Welcome to the RPPT eReport
Welcome to the first issue of the RPPT eReport, your bi-monthly update of news and information from the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. RPPT eReport consolidates three other of the Section’s publications, E-Dirt, E-STATE and the RPPT Bulletin, into one electronic report for your convenience. Every other month, RPPT eReport will bring you up-to-date information from leading experts in the probate and trust and real property fields to aid your practice, technology articles, news from the RPPT Section and information about upcoming Section meetings, group conference calls and other activities. We are excited about this new publication and its ability to deliver information to RPPT members in an innovative and faster way. Let us know your thoughts about it!
- Christine Albright, RPPT Section Chair
Articles
Probate and Trust News
Pension Protection Act of 2006 – Overview of Items of Particular Interest to Estate Planners
- by Steve R. Akers
ACTEC 2006 Summer Meeting Musings
- by Steve R. Akers
"Trifecta” Bill Rejected By Senate
- by Amy E. Heller
Draft Form 706 Requires Disclosure of Lifetime Sales to Trusts
- by Amy E. Heller
Patenting Tax Advice: GRAT Case Stirs Debate
- by Amy E. Heller
The Pension Protection Act's New Appraiser Penalties
- by Amy E. Heller
Real Property News
Identity Theft
- by Howard Lax
Consumer privacy and identity theft are becoming increasingly relevant to the real estate practice, particularly for residential lending. This article will help you navigate these issues.
Issues in Real Estate Transactions Involving Affordable Rental Housing For Urban Re-Development
- by Stephanie Smith
The affordable housing practice has become increasingly complex, with federal lending and tax regulations dictating much of how we structure and manage our deals. Ms. Smith's Power Point presentation will assist you in working with these structures.
Changes to Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Requirements Will Be Effective November 1, 2006
- by Crystal Kennedy
CLE Spotlight
Real Property CLE
CD or Online Web Course:
Environmental Due Diligence in the Age of All Appropriate Inquiries.
The rules are changing for what is needed in an environmental report. Learn from the experts what the requirements are that are effective November 1, 2006. Purchase the Environmental Due Diligence CD or online web course.
Probate and Trust CLE
Teleconference: What Every Estate Planning Attorney Should Know About Florida.
Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
This program will provide you with important information and tips concerning Florida estate planning and probate issues that are likely to arise in your practice.
October 2006
Technology
Online Backup
- by Jerry Hoenig
Do any of you back-up your computer data regularly........, or at all?
Here’s the story of one of our own members, a modest techie himself, and his search for security.
For Young Lawyers
The Young Lawyer's Network is the place for young lawyers in the real estate and probate and trust fields to network.
Check out the YLN web page for more information and to join the list serve to learn about YLN events as they are announced.
For Law Students
Annual Meeting: A Law Student's Perspective
The ABA Annual Meeting is not only for practicing lawyers.
For one law student's experience, see the link above.
New RPPT Book
Current Condemnation Law, Second Edition
Get the best thinking on eminent domain law from top experts in this compilation of articles with strategic and tactical perspectives. Topics include property valuation, procedural issues, inverse and condemnation actions, among others. Analysis of the recently decided Kelo v. City of New London is also included. Edited by Alan T. Ackerman and Darius W. Dynkowski. RPPT Section members save $15 on the cover price!
Group and Committee News
Real Property
- The Agribusiness Committee is preparing an article and a CLE Teleconference based on the zoning, land use, and preferential taxation portions of their Once Upon a Farm program.
- The Pro Bono Committee has completed the final draft of a booklet entitled "What a Borrower Should Know Before Obtaining a Mortgage", which provides education to avoid predatory lenders.
Probate and Trust
- The Business Planning Group recently sponsored one of its monthly teleconferences on the McCord decision and co-presented an extensive CLE at the Joint Fall CLE meeting in Denver.
About RPPT eReport
RPPT eREPORT is the bi-monthly electronic publication of the RPPT Section. It includes practical information for lawyers working in the real property and estate planning fields, together with news on Section activities and upcoming events. RPPT eREPORT also provides resources for young lawyers and law students to succeed in the practice of law.
For further information on RPPT eREPORT or to submit an article for publication, please contact: Susan Talley (Editor) at stalley@stonepigman.com; Michael Goler (Real Property Editor) at goler@goodmanweissmiller.com; or Robert Steele (Probate and Trust Editor) at steele@whafh.com. We welcome your suggestions and submissions.
