Estate Planning Group


May 19-20, 2008 – James M. Mackey and Gary A. Zwick provided clients with answers to their sophisticated LLC questions at the NBI seminar, “Advanced LLC Issues,” which was held in Cuyahoga Falls on May 19, 2008 and again in Cleveland on May 20, 2008.  

September 19 , 2007 -  A  "Continuing Legal Education Seminar" through the Cuyahoga County Bar Association on Pet Trusts, Lacie L. O'Daire.

June 7, 2007 - National Center for Family Business, “Tax Traps you can Avoid, Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

June 5, 2007 - Ohio Society of CPAs, “Fundamentals of Family Limited Partnerships, Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

May 14, 2007 - National Business Institute, “Advanced Tax Issues for LLCs,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

April 26, 2007 - Great Lakes Federal Tax Institute, “Building Flexibility into the Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust.” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

February 22, 2007 - Ohio Society of CPAs, “Soup-to-Nuts Tax Planning for Closely Held Businesses,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

November 7, 2006 - National Center for Family Business, “Tax Planning: Cradle to Grave for Closely Held Family Businesses,” Aurora, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

November 8, 2006 - Ohio Northern University, “Estate, Business and Financial Planning Continued Education Seminar,” Ada, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

October 25, 2006 - Boy Scouts of America, “Family Limited Partnerships,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

October 20, 2006 - Cleveland Estate Planning Institute, “Partnership Interests in Estate and Trust Administrations,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

October 18/19 2006 - Federal Tax Symposium, Moderator, Advanced Federal Tax Planning Symposium,” Columbus, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

September 22, 2006 - National Center for Family Business, “More Tax Magic,” Aurora, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

September 21, 2006 - Accounting Show, Ohio Society of CPAs, “Tax Planning for High Net Worth Individuals,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

August 28, 2006 - Euclid General Hospital, “Avoiding the Estate Tax Trap,” Euclid, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

August 24, 2006 - National Center for Family Business, “Unusual Tax Planning Ideas for Family Business Owners, Hudson, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

July 25, 2006 - AICPA, Advanced Estate Planning Conference, “Family Limited Partnerships,” San Diego, CA, Gary A. Zwick 

May 18, 2006 - Mahoning Shenango Valley Estate Planning Council, “Effective Uses of the Intentionally Defective Trust” and “Zeroed-Out Grantor Retained Annuity Trust,” Mahoning Valley, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

May 5, 2006 - Northern Ohio Planned Giving Council, “Tax Issues Arising from Charitable Trusts and Gift Substantiation Requirements,” Cleveland, OH , Gary A. Zwick 

May 11, 2006 - Lorman Education Services; "Second Annual Great Lakes Federal Tax Institute", Overview, Gary A. Zwick 

February 16, 2006 - "Current Thinking on Family Limited Partnerships", FPA Northeast Ohio Chapter, Gary A. Zwick.

February 2, 2006 - National Center for Family Business, “Avoiding the estate tax trap,” Aurora, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

November 18, 2005 - Kentucky Society of CPAs; “Building Flexibility into the Typical Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust,” Louisville, KY, Gary A. Zwick.

November 16, 2005 - "Advanced Tax Planning In Ohio: Planning For High Income Individuals", Clarion Hotel Conference Center Cleveland South in Independence, Ohio, James M. Mackey.

November 4, 2005 - Lorman Education Services; “Advanced Estate Planning for the Elderly,” “Planning for Non-Citizens,” “Sale to a Grantor Trust and Variations” and Zeroed-Out Grantor Retained Annuity Trust,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

September 01, 2005 - Cleveland Financial Group, Planning Expo, “Estate Planning, Trust Protectors and Life Insurance Annuity,” Cleveland, Ohio, Gary A. Zwick.

August 18, 2005 - Lorman Education Services, “Use of Trusts in Estate Planning: Tax Reasons for Using Trusts: Typical Types of Trusts; Income Taxation and Issues Related to Naming Trusts as Beneficiaries of Retirement Plan Accounts,” Cleveland, Ohio, Gary A. Zwick.

July 17-20, 2005 - AICPA Estate Planning Conference, “Family Limited Partnerships,” Toronto, Canada, Gary A. Zwick.

May 17, 2005 - Cleveland Bar Association; “New Circular 230 Rules and Expected Effect on Estate Planning Practice,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

April 12, 2005 - Estate Planning Council of Cleveland, “Navigating a Transfer Tax Audit,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

March 8, 2005 - National Center for Family Business Leadership Academy; “Avoiding Transfer Tax Traps,” Cleveland, Ohio, Gary A. Zwick.

December 13, 2004 - National Business Institute; “Impact of Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 on Estate Planning,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

November 17, 2004 - National Center for Family Business; “Tax Planning Ideas for High Income Individuals,” Hudson, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

November 9, 2004 - nstitute for Continuing Professional Education, Inc., 2004 Federal Tax Symposium; “Estate Planning”, Gary A. Zwick.

