Come out and network with your colleagues and enjoy the presentations!

Student Loans and Debt Management

Attorney Adam S. Minsky will provide a detailed overview of the complex student loan system and programs that may be available to borrowers to better manage their student debt. Topics will include:

• Student loan types
• Student loan players
• Student loan statuses
• Repayment plans, including income-driven plans
• Loan forgiveness programs
• The pros and cons of consolidation and refinancing
• Legislative changes

Presented by Adam Linsky

Adam S. Minsky practices in Massachusetts and New York, and is one of the nation’s leading experts in student loan law. He remains one of the only attorneys in the country with a practice devoted entirely to helping student loan borrowers. Attorney Minsky provides counsel, legal assistance, and direct advocacy for borrowers on a variety of student loan-related matters, including repayment management, default resolution, and servicing troubleshooting. He has been interviewed by major national media outlets including The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, and was named a Massachusetts Super Lawyer “Rising Star” in 2015 and 2016.

Attorney Minsky regularly speaks to students, graduates, and advocates about the latest developments in higher education financing, and he maintains a nationally recognized blog on student loan-related topics at www.BostonStudentLoanLawyer.com. He has published three handbooks on student loan-related topics: Student Loan Debt 101, The Student Loan Guide for Parents and Cosigners, and The Student Loan Handbook for Law Students and Attorneys, which was recently released by the American Bar Association. Attorney Minsky is also a contributing author to the National Consumer Law Center’s manual, Student Loan Law. 

"Digital Asset Planning"

Elizabeth Faist will provide information on Digital Asset Planning and attendees will take away the following important information:

What are Digital Assets?

• Overview of provisions of Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access To Digital Assets (RUFADAA)
• Applies to 4 types of fiduciaries
• Introduction to Online Tools
• Introduced for 2017 Georgia Legislative Session – could be enacted in July 2017
• What now?
• Recommended language for durable powers, wills, and trusts
• Talking to your clients about Digital Assets

Presented by Elizabeth Faist

Elizabeth Faist practices tax law, primarily serving clients in the areas of trusts, estates, charitable planning, income tax planning and tax controversy. She manages a variety of matters, including gift and generation-skipping transfer tax issues, preparation of estate-planning documents, administration of estates, IRS tax disputes, and tax advice regarding private foundations and public charities. Elizabeth also counsels clients on tax and succession planning for their businesses. Additionally, she provides guidance on how to most efficiently safeguard assets during multigenerational wealth transfers, incorporating insurance planning and charitable giving programs as appropriate.

7:00 am - 7:30 am Registration and Breakfast Networking for Pre-Registrants

7:25 am - Welcome

7:30 am - 8:25 am - Speaker 1

8:30 am - 9:30 am - Speaker 2

2 CFP CE's APPROVED

and 2 GA Insurance CE applied for

$25.00 Members - Late Fee applies after 4/24/17

$55 Non-Members - Late Fee applies after 4/24/17