Barry A. Nelson Presentations

    • ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk, Podcast Episode 321
      Presenting: Owner’s Liability Following a Minor’s Golf Cart Accident
      October 15, 2024
      Understand the risks of owning a golf cart, especially if minors are allowed to drive, and how to protect clients’ assets from accidents and lawsuits.
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    • ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk, Podcast Episode 173
      Presenting: Exempt Status of Retirement Plan Distributions
      October 2020
      Learn how the SECURE Act’s 10-year payout rule changes asset protection for inherited retirement accounts—and what planning strategies can help keep those assets safe.
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    • ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk, Podcast Episode 109
      Presenting: Estate Transfer Planning
      for the Moderate Estate
      June 9, 2020
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    • ACTEC Summer Meeting
      Golf Cart Owners Should Beware of Huge Potential Liability
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson
      June 20, 2024
    • Palm Beach Estate Planning Council
      Presenting: Asset Protection: Case Law and Legislative Updates
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      May 14, 2024
    • ACTEC Virtual National Meeting / Asset Protection Committee
      Presenting: Asset Protection and Estate Planning
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      December 6, 2023
    • Miami Tax Lunch / The New Tax Lawyer Committee / Tax Section of The Florida Bar
      Presenting: Asset Protection: Case Law and Legislative Updates
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Jennifer E. Okcular, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      November 28, 2023
    • Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (RPPTL)
      Zoom Presentation for Asset Protection and Estate & Trust Tax Planning Committees
      Presenting: Fleeing to Florida – Great Homestead and Other Asset Protection but Should Your Trust Flee Somewhere Else?
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      February 10, 2023
    • South Florida Accounting Conference (SFAC)
      by Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)
      Presenting: Inter Vivos QTIP Trust and SLAT Planning for Reduction of Basic Exclusion Amount Effective January 1, 2026, 2021/2022 Legislative Updates, and Drafting for High-Net-Worth Clients
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Jennifer E. Okcular, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      November 10, 2022
    • Florida Fellows Institute (FFI) of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
      Presenting: Case Law Updates and Legislative Proposals
      September 23, 2021
    • Washington DC Estate Planning Council – Virtual
      Presenting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Use of Inter Vivos QTIP Trusts and SLATs to Enhance Estate and Asset Protection Planning
      October 26, 2020
    • JP Morgan Wealth Advisory Meeting – Virtual
      Presenting: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Use of Inter Vivos QTIP Trusts and SLATs to Enhance Estate and Asset Protection Planning
      June 2, 2020
    • ACTEC Annual Meeting Professional Program 2020
      Presenting: Seminar H: Having Your Cake and Eating It Too
      March 8, 2020
    • Florida Bar RPPTL Program – The New Estate Planning: Creditors, NRA’s and State Tax Collectors
      Presenting: Use of Inter Vivos QTIP Trusts and SLATs
      to Enhance Estate and Asset Protection Planning
      Fort Lauderdale, FL
      June 14, 2019
    • 53rd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
      Presenting: Special Session Panel
      Orlando, FL
      January 17, 2019
    • Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami
      Presenting: Asset Protection
      Miami, FL
      November 15, 2018
    • Florida Fellows Institute of ACTEC Class IV Program 1
      Presenting: Asset Protection Planning
      Fort Lauderdale, FL
      October 5, 2018
    • American Bar Association
      7th Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film, Television, and Sports
      Presenting: Planning to Avoid Financial Elder Abuse/Exploitation of Athletes and Entertainers as They Enter Their “Golden Years”
      Miami Beach, FL
      April 5, 2018
    • ACTEC Annual Meeting 2018
      Presenting: State Law Survey of Asset Protection Techniques Updates at the Asset Protection Committee Meeting
      March 8, 2018
    • Greater Miami Jewish Federation
      Presenting: Integrating Estate Planning & Asset Protection After the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
      January 17, 2018
    • Florida Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
      Presenting: Asset Protection Planning
      October 26, 2017
    • ACTEC Fall Meeting 2017
      Presenting: Asset Protection Planning
      October 22, 2017
    • Coral Gables South Dade Estate Planning Council
      Presenting with: Cassandra S. Nelson
      Presenting: Financial Exploitation of Elders
      Coral Gables, FL
      September 26, 2017
    • Florida Tax Institute
      Presenting: Integrating Estate Planning and Asset Protection Planning
      Tampa, FL
      March 31, 2017
    • Estate Planning Council of Miami 5th Annual Symposium
      Presenting: Integrating Asset Protection & Estate Planning
      Coral Gables, FL
      February 9, 2017

Jennifer E. Okcular Presentations

    • Miami Tax Lunch / The New Tax Lawyer Committee / Tax Section of The Florida Bar
      Presenting: Asset Protection: Case Law and Legislative Updates
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Jennifer E. Okcular, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      November 28, 2023
    • South Florida Accounting Conference (SFAC)
      by Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)
      Presenting: Inter Vivos QTIP Trust and SLAT Planning for Reduction of Basic Exclusion Amount Effective January 1, 2026, 2022/2023 Legislative Updates, and Drafting for High-Net-Worth Clients
      Presenters: Jennifer E. Okcular, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      October 26, 2023
    • South Florida Accounting Conference (SFAC)
      by Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) Presenting: Inter Vivos QTIPs, SLAT Planning for Reduction of Basic Exclusion Amount Effective January 1, 2026, 2021/2022 Legislative Updates, and Drafting for High-Net-Worth Clients
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Jennifer E. Okcular, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      November 10, 2022
    • Institute for Paralegal Education (IPE)
      NBI National Business Institute
      The Probate Process From Start to Finish for Paralegals
      Presenting: Dealing with Spouse’s Elective Shares
      Miami, FL
      October 11, 2018

Cassandra S. Nelson Presentations

    • Palm Beach Estate Planning Council
      Presenting: Asset Protection: Case Law and Legislative Updates
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      May 14, 2024
    • LISI Webinar – Member Exclusive
      Presenting: Avoiding Unintended Results: DAF Succession & Charitable Objectives
      Presenters: Cassandra S. Nelson, Barry A. Nelson
      November 30, 2023 – 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
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    • Miami Tax Lunch / The New Tax Lawyer Committee / Tax Section of The Florida Bar
      Presenting: Asset Protection: Case Law and Legislative Updates
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Jennifer E. Okcular, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      November 28, 2023
    • South Florida Accounting Conference (SFAC)
      by Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)
      Presenting: Inter Vivos QTIP Trust and SLAT Planning for Reduction of Basic Exclusion Amount Effective January 1, 2026, 2022/2023 Legislative Updates, and Drafting for High-Net-Worth Clients
      Presenters: Jennifer E. Okcular, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      October 26, 2023
    • South Florida Accounting Conference (SFAC)
      by Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA)
      Presenting: Inter Vivos QTIPs, SLAT Planning for Reduction of Basic Exclusion Amount Effective January 1, 2026, 2021/2022 Legislative Updates, and Drafting for High-Net-Worth Clients
      Presenters: Barry A. Nelson, Jennifer E. Okcular, Cassandra S. Nelson of Nelson & Nelson, P.A.
      November 10, 2022
    • Coral Gables South Dade Estate Planning Council
      Presenting with: Barry A. Nelson
      Presenting: Financial Exploitation of Elders
      Coral Gables, FL
      September 26, 2017

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