COMMITTEES

The RPTE Substantive Groups and Committees deal with emerging legal issues and provide the bar, legislatures, and Section members with current information, education, and the development of new products for the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law area of concentration. Group and committee membership is free of charge to all Section members. Groups are larger than committees and accept members on an informational basis, while committees are more task-oriented, working bodies. Join a group or committee today and enhance your professional growth!

We encourage all Section members to get involved in at least one group or committee, but there is no limit to the number you can join! You'll stay abreast of the changes in your law specialty, network with colleagues facing the same issues and challenges, and discuss pertinent and timely law cases. Law students are encouraged to become active participants. Opportunities to gain leadership experience through becoming a group or committee Chair or Vice Chair are also available.

The RPTE Section has 9 Real Property Groups and 43 Real Property Committees that focus on property use, ownership, development, transfer, regulation, financing, taxation and disposal. Click on each link below to learn more about each RP Group and the RP Committees within each group.

• Legal Education and Uniform Laws Group
• Practice Management Group
• Land Use and Environmental Group
  
• Commercial Real Estate Transactions Group
• Residential, Multifamily, Special Use Group
• Leasing Group
• Hospitality, Timesharing and Common Interests Development Group
• Real Estate Financing Group
• Special Investors, Investment Structure Group

The RPTE Section has 7 Trust and Estate Groups and 26 Trust and Estate Committees that focus on trusts, estate planning, employee benefits, insurance, and probate and trust litigation. Click on each link below to learn more about each TE Group and the TE Committees within each group.

• Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group
• Business Planning Group
• Charitable Planning and Organizations Group
• Elder Law, Disability Planning and Bioethics Group
• Employee Benefits & Other Compensation Group
• Litigation, Ethics and Malpractice Group
  
• Non-Tax Estate Planning Considerations Group

The RPTE Standing Committees represent the administrative and operative structure for the Section. Committee leadership is appointed at the ABA Annual Meeting every year and chairpersons serve one year terms. Please click on each RPTE Standing Committee to learn more.

• Committee on Groups and Substantive Committees
• Community Outreach
• Communications
• CLE
• Coordination of Governmental Submissions
• Corporate Sponsorship
• Digital Signatures and E-Commerce
• Diversity
• Membership
• National Conference of Lawyers and Corporate Fiduciaries
• Nominations
• Planning
• Publications
• Section Advisory Board
• Technology Committee
  

The RPTE Task Forces are created for specific initiatives by the Section Council or Executive Committee. If you'd like to get involved, please email the task force chairperson. Please click on each RPTE Task Force to learn more.

• American Indian Probate Reform Act
• Property Preservation Task Force
• Task Force on Real Property Law School Curriculum
• Task Force on USA Patriot Act
• Special Committee on In-House Council

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• Join a Group or Committee
• Benefits of Joining a Group or Committee
• Real Property Substantive Groups and Committees
• Trust and Estate Substantive Groups and Committees
• Standing Committees
• Task Forces

An in-depth guide to the various Groups and Committees associated with the RPTE Section.

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Your level of involvement in a group or committee is entirely up to you. You can become very involved, or you can stay on the sidelines and still have access to the latest information and developments in your group or committee's area of expertise.

You may join a group or committee online. All groups and committees have open enrollment, but you must be an ABA member and an RPTE Section member to join.

If you're already an ABA member, simply add the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law to your membership. The Section dues are $55 annually. Use your ABA membership ID to log in to the ABA website. Your password is your last name in lowercase letters. To join by phone or mail, contact the ABA Service Center at 800-285-2221 to speak with a membership representative. You must first be a member of the ABA to join the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section.