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Alexander A. Bove, Jr.
Melissa Langa
Robert H. Ryan


Articles Published by Alexander A. Bove, Jr. (partial list):


Articles Published by Melissa Langa (partial list):
  • Co-Author, Trusts and Estates Forum, a regularly appearing column in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (2001 - Present)

  • Co-Author: The Foreign Bank Account Bomb - How to Defuse It, Estate Planning, 2008.

  • Author and Lecturer, The Great Escape: Charting the Course for the Vacation Home, Boston Bar Association, May 22, 2008

  • Co-Author: The Flee Clause: A Siren Song of Asset Protection Trusts, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, February 25, 2008.

  • Author and Lecturer, Asset Protection Guide for Financial Service Professionals, 50th Annual Harris M. Plaisted New England Conference of Financial Service Professionals (February 2008)

  • Author and Lecturer, The Massachusetts Estate Tax: What Is It, How To Calculate It, and How to Plan To Eliminate It, Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (Annual Meeting January 2008)

  • Author and Lecturer, Asset Protection Planning Up-Dates: Practical Strategies and Drafting Tips to Minimize Risk, ALI-ABA Live Video Webcast (Washington D.C. June 2007)

  • Co-Author, Directing Discretion in Discretionary Trusts - The Letter of Wishes, Offshore Investments (May 2006)

  • Author and Lecturer, What Financial Advisors Need to Know About Asset Protection Planning, Society of Financial Service Professionals (March 2006)

  • Author and Lecturer, The Rules of the Game: Transfer Tax Planning for the Non-Resident Alien, Boston Bar Association (April 2006).

  • Co-Author and Lecturer, Advisor's Guide to Asset Protection Planning, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Conference, Massachusetts Chapter (January 2006)

  • Lecturer, The Bankruptcy Act of 2005, Massachusetts Association of Public Accountants, Combined Institute of Federal and State Taxation (November 2005)

  • Lecturer, New Developments in Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Planning, American Bar Association Joint Taxation and Probate/Real Property Meeting, San Francisco (September 2005)

  • Chair, Preserving and Transferring the Principal Residence MCLE Seminar (August 2005)

  • Author and Lecturer, Use of Powers of Appointment in Drafting Asset Protection Trusts, ALI-ABA Satellite Televised Program Asset Protection Update (Washington D.C. June 2005)

  • Co-Author, Planning Bequests and Gifts to Grandchildren, a chapter in the book "Drafting Estate Plans" published by the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2005)

  • Co-Author, A United States' Judge Tackles the "Now You See It Now You Don't" Strategy of Offshore Trusts; Trusts & Trustees (Volume II, Issue 8 July/August 2005)

  • Co-Author, Cross-Border Private Client Estate Planning - Year in Review, 39 International Lawyer No. 2 (Summer 2005) ; 38 International Lawyer No. 2 (Summer 2004)

  • Author & Lecturer, Federal and State Transfer Taxes; Uses of Insurance in Estate Planning; and The Art of Charitable Giving, Estate Planning Basics, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2005)

  • Author & Lecturer, Offshore Trusts and The Mechanics of Establishing Them, 16th Annual Symposia, Real Property, Probate, & Trust Law, American Bar Association (Washington D.C. 2005)

  • Author & Lecturer, Special Considerations in Drafting Asset Protection Trusts, 15th Annual Symposia, Real Property, Probate, & Trust Law, American Bar Association (Seattle, Washington 2004)

  • Author & Lecturer, Offshore Trusts: How the Landmark Cases Have Affected Drafting Issues and Selection of Jurisdictions, 14th Annual Symposia, Real Property, Probate, & Trust Law, American Bar Association (New York 2003)

  • Author & Lecturer, The Benefit of Outright Gifts, Estate Planning in a Volatile Market, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2003)

  • Author & Lecturer, Formula Alternatives, The New Massachusetts Estate Tax, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2003)

  • Author, Massachusetts Permits Single Member Limited Liability Companies, Newsletter of the Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations (ABA Section of Business Law)(July 2003)

  • Author & Lecturer, Landmark Cases in Asset Protection Planning, Asset Protection Trusts: Onshore and Offshore, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2003)

  • Author & Lecturer, Property Rights in a Dead Body: Ted Williams Revisited, Massachusetts Probate & Family American Inn of Court (2003)

