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NAEPC Speakers Bureau

The NAEPC Speakers Bureau lists speakers who are available to speak to your Affiliated Local Council. Each speaker listing includes contact information, a list of topics, total presentations per year, years of experience and a list of the speaker's expertise. Please contact the speaker directly to obtain information regarding availability or fees.

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Robert G. Alexander, JD, LL.M., AEP®, EPLS
Alexander & Klemmer, S.C.
933 N. Mayfair Rd., Ste. 301
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Phone: 414-476-5020
Fax: 414-476-5089
Email: bob@alexander-klemmer.com

Topics: Hot Topics and Current Developments in Estate Planning and Taxation; The Beneficiary Defective Inheritor’s Trust – Finessing the “Pipe Dream”; Digging For Dollars – Creative Planning Techniques to Fund Life Insurance Premiums; Estate Planning with Disregarded Entities; Super-charging Marital Deduction Planning – Advanced Planning Considerations; Beneficiary Controlled Trusts-Who Can be Trustees and Beneficiaries; Charitable Planning with IRD Assets; Designing More Flexible Life Insurance Trusts; Enhancing the Planning Value of GRATs, SCINs and IDITs; Estate and Tax Planning with Intentionally Defective Trusts; Generation-skipping Transfer Tax – The Law and Planning Opportunities; Integrating Wealth Transfer Strategies – Planning for Mid-tier Clients; Lifetime Testamentary and Charitable Planning; Making Sense of the Grantor Trust Rules – IRC Sections 671-679; Estate Planning for Distributions from Qualified Plans and IRAs; Asset Protection Planning with Domestic and Foreign Trusts; Tax and Estate Planning with Dynasty Trusts; The Conduit Retirement Plan Trust for Children and Single Beneficiary Trusts; Transferring Closely-Held Business Interests; Special Needs Trusts – What Estate Planners Need to Know; Fiduciary Liability & Responsibility – How to Stay Out of Trouble; Botched Trusts– Tax Disasters & Other Conundrums; What Every Practitioner Needs to Know About International Estate Planning; Tax Planning with Partnership and LLC Interests Held in Trust; Advanced Tax and Asset Protection Planning with Tax Qualified Assets; Super-Charging Estate and Asset Protection Planning with Grantor Trusts; Multi-Jurisdictional Estate Planning; Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Families; Estate and Tax Planning when the Marriage or Domestic Relationship Dissolves; Ten Best Advanced Wealth Planning Strategies; Selecting the Best Asset Protection Entities; Hot Topics and Current Developments with Life Insurance in Wealth Planning.

Frank S. Berall, Atty, AEP®, LL.M.
Copp + Berall, LLP
864 Wethersfield Ave.
Hartford, CT 06114-3184

Phone: 860-249-5261
Fax: 860-249-4111
Email: frank_berall@coppberall.com

Topics: federal income taxes, federal transfer taxes, other tax issues, estate planning, asset protection planning, planning for divorce/second marriage, planning for same-sex couples, testamentary trusts, revocable trusts, lifetime irrevocable trusts, life insurance trusts, choosing fiduciaries, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Jonathan G. Blattmachr, Esq., AEP® (Distinguished)
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
1 Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, NY 10005

Phone: 212-530-5000
Fax: 212-530-5219
Email: jblattma@milbank.com

Topics: federal income taxes, federal transfer taxes, generation skipping taxes, estate planning, current update on recent estate planning changes, trends in estate planning, planning for gifts, life insurance in estate planning, asset protection planning, valuation issues in estate planning, planning for divorce/second marriage, trusts & estates (see attachment for topics), using charitable trusts, planning for charitable transfers, private foundations, donor advised funds, supporting organizations, endowments, life insurance in charitable planning, family business succession planning, exit planning

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Alexander A. Bove, Jr., JD, LL.M., Solicitor, England & Wales
Bove & Langa, P.C.
Ten Tremont Street, Ste. 600
Boston, MA 02108

Phone: 617-720-6040
Fax: 917-720-1919
Email: bove@bovelanga.com

Topics: federal transfer taxes, international taxes, estate planning, trends in estate planning, life insurance in estate planning, asset protection planning, partnerships, LLCs and entity planning, planning for resident and non-resident aliens, planning for Americans living overseas, trusts (see attachment), using charitable trusts, private foundations, donor advised funds, supporting organizations, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Lawrence Brody, JD, LL.M., AEP® (Distinguished)
Bryan Cave LLP
One Metropolitan Square
St. Louis, MO 63102-2733

