November, 2008
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Constance J. Fontaine
The American College
Award received November, 2009
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Curtis B. Ford
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Award received November, 2011
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Thomas M. Forrest, CPA
U.S. Trust Company of Delaware
Award received September, 2005
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Charles D. Fox, IV
McGuireWoods LLP
Award received November, 2008
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Robert P. Gatewood
Posthumous
Award received November, 2008
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Terri Getman
Insurance
Award received November, 2010
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L. Henry Gissel, Jr.
Wilmington Trust Company
Award received November, 2011
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Donald Ray Haas, CLU, ChFC, CFP® , RFC, MSFS
Registered Financial Gerontologist
Award received September, 2005
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Edward C. Halbach, Jr.
University of California Berkeley School of Law
Award received November, 2009
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Ann W. Hartmann, MBA, CLU, ChFC, AEP®
Hartmann & Associates
Award received November, 2006
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Stanley M. Johanson
University of Texas School of Law
Award received November, 2008
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Jerry A. Kasner
Posthumous
Award received November, 2008
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Lawrence P. Katzenstein, JD
Thompson Coburn LLP
Award received September, 2005
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Robert S. Keebler, CPA, MST, DEP
Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
Award received November, 2007
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Sidney Kess, Esq., CPA, JD. LLM
Award received September, 2005
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Stuart Kessler, CPA, PFS, J.D., LL.M., AEP®
RSM McGladrey
Award received November, 2006
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Al W. King III, J.D., LL.M.
South Dakota Trust Company, LLC
Award received November, 2009
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Edward F. Koren Jr.
Holland & Knight
Award received November, 2009
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Ted Kurlowicz
The American College
Award received November, 2008
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Stephan R. Leimberg, Esq.
Leimberg & Associates
Award received November, 2004
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Lloyd Leva Plaine
Posthumous
Award received November, 2011
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Carlyn S. McCaffrey
Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP
Award received November, 2008
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Clark B. McCleary, CLU, ChFC
McCleary & Associates
Award received November, 2006
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Miles W. McNally
Posthumous
Award received November, 2011
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Malcolm A. Moore, LL.B.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Award received September, 2005
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Richard W. Nenno
Wilmington Trust Company
Award received November, 2007
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Richard A. Oshins
Oshins & Associates, LLC
Award received November, 2007
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Steven J. Oshins
Oshins & Associates, LLC
Award received November, 2011
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John W. Porter
Baker Botts, LLP
Award received November, 2008
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Susan Porter, CTFA
US Trust Company of New York
Award received November, 2004
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John R. Price
University of Washington School of Law
Award received November, 2010
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Frank L. Rainaldi, CLU, ChFC
The Kugler Company, LLC
Award received November, 2004
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Charles L. Ratner
Ernst & Young LLP
Award received November, 2007
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Lester A. Rosen
Posthumous
Award received November, 2009
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Gideon Rothschild
Moses & Singer LLP
Award received November, 2007
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Martin J. Satinsky, CPA/PFS, J.D., LL.M.
Smart and Associates, LLP
Award received November, 2006
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Sanford J. Schlesinger
Schlesinger Gannon & Lazetera LLP
Award received November, 2009
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Pam H. Schneider
Gadsden Schneider & Woodward LLP
Award received November, 2010
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Edward A. Slott, CPA
E. Slott & Company
Award received September, 2005
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Conrad Teitell, LL.B., LL.M.
Cummings & Lockwood LLC
Award received November, 2006
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Richard M. Weber
The Ethical Edge, Inc.
Award received November, 2009
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James H. Wilson, CPA/PFS
Blackburn, Childers & Steagall, PLC
Award received November, 2006
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Howard M. Zaritsky, J.D., LL.M.
Consulting Counsel
Award received November, 2007
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