  • Co-Author, Is There a MICRUM Trust In Your Client's Future?, Personal Financial Planning Monthly (Journal for Financial Planning Professionals April 2003)

  • Author& Lecturer, Lifetime Asset Transfers and Section 529 Plans, Estate Planning Basics, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (2003)

  • Author & Lecturer, Marginally Taxable Estates: The New Massachusetts Estate Tax and Other Challenges for the Advisor, Boston Estate Planning Council (2003)

  • Co-Author, A Case of (ERISA) Silence Not Being Golden: Lampkins v. Golden, Leimberg Information Services (2002)

  • Author of the "Legal Developments" column in Asset Protection Journal; Panel Publishers, Law Division, New York, N.Y. (1999 - 2001)

  • Co-Author, Asset Protection in Your Own Backyard, Boston Business Journal (Oct. 26 - Nov. 1, 2001)

  • Co-Author, The US LLC - Will it Replace the Family Limited Partnership? Offshore Investments (Nov. 2002)

  • Lecturer, Lifetime Gifting, Estate Planning Basics MCLE (Boston 2002)

  • Author and Lecturer, Personal Residence Trusts and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, Preserving and Transferring the Principal Residence MCLE (2002)

  • Author and Lecturer, Ethical Wills, Brookline Senior Center (2002)

  • Author and Lecturer, Common Estate Planning Errors, Boston Bar Association (2002)

  • Author and Lecturer, Ten Tax Tips, Massachusetts Women Lawyers Assoc. (2002)

  • Co-Author, A Case of (ERISA) Silence Not Being Golden: Creditor Protection of SEP IRA, Asset Protection Planning Newsletter, Steve Leimberg Editor (Nov. 2002)

  • Moderator, ABC's of IRD, Boston Estate Planning Council (Oct. 2002)

  • Co-Author, Noteworthy Legal Developments Affecting Asset Protection Planning, Asset Protection Strategies: Planning with Domestic and Offshore Entities (ABA 2002)

  • Author and Lecturer, Planning Under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 as part of "The Basics: Estate and Gift Planning"; Massachusetts Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program (2002).

  • Author and Lecturer, Personal Residence Trusts, Preserving and Transferring the Principal Residence MCLE (2001)

  • Co-Author, Trusts and Estates Forum Boston Law Tribune (2001)

  • Author, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Planning published in The Best of MBA-CLE, Massachusetts Bar Association (September 2000)

  • Lecturer, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Planning, Basic Estate Planning Seminar, Massachusetts Bar Association (2000 - 2004)

  • Co-author, Use of A Retained Interest Trust in Combination With A Limited Partnership; Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (December 13, 1999)

  • Co-author, Recent Developments in Asset Protection Planning; American Bar Association's Section on Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Symposium; 10th Annual Spring CLE & Committee Meeting (May 1999)

  • Author and Lecturer, Generation Skipping Transfer Tax Planning for the Novice Estate Planner as part of "The Basics: Estate and Gift Planning"; Massachusetts Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Program (1999 - 2004)

  • Quoted in "Pets: Who Would Care For Them If You Couldn't?", Animals Magazine (Summer 2001)

  • Quoted in HorsesMouth.com regarding gift and estate tax implications of grantor trusts (Summer 2004).



Articles and Presentations by Robert H. Ryan:
  • Author and Panelist, Intersection of Estate Planning and Bankruptcy, Joint Session Bankruptcy Committee and Trust and Estate Committee, Boston Bar Association, February 26, 2010

  • Author and Panelist, Elder Law Institute XVI: Understanding the Elder Law & Medicaid Consequences of Estate Planning, Advanced Legal Studies, Suffolk University Law School, March 5, 2010

  • Author, The Proposed Massachusetts Homestead Act: Legislation That Would Offer Welcome Change and Clarification, Mid-Year Review, Trust and Estates Section, Boston Bar Association, December 2009

  • Lecturer, Trust Basics for the General Practitioner: Special Needs Trusts, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, December 2009

  • Author and Lecturer, Asset Protection of the Principal Residence with Massachusetts Homestead Declarations and Tenancy-by-the-Entirety, Estate Planning Fundamentals Committee, Boston Bar Association, September 2009

