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Probate, Trust
& Real Property Section Welcomes You
This ISBA Section web page is designed to provide members of the
Probate, Trust & Real Property Section a reference for section
activities and to encourage other members of the ISBA to join the section.
Membership
· Section Annual
Dues, $20.00, July 1-June 30.
· Any member in good standing of the ISBA is
eligible for membership in the Probate, Trust & Real Property Section.
· If you wish to join the Probate, Trust & Real Property Section, send $20.00
to the ISBA along with your annual dues or separately to ISBA Membership Dept,
One Indiana Square, Suite 530, Indianapolis, IN 46204. ISBA
Membership application
Membership
Benefits
Electronic Mailing List (discussion
forum)
The Electronic Mailing List is available for
all members that are in the Probate, Trust & Real Property Section. Not in
the section yet? Click HERE
to download a section application.
Committees
and Task Forces
· Communications
· Elder Law (meets bimonthly
on the first Monday of the month)
· Ethics
· Legislation (Probate, Trust
and Death Tax Matters)
· Long Range Planning
· Multi-Disciplinary Practice
· Newsletter
· Nominating
· Probate Review
· Programs
· Publications
· Specialization
· Unauthorized Practice of Law
Probate, Trust , Property
& Death Tax Newsletter
The newsletter of the Probate, Trust & Real Property Section
is currently being published four times per year. The editors
are: Todd I. Glass tig@fine-hatfield.com,
Jeffrey B.Kolb kolb@emisonlaw.com,
Rodney S. Retzner rretzner@kdlegal.com
and Jon A. Schmaltz schmaltz@bcclegal.com.
They welcome members to contribute articles and information.
Section members receive the mailings of the newsletter as
a member benefit.
Public Service Information
The Probate, Trust and Real Property Section provides to the
public, at no charge, the following brochures:
Guardianship-Types and Requirements
- provides general information about the guardianship laws
in the state of Indiana.
Joint Tenancy-Real & Personal
Property - describes joint tenancy and answers
questions regarding such.
Buying A Home: Important Facts to
Remember - important factors to consider
in selecting a home.
Personal Representatives (Executors)
- Duties and Responsibilities
Estates - Property Ownership and
Death Taxes
The brochures are available through
the ISBA office at isbaadmin@inbar.org
or by calling 317-639-5465.
Section Purpose
The purpose of the Section shall be to bring together for
furtherance of their mutual interests members of the Indiana
State Bar Association interested in Probate Law, Estate Planning,
Estate and Guardianship Administration, Trusts, Real Estate
Law, Death Taxes and other related branches of law; and also:
(1) To provide a forum for mutual help in the
practice of law in such areas of interest and to discuss and
formulate solutions to problems occurring in such practice;
(2) To uphold the dignity and standing of lawyers
and the honor and reputation of the members of this Association
engaging in these practices;
(3) To promote the administration of justice
by simplifying and expediting related forms and procedures;
(4) To aid and encourage the holding of seminars,
institutes, and legal panels connected with the Section's
objectives;
(5) To encourage cordiality among the members;
(6) To protect the rights and interest of the
members;
(7) To promote the members' general welfare;
and
(8) To assemble and disseminate information
for the better understanding of the public in matters relating
to the legal areas of interest to the Section.
Section
Bylaws
Officers and Council
The Chair, Chair Elect, Vice Chair and Secretary/Treasurer
hold their positions for one-year terms commencing at the
Annual Meeting held during the ISBA Annual Meeting in the
fall.
The Council consists of:
-One member of the Section from each ISBA District.
-No more than seven (7), and no less than three
(3), at-large Council members shall be selected by the Chair,
Chair-Elect and Vice Chair in order to achieve a balance of
representatives of Council members among lawyers who concentrate
in probate or real estate.
-The Officers of the Section, the immediate
Past Chair of the Section and the Chair of each of the standing
committees of the Section, also shall be members of the Council.
-District Council members serve for a two-year
term.
View the Officers and Council
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Send comments or suggestions about Probate,
Trust & Real Property Section activities to:
Chair, Brian K. Carroll
bcarroll@jcglaw.com
Or comment on the makeup of this web page to:
Section Liaison, Maryann Williams
mwilliams@inbar.org
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Last revised:
November 18, 2007
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