When: Monday, March 2, 2020 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Where: New York City Bar Association – 42 West 44^th Street, New York, NY 10036

Program Chair:

Mira Weiss, Weiss Law Group, PLLC

Program Instructors:

Emily Joseph, Weiss Law Group, PLLC

Natasha (Pang-Mei) Chang, Principal, Law Office of Natasha Chang

 

Description:

This program will provide a basic understanding of the essential tools of estate planning: Advanced Directives, Wills and Trusts. It is an excellent opportunity for estate planning attorneys to update their knowledge and enhance their skills and for non-estate planning attorneys to learn to identify and address common issues that emerge in estate planning practice.

Speakers will address:

• Pending revisions to Article 5 of the New York General Obligations Law
• Psychiatric advance directives
• Adoption of a New York Trust Code
• Digital wills

Tips and tools for document preparation and drafting will be provided as well as sample documents.

Sponsoring Association Committees:

Trusts, Estates & Surrogate’s Court, Andrew S. Auchincloss, Chair

Small Law Firms, Gary Kaufman, Chair