November 5, 2004 - “Advanced Estate Planning for the Elderly,” “Planning for Non-Citizens,” “Sale to a Grantor Trust and Variations,” and “Zeroed-Out Grantor Retained Annuity Trust,” Lorman Education Services, Gary A. Zwick / James M. Mackey.

September 9, 2004 - “Advanced Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Organization and Operations,” Lorman Education Services, Gary A. Zwick / James M. Mackey.

July 8, 2004 - Cleveland Financial Group Planning Expo; “Estate Planning and Issues; Hudson, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

May 26, 2004 - 8th Internal Revenue Service Conference on Federal Tax Wealth Transfer Taxation; “Annual Section 2503(b) Present Interest Exclusion,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

May 21, 2004 - Lorman Education Services; “Use of Trusts in Estate Planning in Ohio,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

March 19, 2004 - National Business Institute; “Sophisticated Estate Planning Strategies for the Advanced Practitioner in Ohio,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

March 11, 2004 - National Center for Family Business; “Avoiding the Estate Tax Traps,” Hudson, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

March 8, 2004 - Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association; “Elder Law/Estate Planning Law,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

February 1-3, 2004 - The Group 2004 Annual Meeting; “Advanced Estate Planning for the Elderly,” Orlando, FL, Gary A. Zwick.

January 30, 2004 - “Fringe Benefits for Professional Corporations,” ABA Tax Section Closely Held Business Section, Mid-Year Meeting, Gary A. Zwick.

December 5, 2003 - Half Moon Seminars; “Drafting Revocable Trusts,” Middleburg Heights, OH, Gary A. Zwick.

November 13, 2003 - Lorman Education Services; “Eight Great Estate Planning Ideas,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

October 21, 2003 - OSCPA Advanced Estate Planning Conference; “Estate Planning for Retirement Assets,”  Columbus, OH (11/5/03)OSCPA Advanced Federal Tax Symposium; “Tax Planning for High Income Individuals,” Dublin, OH, Gary A. Zwick

September 18, 2003 - National Business Institute; “Advanced Estate Planning Techniques,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

August 21, 2003 - American Society of Pension Actuaries; “Benefits Workshop, Estate Planning for Retirement Plans,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick

June 20, 2003 - Lorman Education Services; “Business Succession and Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Businesses,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

January 31, 2003 - Lorman Education Services; “Primer on Estate Planning in Ohio,” and “Planning for the Unmarried Client,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

November 18, 2002 - Lorman Education Services; “Eight Great Estate Planning Techniques,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick

October 24, 2002 - Half Moon Seminars; “Drafting Revocable Trusts,” Strongsville, OH, Gary A. Zwick

October 24, 2002 - Catholic Diocese Charitable Planning Seminar; “Intentionally Defective Trusts,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

July 30, 2002 - Lake County Bar Association; “Sales to Defective Trusts,” Painesville, OH, Gary A. Zwick

June 19, 2002 - Lorman Education Services; “Business Succession and Estate Planning for Owners of Closely Held Businesses,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

May 23, 2002 - Sterling Education; “Fundamentals of Estate Planning;” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

February 14, 2002 - National Business Institute; “Successful Wealth Transfer Techniques in Ohio,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick 

December 4, 2001 - Ohio Society of CPAs Cleveland Chapter CPE Day, “Asset Protection,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick

October 18, 2001 - Ohio Society of CPAs, Advanced Federal Tax Symposium, “Family Succession Issues” co-presentation with Donald Jonovic, Ph.D., Columbus, OH, Gary A. Zwick

September 7, 2001 - Planned Giving Council of Cleveland Ohio, “Estate Planning Provisions of the 2001 Tax Act,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick

July 26, 2001 - Cleveland Museum of Art, “Estate Planning Provisions of the 2001 Tax Act,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

June 14, 2001 - National Business Institute, Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Ohio, What’s New and What’s Left in Sophisticated Estate Planning,” Eastlake, OH, Gary A. Zwick

May 23, 2001 - Cleveland State University, 7th  Wealth Transfer Seminar; Panelist with IRS Valuation Expert, Dr. Mukesh Bajaj, Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

March 2, 2001 - Financial Planning Association, 2001 Annual Retreat, “Planning for the Very Elderly Client,” Tampa, FL, Gary A. Zwick

August 25, 2000 - Ohio State Bar Association, “Uses of Trusts in Estate Planning,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

June 22, 2000 - Akron CPA Study Group; “Electing Small Business Trusts,” Akron, OH, Gary A. Zwick

June 7, 2000 - National Center For Family Business, Breakfast Series; “Tax and Estate Planning for Family Businesses and Their Owners,” Hudson, OH, Gary A. Zwick

May 16, 2000 - Cleveland Bar Association, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section; “Income Tax Planning Aspects of Continuing Case Study,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

January 19, 2000 - The Group, Inc.; “ Choice of Entity for a Small Business ,”  San Diego, CA, Gary A. Zwick

