REAL PROPERTY, PROBATE AND TRUST LAWYERS TO EXPLORE HOT ISSUES
AT 17TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIA IN SAN DIEGO

Emory University School of Law Professor Jeffrey Pennell returns as keynote speaker

CHICAGO, April 27, 2006 -- Lawyers from across the country will convene in San Diego May 3 - 5 to discuss cutting-edge real property, probate and trust topics, including the reorganization of traditional farms into ethanol processing plants, guidance about real property issues in the face of natural disasters, and how best to handle aging clients and their questions about medical care, residence, finances and final disposition of their remains.

These are among the many topics to be discussed at the 17th Annual Spring Symposia, sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego.

The section’s two divisions – Probate and Trust, and Real Property – will hold discussions, roundtables and question-and-answer sessions addressing key issues facing lawyers today, involved in one of the largest areas of legal practice in the United States.

Jeffrey Pennell, law professor at Emory University Law School, returns May 4 to deliver a keynote titled “Hot Topics in Estate Planning,” which will cover a range of issues including discount valuation issues, fixing defective deduction trusts, and retention of investment trustee power provisions.

Also on May 4, Raymond E. Owens, a researcher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, will deliver the keynote speech at another symposia luncheon.

Other highlights of the symposia include:

• The Role of the Private Sector in Redeveloping Major Areas Impacted by Catastrophic Events
• A Property Owner’s Response to Disaster
  Leasing From a Port Authority
• Common Litigation “Tripwires,” How Landlords and Tenants Can Improve Their Leases and Avoid Disputes
• Protecting Borrowers from Predatory Lending and Lenders from Predatory Lending Laws
• The Lessons of Katrina – A Blueprint for What To Do Before and After a Natural Disaster
• The Explosion of Condominium Conversions – Issues to be Addressed and Lessons to be Learned

For more information on the spring symposia or to register online, visit the section Web site at http://www.abanet.org/rppt/2006.

The ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, with nearly 30,000 members, is the leading national forum for lawyers practicing in these fields. The Probate and Trust Division is concerned with all aspects of trusts, estate planning, tax planning for estates, employee benefits, insurance, probate and trust litigation, and related issues. The Real Property Division focuses on legal aspects of the ownership, use, development, transfer, regulation, financing, taxation and disposition of real estate.

With more than 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the largest voluntary professional membership organization in the world.  As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law in a democratic society.

Editor’s Note: To obtain ABA press credentials to cover this meeting, accredited reporters may contact Gelasia Croom at 312/988-6243 or croomg@staff.abanet.org.

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