The editors of Probate & Property are pleased to announce the winners of the magazine’s 2006 Excellence in Writing Awards:
BEST PRACTICAL USE ARTICLES
Real Property
Insuring Tenant Alterations
By Sidney G. Saltz (January/February)
Probate & Trust
Nuts and Bolts of “Covered Opinions” Under Circular 230
By Edward M. Manigault and Steve R. Akers (March/April)
BEST CUTTING EDGE ARTICLES
Real Property
Retail Store Size-cap Ordinances:
Legitimate Land Use Regulations or Unconstitutional Economic Protectionism?
By Brannon P. Denning (July/August)
Probate & Trust
Tax Planners—Beware of Patented Estate Planning Techniques!
By Dennis I. Belcher and Dana G. Fitzsimons Jr. (November/December)
BEST OVERALL ARTICLES
Real Property
Kelo v. City of New London Symposium
Including articles by Alice M. Noble-Allgire, David L. Callies, James W. Ely Jr.,
Steven J. Eagle, James C. Smith, and Thomas W. Merrill (January/February)
Probate & Trust
Coordinating Retirement Accounts with Estate Planning 101
(What Every Estate Planner Needs to Know)
By Keith A. Herman (January/February)
BEST TECHNOLOGY/LAW PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ARTICLE
When Disaster Strikes: Disaster Planning for Lawyers
By Laura Walker Plunkett, Walter F. Wolf III, and Kathryn M. Knight (September/October)
DON’T FORGET . . .
The 2007 Excellence in Writing Awards are currently in process. All articles published in Probate & Property during the current year will be eligible for the 2007 awards. Any author interested in submitting an article should contact either Tom Featherston or Michael Glazerman at the addresses listed on page 3. The magazine’s “Memorandum for Authors” is available on the Section web site, from the editors, or on page 64 of this issue.