December 13, 1999 - Akron Tax and Estate Planning Council; “Sales to Defective Trusts Revisited,” Akron, OH, Gary A. Zwick

August 19, 1999 - Ohio State Bar Assn. CLE Institute; “Estate Planning for S Corporations & LLCs,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

June 10, 1999 - OSCPA Technical Forum; “Qualified Family-Owned Business Deduction,” Independence, OH, Gary A. Zwick

March 6, 1999 - CSU Law School; “Income Tax Planning for the Small Estate,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

November 6, 1998 - Cleveland Estate Planning Institute; “Income Taxation of Estates & Trusts,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

June 22, 1998 - Jewish Welfare Fund-Charitable Tax Seminar; “Panel Case Study on Estate Planning,” Beachwood, OH, Gary A. Zwick

May 27, 1998 - Cleveland State University-Cleveland-Marshall College of Law-Wealth Transfer Seminar; “Panel Discussion with IRS on Current Issues in the Use of Family Limited Partnerships,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

December 9, 1997 - Estate Planning Council of Cleveland; “Estate Planning with S Corporation in Light of New Law,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

November 25, 1997 - Society of Estate Analysts; “Tax Planning for S Corporations,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

July 19, 1997 - Union Central Life Insurance Co., training for 45 top agents; “Estate Planning Issues for Family Business Owners with Emphasis on S corporations,” Cincinnati, OH, Gary A. Zwick

February 19, 1997 - Lake Erie College Family Business Group; “Sales to Defective Trusts,” Painesville, OH, Gary A. Zwick

October 8, 1996 - Case Western Reserve University, Family Business Panel; “Sales to Defective Trusts,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

February 26, 1996 - Akron Tax & Estate Planning Council; “Sales to Defective Trusts,” Akron, OH, Gary A. Zwick

September 21, 1995 - OSCPA Accounting Show; “GRATs, GRUTs & GRITs, Planning Tools you Cannot Afford to be Without,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

September 20, 1995 - OSCPA Accounting Show; “Special Tax Problems in Transferring a Family Business,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

June 21, 1995 - Southwest Community Health Foundation; “Charitable Gift Annuities,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

April 10, 1995 - Cigna Financial; “Special Tax Problems in Transferring a Family Business,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

October 20, 1994 - Beechmont Country Club; “Family Transition Planning,” Pepper Pike, OH (3/15/95) OSCPA Ohio Accounting Show; “Special Tax Problems in Transferring a Family Business,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

September 27, 1994 and October 17, 1994 - Southwest Community Health Foundation; “Estate Planning Made Simple,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

May 25, 1994 - Fifth Annual IRS Cleveland District Director’s Conference on Federal Wealth Transfer Taxation; “Continuing Errors and Problems in Filing Fiduciary Income Tax Form 1041 Panel with IRS counterpart,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

February 10, 1994 - OSCPA Outlying Areas Caucus Group; “How to Prepare a Fiduciary Tax Return,” Willoughby, OH, Gary A. Zwick

Jaunary 27, 1994 - The Group Annual Meeting; “Valuation Discounts,” Houston, TX, Gary A. Zwick

January 19, 1994 - Cleveland Bar Association, Banking & Corporate Law Section; “Panel Discussion on Family Business Succession,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

September 17, 1993 - Youngstown State University-State/Local Taxes & Federal Estate Taxes Seminar; “Estate Freezes After Chapter 14: What’s Left,” Youngstown, OH, Gary A. Zwick

May 7, 1992 - Council of Smaller Enterprises; “Panel on Family Business Succession,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

January 20, 1991 - Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE); “Estate Planning Case Study Panel Member,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

December 13, 1990 - Greater Cleveland Chapter of the Ohio Society of Enrolled Agents; “Uses of Revocable Trusts in Estate and Probate Planning,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

May 21, 1990 - Jewish Community Federation Endowment Fund 22nd Annual Charitable Tax Seminar; “Succession Planning,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

March 2 and February 16, 1990 - Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers 1990 Family Law Seminar; “Estate Planning Considerations in Divorce,” Cleveland, OH (March 2, 1990), Columbus, OH and (February 16, 1990), Gary A. Zwick

November 30, 1989 - Cuyahoga County Bar Association Family Law Section; “Estate Planning Considerations in Divorce,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

July 17, 1989 - National City Bank In-House Training Class on Estate Planning, Gary A. Zwick

September 30, 1988 - OSCPA Personal Financial Planning Conference; “Estate Freezes After the Revenue Act of 1987: What’s Left?,” Columbus, OH, Gary A. Zwick ptember 30, 1988)

September 26, 1988 - DFK International Accountancy Group 8th Annual Tax Conference; “Estate Freezes,” Boston, MA, Gary A. Zwick

January 24, 1987 - Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE) Estate Planning Weekend Case Study, Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

August 1986 - OSCPA Northeast Caucus Group; “Uses of Trusts in Estate Planning,” Cleveland, OH, Gary A. Zwick

 

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