Schedule
Schedule and topics subject to change.
Tuesday April 22, 2025
11:00 AM • Registration and Check In
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM • Trust Co Panel RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY AT 5:00 pm
Seven Post Trust company, dunham trust company, nevada first trust company, blue sky trust
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM • Samuel A. Donaldson
○ Federal Tax Update
3:10 PM – 4:00 PM • Lou Harrison
○ Business succession planning that is not the same ole cliched stories and zzzzz’s
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM • Dr. Beth Creel
○ Post Traumatic Stress and Compassion in the Workplace
5:00 PM • Opening Reception with Exhibiting Sponsors
Wednesday April 23, 2025
7:30 AM • Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM • Sam Donaldson
○ Til Death and Taxes Do Us Part
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM • Alan Freer
○ From Trenches to Trends: Nevada Trust Law Legal and Legislative Updates
10:25 AM – 11:25 AM • NV Experts Panel
Michaelle Rafferty, Alan Freer, Bob armstrong
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM • Chuck Packer and Soraya Aguirre
○ Estate Planning in Uncertain Times – 2025 Chuck Packer and Soraya Aguirre
12:20 PM • Lunch with Exhibitors
1:20 PM – 2:10 PM • Concurrent Sessions
domingo such (fiduciary session)
○ Spousal Trust Planning and Pitfalls with Administration and Changes in Circumstances
Stevie Casteel (Charitable Planning Session)
○ Charitable Giving with Retirement Assets
Elizabeth Sevilla (Tax Session)
○ Anatomy of a Fiduciary Income Tax Return for Trust Officers, Lawyers, and Wealth Management Professionals
2:15 PM – 3:05 PM • Concurrent Sessions
bob armstrong and zach noland (fiduciary session)
○ Fiduciary Decision Making
Reynolds cafferata (charitable planning session)
○ Moving a Private Foundation from the Golden State to the Silver State: Why and How
Naomita Yadav (Tax session)
○ Planning for Fund Principals
3:10 PM – 4:00 PM • Concurrent Sessions
bob kirkland (fiduciary session)
○ Secure Act 2.0
Reynolds cafferata (charitable planning session)
○ Assignment of Income & The Honescheid Case
tom berg and david eckstein (tax session)
○ Private Valuation Update: Private Markets and IRS Activity
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM • Amanda Koplin – Ethics Discussion
○ Lawyers, Financial Professionals, and Mental Health: Making the Case for Change
5:00 PM – 5:50 PM • Trust Co Panel
Seven Post Trust company, dunham trust company, blue sky trust, peak trust
Thursday April 24, 2025
7:30 AM • Breakfast with Exhibitors
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM • Stephen Bigge
○ Planning for Sunset without Bankrupting your Client
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM • Michaelle Rafferty
○ To Notice or Not to Notice – This is The Question
10:35 AM – 11:25 AM • Ann Gifford Ewing and Jeffrey Chang
○ View From the Driver’s Seat: A Corporate Trustee’s View of Common Trust Drafting Provisions
11:25 AM – 12:15 PM • Elise McGee and Joe Viviano
○ Are You Crossing the Line?
12:20 PM • Lunch with Exhibitors
1:20 PM – 2:10 PM • Concurrent Sessions
kirsten wolff (tax prep session)
○ California Income Taxation of Trusts, ING Law, Throwback Tax
Sallie armstrong and kristen simmons (estate planning session)
○ Safe Haven in Hard Times? DAPTs v. Bankruptcy: Understanding the Risks and Limitations of DAPTs
Jeb Burton (international session)
○ The Art of Tax-Efficient Foreign Ownership of U.S. Assets – Part 1
2:15 PM – 3:05 PM • Concurrent Sessions
jeb burton (international session)
○ The Art of Tax-Efficient Foreign Ownership of U.S. Assets – Part 2
Sean kenny (tax prep session)
○ Gift Tax Compliance and Audits
tim riley (estate planning session)
○ Leveraging Volatility in Estate Planning: Opportunities and Obstacles
3:10 PM – 4:00 PM • Concurrent Sessions
dan gerety (tax prep session)
○ Trusts & 1202 Qualified Small Business Stock
josh husbands (estate planning session)
○ Current Events and Trends in Life Insurance Planning
4:05 PM – 4:55 PM • Nevada Trust Company Panel
blue sky trust, peak trust company, dunham trust company, seven post trust company, bryn mawr trust company
4:55 PM • Closing Ceremony
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