NATIONAL SPEAKER: Anticipating Will Contests and How to Avoid Them
Please join us as we welcome national speaker Professor Gerry Beyer to discuss will contests. An estate planner must always be on guard when drafting instruments that may supply incentive for someone to contest a will. Anytime an individual would take more through intestacy or under a prior will, the potential for a will contest exists, especially if the estate is large. Although will contests are relatively rare, the prudent planner must recognize situations that are likely to inspire a will contest and take steps during the drafting and planning stage to reduce the probability of a will contest action and the chances of its success. Prof. Beyer will alert you to the situations increasing the likelihood of a will contest and discuss eighteen prevention techniques.
Prof. Gerry Beyer is the Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law. Prof. Beyer, a nationally and Texas recognized expert in estate planning, joined the faculty in 2005 as the first holder of the prestigious Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professorship. He teaches, researches, speaks, and publishes in the areas of estate planning, wills and trusts, probate, and property. In recognition of his expertise and contributions to the legal profession, the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils inducted him into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame in 2015.
From 2010 through 2021, Prof. Beyer was invited to speak at approximately 300 seminars and symposia throughout the nation to share the results of his research for national, state and local bar associations, universities, and civic groups. In addition, he regularly participates in webcasts and other on-line programs.
Over two dozen courts have relied on Prof. Beyer's writings for authority. On almost a daily basis, Prof. Beyer provides free advice to attorneys working on pro bono or reduced-fee cases.
Prof. Beyer is the editor of the most popular estate planning blawg in the nation which after being named for five consecutive years to the ABA Journal's Blawg 100 was awarded Hall of Fame status in 2015.
Menu
Salad of Baby Field Greens, Pickled Sweet Potatoes, Dried Cherries, Aged Cheddar, Herbed Sherry Vinaigrette
Rolls and butter
Honey Ginger Glazed Chicken Breast
Buttery Mashed Potatoes, Broccolini & Braised Red Cabbage
or vegetarian meal upon request
