Speaking Engagements by John E. Sullivan III

–  Asset Protection and Debtor-Creditor Issues  –

“***” Denotes presentation given for continuing education credit

12/07/04 – Cleveland (Independence), Ohio ***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: "Partnerships, LLCs & LLPs in Ohio"

Topic:

  • Asset Protection, Creditors' Rights and Conversions of General Partnerships

10/01/04 – Boston, MA ***
American Bar Association Fall Meeting – Probate And Trust Section
Tax and Asset Protection Issues Involved in Bankruptcy

Topic:

  • Fraudulent Transfers Issues in Bankruptcy

  • Panel Discussion:  Misc. Issues on Overlap of Bankruptcy and Asset Protection

 09/01/04 – Mansfield, OH
Luncheon Presentation Sponsored by Pinnacle Wealth Planning
Pinnacle Advisor Dinner
Westbrook Country Club

 Topic:

  • Overview of Asset Protection Planning

 07/15/04 – Columbus, OH***
 07/16/04 – Cleveland, OH***
CLE Seminar Sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association
Seminar Title: “Onshore and Offshore Asset Protection Planning in Ohio”

Topics:

  • Fraudulent Transfers and Exempt Property

  • Family Limited Partnerships and Family LLCs

  • Domestic Asset Protection Trusts

 

05/07/04 – Cleveland (Independence), Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Asset Protection in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Fraudulent Transfers Issues

  • Joint Property as an Asset Protection Tool

  • FLPs and FLLCs as Asset Protection Tools

  • The Basics of Foreign Asset Protection Trusts and Foreign LLCs


04/29/04 - Las Vegas, Nevada***
04/30/04 - Las Vegas, Nevada***
CLE Seminar for The WealthCounsel, LLC
Seminar Title: “Offshore and Domestic Asset Protection Planning”
Topics:

  • Fraudulent Transfer Analysis and Ethical Considerations

  • Family Limited Partnerships, LLCs, and the Albright Decision

  • Domestic Asset Protection Trusts

  • Offshore Exit Strategies In Times of Trouble


02/25/04 – Chicago, IL***
CLE Seminar Sponsored by the Chicago Bar Association
Seminar Title: “Structured Asset Protection: Concepts & Issues”
Topics:

  • Family Limited Partnerships and Family LLCs

  • Fraudulent Transfers Analysis


02/17/04 – Akron, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Partnerships, LLCs & LLPs in Ohio"
Topic:

  • Asset Protection, Creditors’ Rights, and Conversions of General Partnerships


12/11/03 - Cleveland (Independence), Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Partnerships, LLCs & LLPs in Ohio”
Topic:

  • Asset Protection, Creditors’ Rights, and Conversions of General Partnerships


07/31/03 - Columbus, OH***
08/01/03 - Cleveland, OH***
CLE Seminar Sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association
Seminar Title: “Onshore and Offshore Asset Protection Planning in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Fraudulent Transfers and Exempt Property

  • Family Limited Partnerships and Family LLCs

  • Creditor Attacks, Attorney Liability, and Ethics Issues

  • Domestic Asset Protection Trusts


06/12/03
06/13/03 - St. Louis, Missouri***
CLE Seminar for The WealthCounsel, LLC
Seminar Title: “What Every Estate Planner Needs to Know About International Issues”
Topics:

  • U.S. