Joint Event: Seminar & Networking

Get the best of both worlds with this two-in-one event designed to inform and connect. Kick things off with our Federal Tax Update Seminar, an engaging and insightful review of the most important developments from the past year in federal income, estate, and gift tax laws—delivered in a way that’s both practical and entertaining. Then, keep the momentum going at our networking reception, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and build valuable relationships in a relaxed setting. Whether you’re coming for the expert insights, the connections, or both, this is one event you won’t want to miss.

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM - Registration

3:25 PM - 3:30 PM - Opening Remarks

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Presentation and Q&A

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Networking

Seminar - Federal Tax Update

Stay up to date with this informative and entertaining recap of the important cases, rulings, regulations, and legislation from the past 12 months in the federal income, estate, and gift tax laws. Specific topics to be addressed will depend on recent developments but will likely include the economic substance of charitable gifts, emerging constitutional issues in reporting foreign bank accounts, and the expected content (and chances of passage) of technical correction legislation. Registration will open at 3:00pm and the seminar will conclude at 5:00pm.

Speaker

SAMUEL A. DONALDSON [J.D. University of Arizona; LL.M. (Taxation) University of Florida] is the Director of Curriculum and Professor of Law at Georgia State University in Atlanta, where he teaches a number of tax and estate planning courses, as well as courses in the areas of property, commercial law, and professional responsibility. Prior to joining the Georgia State faculty in 2012, he was on the faculty at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle for 13 years, where he served as the Director of the law school’s Graduate Program in Taxation as well as Associate Dean for Academic Administration. In addition to Georgia State and the University of Washington, Professor Donaldson has taught law school classes at Northwestern University, the University of Florida, and Emory University. He has won nine “professor of the year” awards from three different law schools. 

He 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. He currently serves as the Tax Editor for the Probate Practice Reporter, a monthly publication from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Among his scholarly works, Professor Donaldson is a co-author of the popular law school textbook, Federal Income Tax: A Contemporary Approach, and a co-author of the Price on Contemporary Estate Planning online reference volume published by Wolters Kluwer.

An amateur crossword constructor, his puzzles have been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and other outlets. A perennial contender for People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” honor, Professor Donaldson was recently notified by email of his selection to receive substantial sums of money from high-level Nigerian business officials in exchange for his bank account information.

Educational Track and Level

Schedule 

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM - Registration

3:25 PM - 3:30 PM - Opening Remarks

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Presentation and Q&A

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM - Networking

Registration

Members: $30.00

Non-members: $50.00

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