Phone: 314-259-2652
Fax: 314-552-8652
Email: lbrody@bryancave.com

Topics: business planning, estate planning, generation skipping, gift planning, life insurance, succession planning, trusts & estates

Robert E. Burton, CLU, ChFC, AEP® , LL.B.
Provada Insurance Services, Inc.
101 Montgomery St., 13th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104-4104

Phone: 415-369-9990 ext. 116
Fax: 415-369-9991
Email: bob@provada.com

Topics: Crummey Trust Issues and Opportunities; The A-B-C-Ds of Estate Planning; Long-Term Care Insurance, an Essential Estate Conservation Tool; What Every Estate Planning Professional Should Know About Modern Life Insurance Policies; Estate Planning with Life Insurance; Effective Uses of Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts; ILITs: “Crummey” and “Defective” Means…Fantastic

Natalie B. Choate, Esq., AEP® (Distinguished)
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
155 Seaport Blvd.
Boston, MA 02110

Phone: 617-439-2995
Fax:
Email: NatalieChoate@cs.com

Topics: estate & distribution planning for retirement benefits, planning for retirement plans, IRAs & other employee benefits, qualified personal residence trusts, charitable giving with retirement benefits, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Thomas F. Commito, JD, LL.M., CLU, ChFC, AEP® (Distinguished)
Lincoln Financial Distributors
PO Box 187
Montpelier, VT 05601

Phone: 802-223-5784
Fax: 802-223-5853
Email: tcommito@lfa.com

Topics: business planning, charitable, deferred compensation, employee benefits, estate planning, financial planning, generation skipping, gift planning, life insurance, partnerships, retirement plans, S-Corporations, succession planning trusts

William R. (Trey) Cousins, III, JD, LL.M., CPA
Meadows, Collier, Reed, Cousins & Blau, L.L.P.
901 Main St., Ste. 3700
Dallas, TX 75202

Phone: 214-774-3700
Fax: 214-747-3732
Email: tcousins@meadowscollier.com

Topics: federal income taxes, federal transfer taxes, valuation issues in estate planning, other estate planning topics, other topics

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Thomas M. Forrest, TO, CPA, AEP® (Distinguished)
Charles Schwab
500 Delaware Ave., Ste. 730
Wilmington, DE 19801

Phone: 302-622-3616
Fax: 302-622-3625
Email: thomas.forrest@schwab.com

Topics: fiduciary income tax, estate planning, Delaware trust advantages, charitable trusts

Alan Scott Gassman, JD, LL.M., AEP®
Gassman, Bates & Associates, P.A.
1245 Court Street, Suite 102
Clearwater, FL 33756

Phone: 727-442-1200
Fax: 727-443-5829
Email: agassman@gassmanpa.com

Topics: federal transfer taxes, other tax issues, current update on recent planning changes, planning for gifts, asset protection planning, partnerships, LLCs and entity planning, defective trusts, dynasty trusts, S Corporation trusts, family business succession planning

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Donald Ray Haas, CLU,ChFC,CFP®,MSFS,RFC,RFG,AEP® (Distinguished)
Haas Institute for Wealth & Aging
1323 Fairway
Birmingham, MI 48009

Phone: 248-645-1638
Fax: 248-645-0415
Email: donaldhaas@aol.com

Topics: financial planning, retirement planning, special needs, gerentology

Michael W. Halloran, CLU, ChFC, AEP®, CFP®, REBC, RHU, LUTCF, MSFS, MSM
Northwestern Mutual
1301 Riverplace Blvd., Ste. 2540
Jacksonville, FL 32207

Phone: 904-399-8308
Fax: 904-399-8464
Email: nmlmike@aol.com

Topics: federal income taxes, estate planning, planning for gifts, life insurance in estate planning, planning for retirement plans, IRAs and other employee benefits, testamentary trusts, revocable trusts, lifetime irrevocable trusts, life insurance trusts, defective trusts, charitable trusts, using charitable trusts, long term care, family business succession planning, exit planning, buy-sell agreements, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Milford B. Hatcher, Jr., JD
Jones Day
1420 Peachtree Street, N.E., Ste. 800
Atlanta, GA 30309-3053

Phone: 404-521-3939
Fax: 404-581-8330
Email: mbhatcher@jonesday.com

Topics: Coming soon.

