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Attorney Stephen Olsen is Featured Faculty Member on Estate Planning at Pennsylvania Bar Institute

Stephen Olsen
Stephen J. Olsen

Gawthrop Greenwood partner Stephen J. Olsen presented as a faculty member for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute‘s “Fundamentals of Estate Planning” program held June 24, 2020.

The Continuing Legal Education course provided 5 substantive credits and 1 ethics credit to colleagues in the legal profession, and the course was simulcast to multiple locations across Pennsylvania.

Olsen provided a framework of understanding of estate planning, including:

  • Key elements of a complete estate plan
  • Digital assets
  • How to get started on planning for death and incapacity
  • The terminology and default rules associated with inheritance
  • What constitutes your probate and non-probate estate
  • Why you might consider executing a will, durable power of attorney, health care power of attorney, living will and/or revocable trust
  • How your estate planning may change over time
  • Income tax consequences
  • Inconsistent beneficiary designations

On-Demand Video is available, and a webcast replay is available August 21, 2020

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