DALLAS ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL

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LUNCH MEETING

THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023

DOUBLETREE HILTON

8250 North Central Expressway, Dallas

(Virtual Option Not Available/Presentation Will Not Be Recorded)

(Lunch is served Noon-12:30; Program 12:30-1:30 P.M.)

RESERVATION DEADLINE: PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY MARCH 29 (5:00 P.M.)

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 ESTATE PLANNING CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS

STEVE AKERS

Sponsored by Bessemer Trust and HighGround Advisors

A summary of estate planning current developments, including a discussion of legislative, regulatory, and case law developments.  The focus will be on issues of practical importance in advising clients (including observations from the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning) about important estate planning trends and in light of potential tax changes in 2023.  The discussion will include a discussion of topics on which IRS agents are focusing in transfer tax audits and litigation. Planning implications of important case law developments will also be addressed. Steve R. Akers, JD, is a Managing Director with Bessemer Trust Company, N.A., in Dallas, Texas, where he is Senior Fiduciary Counsel and chairs the Estate Planning Committee. Mr. Akers is a member of the Advisory Committee to the University of Miami Philip E. Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning and is a frequent speaker at that Institute, as well as other estate planning seminars across the country. He is a Past President of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.  He has previously served in a variety of roles with ACTEC including as a Regent, Chair of the Business Planning Committee, and Editor of the ACTEC Law Journal. Mr. Akers is a past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Trust & Estate Law, as well as of the State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section and of the Dallas Bar Probate, Trusts and Estates Section.  Mr. Akers has received the Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner Award from the National Association of Estate Planning Councils, the Distinguished Probate Lawyer Lifetime Achievement Award from the State Bar of Texas Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Dallas Bar Association Probate, Trusts & Estates Section. Mr. Akers received his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law.

There is continuing ed credit pending for this presentation. The presentation will be posted on the website document library a few days prior to the presentation.   

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WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR MEETING SPONSORS:  Armanino, Bessemer Trust Company, Carter Financial Management, Communities Foundation of Texas, Frost Bank, HighGround Advisors, Vaquero Private Wealth, Parkland Foundation, Mercer Advisors, The Catholic Foundation, Heritage Auctions, Children’s Medical Foundation, Regions Bank, View Capital Advisors, Happy Trust Company and The Dallas Foundation. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PATRONS: RGT Wealth Advisors, Davis Stephenson, Bluecrest FA, Bisignano Harrison Neuhoff, Heritage Auctions, Eisner Advisory Group, McBride & Associates at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Signet Art, Argent Trust, Glast Phillips Murray, Forvis, Stout Risius Ross, Carr Riggs & Ingram, Nexus Advisors

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