Donald O. Jansen, JD, LL.M.
Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP
1301 McKinney, #5100
Houston, TX 77010

Phone: 713-651-5479
Fax: 713-651-5246
Email: djansen@fulbright.com

Topics: federal transfer taxes, generation skipping taxes, life insurance in estate planning, life insurance trusts, defective trusts, life insurance in charitable planning, non-qualified deferred compensation, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Paula M. Jones, Esq.
McCarter & English, LLP
1735 Market Street, Suite 700
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Phone: 215-979-3844
Fax: 215-998-4336
Email: pjones@mccarter.com

Topics: international taxes, planning for resident and non-resident aliens, planning for Americans living overseas, other topics

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Dr. Kenneth Eugene Lehrer, RIA
Lehrer Financial and Economic Advisory Services
5555 Del Monte Dr., Ste. 802
Houston, TX 77056

Phone: 713-972-7912
Fax: 713-964-0444
Email: drken@lehecoserv.com

Topics: other topics - state and future; the overall US economy, state and future; US real estate economy

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Stephan R. Leimberg, JD, AEP® (Distinguished)
Leimberg & Associates
930 Mt. Pleasant Rd.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Phone: 610-527-4712
Fax: 610-924-0514
Email: steve@leimbergservices.com

Topics: Life Settlements 101: What Every Planner Needs To Know;
INSURABLE INTEREST: What Every Life Insurance Agent, Attorney, and CPA Needs To Know;
INVESTOR INITIATED LIFE INSURANCE: What It Is - How IT Works - And Pros and Cons;
WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT: Recent Cases, Rulings, Regulations involving Life;
7 WAYS TO PAY, 7 WAYS TO PLAY;
Family Limited Partnerships;
Private Annuities, Installment Sales, GRATs, and Other Things That Go Bump in the Night;
Dr. Rusty Scalpel: A Minicase With a Sharp Point;
Case study that teaches seminar presentation and case work-up system;
Life Insurance in Charitable Planning;
Tough Issues in Buy-Sell Planning;
Marketing An Estate Planning Practice;
Creative Uses of Life Insurance in Estate Planning;
An Overview of Charitable Remainder Trusts After TRA'97: Soup to Nuts;
Ask for What You Want! Questions to ask in Business Planning Interview;
Basic Estate Planning Concepts;
Valuing a Closely-Held Business;
Limited Liability Companies;
How to Review a Will: A Guide for the Non Attorney Professional;
How to Give a Speech;
The Psychology of Giving: Giant Steps Along the Philanthropic Journey;
Psychological Implications of Business Succession Planning (What Your Parents Never Told You!)

http://www.leimberg.com/about/speeches.asp

Gerald LeVan
The LeVan Company
101 West Street
Black Mountain, NC 28711

Phone: 828-669-0131
Fax: 828-669-1297
Email: levan@levanco.com

Topics: psychology of planning, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Robert S. P. Littell, CLU, ChFC
Littell Consulting Services

Atlanta, GA 19010

Phone: 404-842-0001
Fax: 404-841-1101
Email: boblittell@bob-littell.com

Topics: speaking and writing to grow your estate planning practice, effective networking, working with other professionals, "Netweaving", other topics

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Bonnie L. Mackey, CPA, CSEP
Levin, Silvey, Zelko & Mackey, PA. Certified Public Accountants
2699 Stirling Rd. B-205
Hollywood, FL 33312-6543

Phone: 954-985-8808 ext. 112
Fax: 954-985-8839
Email: bonnie@lszcpa.com

Topics: federal income taxes, federal transfer taxes, other tax issues, estate planning, planning for gifts, planning for retirement plans, IRAs & other employee benefits, valution issues in estate planning, partnerships, LLCs and entity planning, charitable trusts, planning for charitable transfers, private foundations, donor advised funds, supporting organizations, endowments, long term care, other elder law issues, family business succession planning, speaking and writing to grow your estate planning practice, effective networking, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

A. Stephen McDaniel, JD, AEP® , EPLS
Williams, McDaniel, Wolfe & Womack, P.C.
5521 Murray Ave.
Memphis, TN 38119

Phone: 901-767-8200
Fax: 901-767-5985
Email: smcdaniel@wmww.com

Topics: federal transfer taxes, generation skipping taxes, current update on recent estate planning changes, trends in estate planning, life insurance in estate planning, asset protection planning, life insurance trusts, income tax planning for estates & trusts, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

