• 26th Annual Advanced Elder Law & Advanced Guardianship Law

    Be sure to visit InterActive Legal’s exhibit booth to connect with our Regional Sales Consultant, Lisa Briley, and discover how our comprehensive planning and drafting system can support your elder law practice. InterActive Legal’s robust Elder Law Planning™ system is designed to guide you through every stage of the planning process, helping you efficiently prepare documents and implement modern Medicaid strategies that maximize benefits for your clients.

  • New Jersey NAELA UnProgram 2026

    The NJ NAELA UnProgram will be an entirely interactive day. The program is structured in small break-outs organized around particular topics with a facilitator in each room. The major topic areas will be Medicaid, Trusts, Guardianship, Facility related issues, Special Needs, Taxation, and MORE!

  • ILS Speaker Series presents “Managing Disbursement Challenges in Trust Administration: Fiduciary Responsibilities and Legal Considerations”

    This program provides invaluable insights into the complexities of managing
    disbursements within trust administration, with a focus on special needs trusts. Delving into the intricacies of fiduciary responsibilities and legal considerations, this resource equips trustees and administrators with strategic approaches to efficiently navigate disbursement challenges. From balancing beneficiaries’ needs and desires to complying with regulatory frameworks, this guidance ensures prudent decision-making to safeguard trust assets and uphold the trust’s objectives effectively.

  • ABA Tech Show 2026

    The ABA TECHSHOW is where lawyers, legal professionals, and technology all come together. Attendees learn about the most useful and practical technologies available. 

  • ILS Speaker Series presents “International Estate Planning Part 2 – Advising US Clients with Foreign Assets and Beneficiaries”

    Estate planning for US clients with foreign assets requires understanding the intersection of US tax law, international treaties, and foreign legal systems—areas where many practitioners lack deep expertise. This foundational webinar informs attorneys about the primary estate and gift tax challenges that arise when representing US clients with foreign property and foreign beneficiaries. The webinar will explore alternative estate and gift structuring strategies for US-based clients with international estate planning needs.

  • Tax Issue Spotting for Lawyers who Draft Trusts

    Estate Planning and Elder Law attorneys often advise clients to restructure assets – often putting them in trust.  Whether the goal is to avoid probate, reduce future transfer taxation, or minimize countable resources, transferring assets means changing legal ownership, and any change in ownership could have tax consequences that the planner cannot ignore.  Some transfers might have no tax impact at all, others might have an impact that is insignificant, and others might have substantial tax consequences, which become a larger problem if they are a surprise to the client. Recommending and implementing trust planning without considering all potential tax consequences is a recipe for disaster.

  • 18th Annual PAELA Winter Conference

    The Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys (PAELA) is a non-profit association which assists lawyers, bar organizations, and others who work with older clients and their families. PAELA provides a resource of information, education, networking, and assistance to those who work with the many specialized issues confronting the elderly and the disabled.

  • ILS Speaker Series: Thirty-One Flavors of SLATs

    InterActive Legal Speaker Series presents Jonathan Blattmachr, Teresa Bush, and Martin Shenkman “Thirty-One Flavors of SLATs”

    Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts (SLATs) have been part of the estate planning lexicon for years, but SLATs don’t come in just one flavor. Every SLAT is an irrevocable trust with the trust creator’s spouse as the primary beneficiary, giving the spouse access to trust assets during lifetime, but similarities end there. Each SLAT can – and should – be unique, with optional provisions included based on the client situation. Extensive options not only differentiate trusts to avoid the Reciprocal Trust Doctrine, but also allow nearly unlimited flexibility in SLAT design.

  • Elder Law College Upping Your Practice 2026

    Join top elder law professionals for two days of advanced strategy, practical sessions, and peer discussion. Sessions built for experienced elder law attorneys looking to sharpen planning strategies and expand impact.

    -Annuity Innovations in Medicaid Planning
    -Taxes, the Big Beautiful Bill and Elder Law Planning
    -Elder Law Ethical Conundrums
    -“Sell” is not a four-letter word, practices to show your value proposition
    -Mindset and Life Balance for the Special Needs and Elder Law Attorney
    -Intersection between Estate Recovery and -Creditor Claims
    -White Board Discussions

  • 55th Annual Portland Estate Planning Seminar

    The Estate Planning Council of Portland is a non-profit organization with the objective of providing professional education to further the estate planning knowledge of its members.  Membership is comprised of Estate Planning Attorneys, Trust Officers, Certified Public Accountants, Chartered Life Underwriters, Certified Financial Planners, Chartered Financial Consultants, and others actively participating in estate planning matters in Oregon and Southwest Washington. As the region’s premier continuing education event for estate planning professionals, this year’s seminar features nationally recognized speakers addressing the most critical topics in Estate Planning.