You’re Invited: Fourth Annual Fiduciary Solutions Symposium
Annually, the Fiduciary Solutions Practice Group at Holland & Hart identifies relevant, developing legal issues that impact fiduciary relationships and the litigation that often accompanies conflict and disharmony. Working with the questions and conflicts arising from the transfer of wealth requires insight and vigilance. Our seasoned group of veteran problem solvers will share their experiences, perspectives, practice tips and wisdom to arm you with the knowledge to make the process easier.
Topics will Include:
- Intersections Between Marital Agreements and Estate Planning
- Pre- and Post-Death Challenges to Estate Plans
- Decanting: Is Any Trust Safe From Change?
- Preserving the Estate Plan
- Fiduciary Considerations for Living and Dying in a Digital World
- No Contest Clauses—Risks and Rewards
Agenda: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast and Registration
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Presentation Read more
3rd Annual Fall Fiduciary Solutions Symposium
Thank you to each of you who were able to attend our 3rd Annual Fall Fiduciary Solutions Symposium. We hope you share in our sentiment that it was a resounding success, filled with lots of great insight and information that was highly valuable and useful. As always, it was great to see so many familiar faces among us at this very special annual event.
For those of you who were unable to make it, this year’s topics included:
- What You Should Know About a Probate Court’s Equitable Powers
- Should Colorado Adopt the Uniform Trust Code?
- Considerations in Advising Trustees that Hold Entity Interests
- Can a Trustee Ever Really Rely on the Terms of a Trust?
- What’s Happening With Digital Assets?
- Statutes of Limitation: Friend or Foe?
We plan to cover an array of similar, and timely topics at next year’s event. We look forward to seeing each of you again at the 2016 Fall Symposium.
Fall Symposium: Emerging Trends in Fiduciary Law and Litigation
Holland & Hart's Fiduciary Solutions Practice Group is pleased to present an overview of trends crucial in helping you avoid or litigate legal disputes.
Mark your calendar to join us for an enlightening look at the changing landscape of fiduciary law and litigation. We will discuss a broad range of topics including: managing digital assets; family conflict; migratory clients and changes in situs; alternate dispute resolution; firearms and "gun trusts"; trust modification, reformation, and decanting; assisted reproductive technology; and incapacity.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
7:30 – 8:00 a.m. – Breakfast and Registration
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Presentation
Holland & Hart
555 17th Street, 32nd Floor
Denver, CO 80202
Click here for a map and directions
Click here to register.
Questions? Contact David Marks at dwmarks@hollandhart.com.
Colorado CLE Credit Pending
Congratulations!
Congratulations to our attorneys selected as Colorado Super Lawyers or Rising Stars for 2013 in the following areas:
Estate and Trust Litigation:
- Super Lawyers
- Kelly Cooper
- Carol Warnick
- Rising Star
- Rebecca Klock Schroer
Estate Planning and Probate:
- Super Lawyer
- David Crandall
- Laura Hundley
- Rising Star
- Chelsea May
Fiduciary Lessons from…Lance Armstrong?
by Jean Stewart
Lance Armstrong, the road cycling legend who recovered from testicular cancer to win the grueling 2-week European bicycle race known as the Tour De France seven times has recently been revealed as a failed fiduciary.
In his two-part interview last week with Oprah Winfrey, Lance reports that among the hardest punishments so far meted out to him, is the decision of his Livestrong Foundation, the cancer research and victim’s support foundation that has raised and distributed millions to cancer causes, to ask him to step down as the Chairman and a member of the Board after the doping evidence piled up against him.
Every time we paid $1 for one of those iconic yellow rubber bracelets we were supporting the foundation in Lance’s fiduciary hands. By all reports, he was a fiduciary in the cycling world alike, as the leader of the several world-class teams he headed over the years. We invested him with fiduciary powers and his spectacular fall from grace teaches us some simple lessons about assuming positions of trust.
Some fiduciary lessons from Lance:
- If you breach a fiduciary duty, admit it as soon as you can—to yourself and to those who have been harmed or disappointed by your actions;
- Take steps to amend your breach promptly; eventually you will be found out and it will look worse and be harder to fix the situation;
- Don’t engage in name calling or accusations against those who have tried to bring your breaches to light; they usually get the last word;
- Step aside voluntarily from your fiduciary positions if it appears you will be forced to do so by the people you have wronged or by an independent fact-finder; and
- Put aside some funds; you will probably need to pay some people back.
A New Blog, the New Year and the New CBA Litigation Subcommittee!
by Kelly Dickson Cooper
As many of you know, the Colorado Bar Association has many wonderful and active subcommittees that provide important services to the legal profession and the public. Building on that great tradition, the Trust & Estate Section and the Elder Law Sections have approved the formation of a joint subcommittee to address litigation issues. The first meeting of the new Litigation Subcommittee is scheduled for January 17, 2013 at 10am at the offices of the Colorado Bar Association, 9th Floor.
The goals for the Litigation Subcommittee will be discussed and developed further at the first meeting, but was proposed with the following aspirations:
- An opportunity to foster and increase collegiality among practitioners that come from varying areas of expertise and different areas of Colorado
- A united voice to advocate for the resolution of issues affecting counsel and parties in probate litigation matters
- Assist in development of best practices and consistent practices throughout Colorado to increase efficiency and certainty in probate litigation matters
- Work with other subcommittees whose work affects probate litigation matters (Rules & Forms, Statutory Revisions, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Continuing Legal Education, etc.) and provide a viewpoint that is different
- Continued development and education of members on issues of particular interest to probate litigation practitioners (e.g. creating a bank of district court orders from around Colorado)
We hope you will join us!
Introduction
The Fiduciary Solutions group here at Holland & Hart wanted to communicate with current and potential clients in a new way that is accessible, efficient and useful. We hope you will enjoy and appreciate our new blog. Much of the content will find shared interests in the community of estates and trusts attorneys. Please visit our website at www.hollandhart.com/fiduciarysolutions/ to learn more about our practice group and for contact information.