John L. Olsen, CLU, ChFC, AEP®
Olsen Financial Group
131 Hollywood Ln.
Kirkwood, MO 63122-2901

Phone: 314-909-8818
Fax: 314-909-7912
Email: jolsen02@earthlink.net

Topics: other tax issues, life insurance in estate planning, planning for retirement plans, IRAs and other employee benefits, other trusts & estates topics, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Jeffrey N. Pennell, JD
Emory University School of Law
1301 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404-727-6981
Fax: 404-727-6820
Email: j.pennell@emory.edu

Topics: recent wealth transfer tax developments, income tax of trusts & estates, useful wealth transfer tax quirks, ethics for estate planners, premortem estate planning, charitable deduction "undo" planning, tax payment provisions and equitable apportionment, changing demographics in estate planning, marital deduction planning in times of uncertainty, how to disinherit a surviving spouse, developing non-tax issues for estate planners

Frank L. Rainaldi, CLU, ChFC, AEP® (Distinguished)
The Kugler Company, LLC
6 Becker Farm Road, 4th Floor
Roseland, NJ 07068-1735

Phone: 973-716-7509
Fax:
Email: wrainaldi@aol.com

Topics: federal transfer taxes, generation skipping taxes, estate planning, current update in recent estate planning changes, trends in estate planning, planning for gifts, state specific estate planning, life insurance in estate planning, planning for retirement plans, IRAs and other employee benefits, partnerships, LLCs and entity planning, planning for divorce/second marriage, planning for resident and non-resident aliens, trusts & estates (see attachment), using charitable trusts, planning for charitable transfers, life insurance in charitable planning, family business succession planning, buy-sell agreements, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Charles L. Ratner, JD, CLU, ChFC, AEP® (Distinguished)
Ernst & Young LLP
925 Euclid Ave., Ste. 1300
Cleveland, OH 44115

Phone: 216-583-8122
Fax:
Email: charlie.ratner@ey.com

Topics: business planning, charitable planning, deferred compensation, estate planning, life insurance planning, succession planning

Howard D. Rosen
Donlevy-Rosen & Rosen P.A.
2121 Ponce de Leon Blvd. #320
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Phone: 305-447-0061
Fax: 305-447-9888
Email:

Topics: tax planning - other topics, asset protection planning

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Wayne Salley, ARM
WS Risk Management Consulting, LLC
93 Whitehall Rd.
Pittstown, NJ 08867

Phone: 973-865-5723
Fax: 908-713-0223
Email: wsrisk@embarqmail.com

Topics: tax planning - other topics, asset protection planning, partnerships, LLCs and entity planning, revocab le trusts, S Corporation trusts, avoiding common mistakes in estates & trusts, working with other professionals, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

John J. Scroggin, JD, LL.M., AEP®
Scroggin & Company, P.C.
647 Mimosa Blvd.
Roswell, GA 30075

Phone: 770-640-1101
Fax: 770-518-4124
Email: john@scrogginlaw.com

Topics: tax planning (see attachment), estate planning (see attachment), trusts & estates (see attachment), charitable planning (see attachment), incapacity planning, business succession planning (see attachment), other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Martin M. Shenkman, Esq., MBA, CPA

PO Box 1300
Tenafly, NJ 07670

Phone: 201-837-1400
Fax: 201-837-0226
Email: shenkman@shenkmanlaw.com

Topics: charitable, estate planning, financial planning, generation skipping, succession planning, trusts & estates

Scott T. Wait, CPA
RS Wait, Chtd.
6566 S. McCarran Blvd, Ste. A
Reno, NV 89509

Phone: 775-825-7337
Fax: 775-825-7745
Email: scott@rswait.com

Topics: valuation issues in estate planning, family business succession planning, exit planning, business succession planning - other topics, other topics

See an informational flyer (PDF) about this speaker.
 

Joel Weintraub

38 White Pine Court
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

Phone: 610-825-2179
Fax:
Email:

Topics: estate planning - other topics, other topics

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Frank B. Weisz, JD, LL.M.
Weisz & Associates
5 E. Germantown Pike
Plymouth, PA 19492

Phone: 610-832-0540
Fax: 610-832-0548
Email:

Topics: federal transfer taxes, generation skipping taxes, estate planning, current update on recent estate planning changes, trents in estate planning, life insurance in estate planning, asset protection planning, the psychology of estate planning, planning for divorce/second marriage, trusts & estates (see attachment), working with other professionals, other topics

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