I would like to take the opportunity to welcome you to the WealthCounsel State Forum Website. If you are a longtime WealthCounsel member or simply a guest on our site, I trust that you will find a WealthCounsel state or regional forum that can contribute to your firm's success this year.

Our state and regional forums are groups of attorneys, typically comprised of both WealthCounsel members and non-members who meet on a regular basis to study specific issues that are relevant to the practice of estate planning in their state. Forums are also often involved in their state legislative process, apprising the forum participants of important changes in the law that affects their practices. Forums also often discuss pending state legislation and develop unique estate planning solutions and document language unique to their jurisdictions.

Join us for the 2013 Planning for the Generations Symposium!
Planning for the Generations Symposium
THE CONTINUUM OF CARE
Cultivating Consistent,
Value-Driven Client Relationships
July 24-26, 2013
Hyatt Regency Denver | Denver, CO 

State/Regional Forum Resources:

WealthCounsel Member Forum Support Program

WealthCounsel recognizes the important contribution that the state and regional forums provide our members. We plan to offer support to the forums that will enhance the member experience while maintaining the independent nature of these value-added state and regional forums. To that end, we are developing a program that will at least include both organization and financial sponsorship for new forums and enhanced state specific document programming services for all qualified forums. 

Lew Dymond has returned to the WealthCounsel staff to assist in the development and implementation of this new member service. Lew will focus primarily on providing jurisdictionally-preferred WealthDocx customization for state or regional forums (beyond the scope of WealthCounsel's commitment to maintain state specificity to the greatest degree possible). 

Learn more about the Member Forum Support Program.

State Forum Speakers Bureau

The State Forum Speakers Bureau provides state forums with expert speakers and topics for the purpose of providing quality, symposium level education at local forum meetings.   If you are interested in joining the State Forum Speakers Bureau, please click here to download an application.  Additional details such as qualifications and compensation are provided on the application form.

Emma Cummings
State Forum Liaison 
WealthCounsel, LLC

Active State and Regional Forums
 State/Region  Forum Leader - Phone - E-mail
 Arizona  Mark Bregman - 480-945-1800 - mbregman@bregmanandburt.com
 California (N)  Jeb Burton - 916-570-2740 - jburton@lawburton.com
 California (S)  David Duringer - info@lawnews.tv
 Colorado  Emma Cummings, State Forum Liaison
  emma.cummings@wealthcounsel.com
 Connecticut  Jonathan Peck - 860-447-3370 - Jon@PECK-TUNESKI.COM
 D.C. Metro  D.C. Metro Regional Forum consists of DC, DE, MD, PA, VA 
 Emma Cummings emma.cummings@wealthcounsel.com
 Florida (Central)  Matthew A. Tavrides - 407-843-8441 - matt@matpa.net
 Florida (S)  Matthew Staab - 954-349-2012 - mstaab@staab-law.com
 Georgia  Chuck KinCannon - 770-951-7033 - cpk2001@bellsouth.net
 Illinois  Heinz Brisske - 630-682-0700 - hbrisske@huckbrisske.com
 Maryland  Emma Cummings, State Forum Liaison
  emma.cummings@wealthcounsel.com
 Massachusetts  Suzanne R. Sayward - 781-461-1020 - sayward@ssbllc.com
 Michigan  David Ledbetter - 616-459-3333 - dgl@davidgledbetter.com
 Nevada  Kirk D. Kaplan - 702-202-4153 - kkaplan@rklawnv.com
 New York/New
 Jersey Metro
 Marc Selden - 212-685-8456 - marc@eagleselden.com
 North Carolina  Thomas Sanford - 704-552-1110 - trsanford@franklegal.com
 Northern New
 England
 Rick Abbondanza - 207-772-5845 - rabbondanza@hablaw.com
 Northwest  Northwest Regional Forum consists of OR, WA and ID
 Eden Rose Brown - 503-581-1800 - eden@edenrosebrown.com
 Ohio  Ted Gudorf - 937-898-5583 - tedgudorf@aol.com
 Rhode Island  Stephen O'Neill - 401-331-0808 - steveoneillesq@yahoo.com
 South Carolina  Allison Van Nostrand - 843-471-1800  - Allison@FarinaLawFirm.com
 Texas  Erin Thrash - 512-263-5400 - erin@thrashlawfirm.com
 Utah   Shirlene Bastar - 801-994-5400 - Shirlene@bastarlaw.com
 Washington   Emma Cummings, State Forum Liaison
  emma.cummings@wealthcounsel.com
 Wisconsin   Scott A. Swid - 715-692-7943    scott@swidlawoffices.com

Event Calendar

click on calendar to view upcoming forum events

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