Registration: The registration fee of $219.00 includes one copy of selected program materials and the complimentary luncheon on Friday. To guarantee that you have materials, it is necessary to pre-register. Go to law.uiowa.edu/cle to register online.
Cancellation Policy: If registrations are cancelled by 8:00 am the Monday before the program, you will receive a full refund. No refunds will be made after that date and course materials will be sent to the registrants canceling after the refund deadline.
Hotel: Hotel rooms have been held at the Iowa House in the Iowa Memorial Union at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Call 319.335.3513. to make a reservation.
Parking: There is free parking at the University Club.
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education: The 61st Annual Spring Tax Institute program is awaiting official approval for CLE credit (up to 6.5 hours). Once the hours have been confirmed, they will be listed along with the Activity ID Number at law.uiowa.edu/cle. Direct questions to .
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Janey Piersall in advance at 319.335.9158.
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University of Iowa College of Law
Continuing Legal Education
University of Iowa College of Law
Iowa City, IA 52242-1113
61st Annual Spring Tax Institute
Friday, May 8, 2015
/ 61st AnnualSpring Tax Institute
Friday, May 8, 2015
Schedule
Program Chair: Wayne E. Reames
[Belin McCormick, Des Moines, IA]
8-8:30 am / Registration/
Check-In
8:30-10 am / Federal Tax Update
Prof. Donaldson
10-10:15 am / BREAK
10:15-11:45 am / Burning Questions (and Even Hotter Answers) About Grantor Trusts
Prof. Donaldson
11:45 am-12:30 pm / Complimentary Lunch
12:30-1:30 pm / Spousal Rights Spousal Planning
Matt Garner
[Garner Law]
1:30-2:15 pm / New Power of Attorney Act
Kyle Irvin
[Corbett, Anderson, et. al.]
2:15-2:30 pm / BREAK
2:30-3:30 pm / Tax Ethics Panel
Tom Hauser,
Jason Stone
Chris James
[Davis Brown]
3:30-4:15 pm / Digital Assets Bill
Josh Weidemann
[O’Connor & Thomas]
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Professor Samuel A. Donaldson
SAMUEL A. DONALDSON[J.D. University of Arizona; LL.M. (Taxation) University of Florida] is a Professor of Law at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Prior to joining the Georgia State faculty in 2012, he was on the faculty at the University of Washington School of Law for 13 years. During his tenure at the University of Washington, he was a five-time recipient of the Philip A. Trautman Professor of the Year award from the School of Law’s Student Bar Association. Professor Donaldson served for two years as Associate Dean for Academic Administration and for six years as the Director of the law school’s Graduate Program in Taxation. He teaches a number of tax and estate planning courses, as well as courses in the areas of property, commercial law and professional responsibility.
Professor Donaldson is an Academic Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a member of the Bar in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona.
Among his scholarly works, he is a co-author of the West casebook, FederalIncome Tax: A Contemporary Approach, and a co-author of the Price on Contemporary Estate Planning treatise published by CCH. Professor Donaldson has served as the Harry R. Horrow Visiting Professor of International Law at Northwestern University and a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. An amateur crossword constructor, his puzzles have been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and other outlets.
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