Seminars

McDonald & Kanyuk attorneys regularly speak to professional and civic groups regarding estate planning and taxes.

Upcoming Seminars

Start Fast, Finish Strong

Amy Kanyuk
January 10, 2025
Orlando, Florida

sponsored by the 59th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

Recent Seminars

Fellows Serving as Fiduciaries

Amy Kanyuk
October 19, 2024
Wilmington, Delaware

sponsored by the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting)

Drafting Trust Agreements That Make Everyone Happy

Amy Kanyuk
September 20, 2024
Chicago, Illinois

sponsored by the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel

Bunny Hill to Double Diamonds - Conquering the Slopes of Subchapter J

Amy Kanyuk (Moderator)
June 20, 2024
Toronto, Canada

sponsored by the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel

Structuring Inheritances (Day 1) and Lawyers as Fiduciaries (Day 2)

Amy Kanyuk
May 17, 2024
Traverse City, Michigan

sponsored by the University of Michigan and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education

Factors to Consider in Choosing a Jurisdiction for a Dynasty Trust

Amy Kanyuk
April 25, 2024
Virtual

sponsored by the American Law Institute

Building & Sustaining a Successful Trusts & Estates Practice

Amy Kanyuk
April 4, 2024
Boston, Massachusetts

sponsored by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (New Eng. Fellows Institute)

Trust Modification in New Hampshire

Amy Kanyuk
March 20, 2024
Manchester, NH

sponsored by the New Hampshire Estate Planning Council

Onward and Upward

Amy Kanyuk
January 12, 2024
Orlando, Florida

sponsored by the 58th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

Challenges in Administering Commonly Used Distribution Language

Amy Kanyuk
December 6, 2023
Virtual

sponsored by the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel

Modifying Irrevocable Trusts

Amy Kanyuk
November 3, 2023
Atlanta, Georgia

sponsored by the Southern Federal Tax Institute

Factors in Choosing a Jurisdiction for a Dynasty Trust

Amy Kanyuk
September 22, 2023
South Bend, Indiana

sponsored by Notre Dame Tax and Estate Planning Institute

Choosing a Jurisdiction for a New Long Term Trust

Amy Kanyuk
September 20, 2023
Boston, Massachusetts

sponsored by the Boston Estate Planning Council

Selecting a Jurisdiction for a New Long Term Trust

Amy Kanyuk
September 8, 2023
Philadelphia, PA

sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia

The FTX Debacle – Who’s to Blame?

Amy Kanyuk
June 24, 2023
Washington, D.C.

sponsored by the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (Asset Prot. Comm.)

Trust Decanting

Amy Kanyuk
May 5, 2023
Kansas City, Missouri

sponsored by the Kansas City Estate Planning Council

Roots and Wings - Structuring Trusts to Give Beneficiaries a Chance at Success, Despite Inheriting Money

Amy Kanyuk
March 30, 2023
Charlotte, NC

sponsored by the Charlotte Estate Planning Council

Discretionary Trusts

Amy Kanyuk
February 15, 2023
Boca Raton, Florida

sponsored by Boca Raton Estate Planning Council

Choosing a Jurisdiction for a Long Term Trust (Podium Presentation on 1/10/23, and Panel Discussion on 1/11/23)

Amy Kanyuk
January 10, 2023
Orlando, Florida

sponsored by the 57th Annual Heckerling Institute

Hot Topics in Estate Planning

Amy Kanyuk
December 1, 2022
Webinar

sponsored by the American Law Institute and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

How to Taylor Your Trust for a Swift Resolution: You are Never Ever Reaching Those Assets. Ever.

Amy Kanyuk
November 18, 2022
Fort Lauderdale, FL

sponsored by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils

Trusts and Divorce

Megan Knox
September 12, 2022
Rockport, Maine

sponsored by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - New Eng. Regional Meeting

Point/Counterpoint: Examination of Various Estate Planning Strategies

Amy Kanyuk
June 25, 2022
Banff, Alberta (Canada)

sponsored by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Building & Sustaining a Successful Trusts & Estates Practice

Amy Kanyuk
April 28, 2022
Boston, Massachusetts

sponsored by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (New Eng. Fellows Institute)

Just Like Starting Over - Trust Decanting

Amy Kanyuk
March 23, 2022
Webinar

sponsored by the Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council

Happily Ever After: Estate and Wealth Planning Before, During and After Divorce

Megan Knox
December 9, 2021
(Virtual)

sponsored by the Boston Estate Planning Council

Just Like Starting Over - Decanting and Trust Modification

Amy Kanyuk
November 2, 2021
(Virtual)

sponsored by the National Association of Estate Planning Councils

Change of Circumstances, Change of Trust – The Rules and Pitfalls of Decanting

Amy Kanyuk
October 27, 2021
Webinar

sponsored by the Southern Federal Tax Institute

Mediating Disputes among Trust Beneficiaries

Amy Kanyuk
October 8, 2021
Denver, Colorado

sponsored by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Roots and Wings – Structuring Trusts to Give Beneficiaries a Chance at Success, Despite Inheriting Money

Amy Kanyuk
September 24, 2021
Boca Raton, Florida

sponsored by the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel - Florida Fellows Institute

Roots & Wings: Structuring Trusts to Give Beneficiaries a Chance at Success Despite Inheriting Money

Amy Kanyuk
May 11, 2021
(Virtual)

sponsored by the Communities Foundation of Texas and Southern Methodist University 2021 Professional Seminar

Successor Trustees and 672(c): A Prison of Our Own Making?

Amy Kanyuk
April 22, 2021
(Virtual)

sponsored by the American Bar Association (Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section)

Practical Uses of Domestic Asset Protection Trusts in Estate Planning

Amy Kanyuk
March 25, 2021
Webinar

sponsored by the American Law Institute and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Avoid a Pyrrhic Victory: Trust Resolutions in Divorce

Megan Knox
March 12, 2021
(Virtual)

sponsored by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Mid-Year Meeting)