  • Moderator, Preserving & Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence, and Author and Lecturer, Preserving and Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence via Homestead and Tenancy-by-the-Entirety, MCLE, Burlington, July 29, 2009

  • Author and Lecturer, Avoiding Common Estate Planning Errors, MCLE, Boston May 12, 2009 and Burlington May 19, 2009

  • Moderator, Preserving & Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence, and Author and Lecturer, Preserving and Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence via Homestead and Tenancy-by-the-Entirety, The John P. McGloin Memorial Lecture Series, Essex County Bar Association and Greater Lynn Bar Association, February 2009

  • Lecturer, Trust Basics for the General Practitioner: Special Needs Trusts, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston and Worcester, November 2008

  • Author and Lecturer, Trust Reformation: Overview of Massachusetts "Bosch" Cases, Boston Bar Association, October 2008

  • Author, The Proposed Massachusetts Homestead Act: A Senate Bill That Would Offer Welcome Change and Clarification, Trust & Estates Section Summer 2008 Newsletter, Boston Bar Association

  • Moderator, Preserving & Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence, and Author and Lecturer, Preserving and Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence via Homestead and Tenancy-by-the-Entirety, MCLE, Boston, July 2008

  • Author and Lecturer, The Misleading Myths of Wills, Estates and Trusts: An Overview of Estate Planning and Relevant Documents, Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Employee Training, Boston, April 2008

  • Moderator, Preserving & Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence, and Author and Lecturer, Preserving and Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence via Homestead and Tenancy-by-the-Entirety, MCLE, Boston, July 2007

  • Author, Protecting the Principal Residence with Homestead and A Brief Review of Tax Credits and Exemptions, Elder Law Institute XIII, The A-Z's of Real Property Issues, Suffolk University Law School, Center for Advanced Legal Studies, March 2007

  • Co-Author with Alexander A. Bove, Jr., Is There Still Meaning to Life (Estates) After the DRA?, The ElderLaw Report, March 2007

  • Moderator, Elders in Financial Crisis, and Author and Lecturer, Protecting the Principal Residence with Homestead and A Review of Tax Credits and Exemptions, MA National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Dinner Meeting, January 2007

  • Author and Lecturer, Protecting the Principal Residence with Homestead and Tenancy-by-the-Entirety, Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum, December 2006

  • Author and Lecturer, Preserving and Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence via Homestead and Tenancy-by-the-Entirety, MCLE, Boston & Springfield, August 2006

  • Author and Lecturer, Massachusetts Homestead including the Impact of the 2005 Bankruptcy Act and Pending Legislation, BBA Trust & Estates Section Year in Review, June 2006

  • Co-Author and Lecturer, Impact of the 2005 Bankruptcy Act on Massachusetts Homestead Protection, MCLE Asset Protection Planning and the 2005 Bankruptcy Act, March 2006

  • Author and Lecturer, Massachusetts Estate Tax and Estate Planning with Life Insurance, MCLE, March Estate Planning Basics, 2006

  • Author and Lecturer, Preserving and Transferring Your Client's Principal Residence, MCLE, August 2005

  • Author and Lecturer, Massachusetts Estate Tax And MassHealth Regulations, Lorman Educational Services, May 2005

  • Co-Author with Alexander A. Bove, Jr., Do the Expanded Estate Recovery Rules spell Death for Life Estates? A Survivors's Guide, The ElderLaw Report, September 2004

  • Author and Lecturer, Estate And Medicaid Planning Involving Real Estate, Real Estate Bar Association, May 2004

  • Author and Lecturer, Massachusetts Estate Tax And MassHealth Regulations, Lorman Educational Services, May 2004 and November 2004

  • Author and Lecturer, Basic Probate Issues, BBA Trust & Estate Fundamentals Committee, March 2004

  • Author and Lecturer, Advanced Planning With Charitable Remainder Trusts, Lorman Educational Services, July 2003

  • Author and Lecturer, Basic Probate Issues, BBA Trust & Estate Fundamentals Committee, April 2003

  • Co-Author, Legal Developments Column, Asset Protection Journal published by Aspen Publishers, Inc., (2001 and 2002)

  • Author, Overview Of Transfer Penalties For Medicaid Planning, MBA Section Review, November 2002

  • Author and Lecturer, Overview Of Transfer Penalties For Medicaid Planning, MBA CLE, October 2002
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