ACTEC today announced that Kurt A. Sommer will serve as the 2023-24 President. Sommer, the Managing Partner with Sommer Udall Law Firm, P.A. in Santa Fe, NM, succeeds Robert W. Goldman of Goldman, Felcoski & Stone P.A. in Naples, FL.
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The Board of Regents of ACTEC convened during the College’s 2022 Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California to consider nominations for a new class of ACTEC Fellows. The College is pleased to announce 53 individuals were elected. This select group includes 35 Fellows, ten International Fellows from eight countries, one Academic Fellow and seven Fiduciary Counsel Fellows.
ACTEC released its video, An Introduction to the Native American Tribal Court, to provide an overview of the interworking of a tribal court, its jurisdiction, and its importance to Native American law and culture.
En honor al Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana, que coincide con el Mes Nacional de Planificación Patrimonial, ACTEC lanzó el video Consejos Básicos en Planificación para crear un recurso crucial en español para que los latinos en los Estados Unidos protejan y leguen la riqueza generacional.
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ACTEC released the video Consejos Basicos en Planificacion Paternal to provide insight as to why it is critical to develop estate planning documents, such as a will and power of attorney, to protect, preserve, and distribute assets at death or during incapacity.
Three law students’ submissions stood out among 16 entries received and reviewed by a panel of judges appointed by the Legal Education Committee of ACTEC. ACTEC Fellow T. Randolph Harris, who chaired the judging process, said, “Because of the high quality of the papers this year, the judges had a difficult task selecting the winners.
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in Alexandru Bittner v. United States on August 16, 2022.
ACTEC today released its video, Protecting Civil Liberties in America: Korematsu v. United States. The video is the College’s 21st in its monthly informational series Planning for a Diverse and Equitable Future, a project of ACTEC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Committee, funded by The ACTEC Foundation.
ACTEC releases its video, Landmark Civil Rights Cases Decided by the Supreme Court, to provide a history of critical civil rights cases in the United States and an overview of their importance.
ACTEC releases its video, Chronic Illness and Long COVID in the Workplace, to provide tools to help employers and employees navigate through managing Long COVID and other chronic illnesses in the workplace.