Gun Trust Law (Including 1hr. of Ethics)

Mary Akkerman
Mary Akkerman | Partner, Davenport Evans Lawyers

Mary practices in estate planning, including dynasty trusts, domestic asset protection trusts, estate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, business and tax planning, estate and gift tax planning, tax appeals, and related litigation.

On-Demand: September 28, 2022

Gun Trust Law (Including 1hr. of Ethics)

$245.00 3 hour CLE

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Program Summary

Join myLawCLE for a seminar on the basics of Gun Trust Law, including hype, hysteria, and history of gun trusts and gun legislation, marketing your gun trust practice, and firearms in probate estates. This CLE contains an hour of ethics.

This course is co-sponsored with myLawCLE.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Hype, hysteria, and history of gun trusts and gun legislation
  • What is a Gun Trust?
  • Marketing your Gun Trust practice
  • Firearms in probate estates
  • Ethics

Date: December 28, 2022

Closed-captioning available

Speakers

Mary-Akkerman_Davenport_Evans_Hurwitz-Smith-LLP_FedBarMary Akkerman | Partner, Davenport Evans Lawyers

Mary practices in estate planning, including dynasty trusts, domestic asset protection trusts, estate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, business and tax planning, estate and gift tax planning, tax appeals, and related litigation. She is skilled at establishing public and private trust companies in South Dakota and regularly works with U.S. and international families and advisors.

Mary is an American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Fellow. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council.

Mary has received an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, for the highest level of professional excellence for legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards. She has a Band 1 individual ranking in the Chambers High Net Worth Guide by Chambers and Partners in the area of Private Wealth Law, and is listed by Best Lawyers® in Trusts & Estates. Mary has also been ranked in the top 5% of practicing attorneys in South Dakota by Great Plains Super Lawyers in the areas of Estate Planning & Probate.

Agenda

I. Hype, hysteria and history of gun trusts and gun legislation | 2:00pm – 2:30pm

  1. Which laws apply

II. What is a Gun Trust? | 2:30pm – 3:00pm

  1. Who needs one?
  2. How do they work?

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

III. Marketing your Gun Trust practice | 3:10pm – 3:40pm

  1. Nature of the marketplace
  2. Creative ideas to promote your practice

IV. Firearms in probate estates | 3:40pm – 4:10pm

  1. Estate planning issues for firearms
  2. Estate administration issues for firearms

Break | 4:10pm – 4:20pm

V. Ethics | 4:20pm – 5:20pm

  1. Who is your client?
  2. Joint representation
  3. Confidentiality
  4. What to do when the client has diminished capacity
  5. Americans with Disabilities Act
  6. Avoiding fraudulent transfers