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Mary E. Vandenack Honored at NAEPC
InterActive Legal Advisor, attorney and Founding Member of Vandenack Weaver, Mary Vandenack, is being celebrated as a leader in the estate planning community, as she was inducted into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame at the 60th Annual NAEPC Advanced Estate Planning Strategies Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on November 14, 2023.
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Mary E. Vandenack Inducted into NAEPC Estate Planning Hall of Fame®
Honored as an Accredited Estate Planner® (Distinguished) Designee
OMAHA, Neb. (Nov. 14, 2023) – Vandenack Weaver LLC, a national law firm offering high-wealth
individuals and closely-held businesses a full range of legal services, is pleased to announce that Mary E.
Vandenack, founder and CEO, is recognized by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
(NAEPC) as an inductee into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame® and as a recipient of the Accredited
Estate Planner® (Distinguished) designation for 2023. This award was presented on Tuesday, November
14, 2023, by NAEPC leadership during a special award ceremony.
Vandenack is one of only seven estate planning professionals to receive this prestigious award in 2023,
which is given annually in recognition of lifetime achievement and outstanding contributions to the
practice and profession of estate planning within the professional disciplines of academia, accounting,
insurance, and financial planning, law, philanthropy, and trust services.
Vandenack has more than 30 years of experience working with clients on estate planning matters
including asset protection, business succession planning, charitable giving, tax strategies, and family
offices. Vandenack has the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) designation, is a member of ACTEC
and serves on Asset Protection, Technology, and Artificial Intelligence, is active in the ABA Real Property
Trust and Estate Section, and is a national speaker and prolific writer on estate planning issues.
“We are honored to induct Mary Vandenack into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame® Class of 2023. Each
member has excelled, not only in their respective professional disciplines but by being recognized as an
elite professional by other members of the estate planning community. In addition to Mary’s own practice
expertise, this honoree graciously shares knowledge of the discipline with others nationally. We are
grateful to all the inductees for their exemplary leadership and contributions to the profession,” stated
John T. Midgett, JD, AEP®, NAEPC president.
“I am truly honored to be inducted into the NAEPC Hall of Fame,” said Vandenack. “Being able to help
my clients with estate planning and wealth preservation is my passion and to be able to share my
experience with colleagues across the country is a bonus. I am grateful to those who nominated me.”
About Vandenack Weaver LLC
Founded in 2005, Vandenack Weaver is a team of experienced attorneys with extensive backgrounds in
asset protection, business services, estate planning, and tax. We focus on relationships and view
ourselves as strategic partners with our clients. We live by our core values of people, excellence, service,
community, innovation, wellness, accountability, industry forefront, diversity, and integrity. Being on the
cutting edge of technology to streamline the legal process allows us to enhance the client service
experience. For more information, visit www.vwtlawyers.com.
About NAEPC
NAEPC is a national organization of professional estate planners and affiliated local estate planning
councils dedicated to the cultivation of excellence in estate planning. NAEPC fosters the multi-disciplinary
approach to estate planning by serving estate planning councils and their credentialed members and
delivering exceptional resources and unsurpassed education. Furthermore, NAEPC awards and
administers the Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®) designation, the only graduate-level, multi-disciplinary specialization in estate planning with a focus on the team approach to client relationships, obtained in addition to already recognized professional credentials within the various disciplines of estate planning.
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Legal Visionaries is a weekly podcast discussing updated legal news, evolving methods of providing legal service, and law practice issues. National thought leader and Vandenack Weaver Founder and Managing Partner Mary Vandenack hosts the weekly podcast and will be talking to experts from around the country about closely held businesses, tax, trusts and estates, legal technology, law firm leadership and wellbeing for lawyers.
Episodes are available on all popular podcast platforms
Mary is a member of the InterActive Legal Advisory Board for the state of Nebraska. She has contributed to many articles and webinars.
