Estate Counselors Forum

Upcoming events

    • Wednesday, November 19, 2025
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom
    Register

    Presented by Attorney Sonia Woodruff with the CA Franchise Tax Board.

    The deadline to sign up is Monday, November 10, 2025.

    • Wednesday, January 21, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Hillcrest Country Club
    Register

    Presented by Attorney Jacob Stein.

    The deadline to sign up is Monday, January 12, 2026.

    • Wednesday, February 18, 2026
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom

    Dr. Gerry W. Beyer, Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law will discuss the current state of AI and estate planning.  

    The deadline to sign up is Monday, February 9, 2026.

    • Wednesday, March 18, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Hillcrest Country Club

    Presented by Eric Harris

    The deadline to sign up is Monday, March 9, 2026.

    • Wednesday, May 20, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Hillcrest Country Club

    Presented by Attorney Dan Lorenzen.

    The deadline to sign up is Monday, May 11, 2026.

    • Wednesday, June 17, 2026
    • 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Zoom

    Presented by Attorney Anthony Kim.

    The deadline to sign up is Monday, June 8, 2026.

Past events

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 The Elder Abuse Litigation Bundle - Laura Zolnekoff, Esq.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Anticipating Litigation Issues in Estate Planning (in the Context of Divorcing Elders) - Hon. Reva Goetz (ret.)
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 What Leads to Litigation
Thursday, May 15, 2025 Lifetime and Estate Planning for Dispositions of Fine Art, Jewelry and Valuable Collectibles
Thursday, April 17, 2025 Estate Planning and IP
Thursday, March 20, 2025 All You Ever Wanted to Know about Life Insurance (if you had someone to ask who wouldn’t try sell you a policy!)
Thursday, February 20, 2025 Real Estate Law - Joint Tenancy and other hot topics
Thursday, January 16, 2025 Aging: understanding age-related cognitive decline and its impact on your professional responsibilities
Thursday, November 21, 2024 I Did What? Probate & Estate Planning Issues that May Land You in a Malpractice Case
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Marrying into Elder Abuse
Thursday, September 19, 2024 ING’ Trusts: Legal and Practical Issues
Sunday, August 18, 2024 ECF Summer Party
Thursday, June 20, 2024 Directed Trusts - Advanced Planning
Thursday, May 16, 2024 Foreign Persons and Foreign Assets: What you need to know when your client or trusts have foreign connections
Thursday, April 18, 2024 What to Know After the Spears Case Ruling; No Not That One
Thursday, March 21, 2024 Directed Trusts - The Basics
Thursday, February 15, 2024 Estate Planning with or for Cryptocurrency
Thursday, January 18, 2024 IRAs - Secure Act and Secure 2.0, and where drafters go from here
Thursday, November 16, 2023 Estate Tax Planning and Asset Protection Planning: How They Strongly Support Each Other: including how to reduce any $100 million estate to zero
Thursday, October 19, 2023 Trust Reformation and Decanting Update
Thursday, September 21, 2023 Not So Simple Preparation of Gift and GST Returns

For Additional Information, Please Contact:

David A. Wimmer, Esq. - President

los.angeles.ecf@gmail.com


Mailing Address

Estate Counselors Forum

2355 Westwood Blvd. #630

Los Angeles, California 90064 USA


Copyright © 2025

Estate Counselors Forum, A Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation exempt under IRC §501(c)(3).

All rights reserved.

Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software