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    ESSENTIAL STRATEGIES FOR PROBATE AND ESTATE PLANNING

    Tuesday, July 8 - Thursday July 10, 2025 | 8:15 - 12:30 pm (each day)

    This program track may qualify for up to 12.0 hours MCLE, including up to 9.0 hours Estate & Trust Law Specialization and up to 2.0 hours Ethics credit.

    Co-Sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona Probate and Trust Law Section

    TUESDAY, JULY 8 

    8:15 am -
    12:30 pm

    • Part 1: Creating an Emergency Attorney Succession Plan
      • Victoria Collier, Quid Pro Quo Law
    • Part 2: Steps to take to make your practice marketable upon retirement
      • Victoria Collier, Quid Pro Quo Law
    • Decedent’s Income Tax Issues
      • Steven C. Wagner, JD, CPA, Fletcher Struse Wagner & Derksen PLC
    • Comprehensive and Efficient Estate Planning Consultations
      • Shawn Garner, Deason Garner & Hanson

    WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

    8:15 am -
    12:30 pm

    • Beneficiary Defective Whats?!?
      • Samuel DiPietro, Spencer Fane LLP
    • Part 1: Critical Issues to Look for in any Estate Plan that Indicate the Need for a Special Needs Trust
      • Will Lindahl, CPT Institute
    • Part 2: How to Bridge the Individual & Pooled Special Needs Trust Gap in Every Estate Practice
      • Will Lindahl, CPT Institute
    • How and When to Designate a Trust as the Beneficiary of Qualified Accounts
      • Michael J. Tucker, P.C.

    THURSDAY, JULY 10

    8:15 am -
    12:30 pm

    • Mistakes Business Owners (and their Attorneys) Make in the Lifecycle of a Business
      • Lisa Thompson, Thompson Law Group, P.C.
    • Planning with High Exemptions and Uncertainty
      • Brent Nelson, Rimon, P.C.
    • Probate Procedure Essentials: A How to Guide to Administer Informal Estates Efficiently
      • Vanessa Heim, Tiffany & Bosco PA
      • Nora Jones, Tiffany & Bosco PA
    • Litigating Claims of Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults
      • Nora Jones, Tiffany & Bosco PA
      • Andrea O’Neill, Becker & House PLLC

    Seminar Chair:
    Shawn Garner, Deason Garner & Hanson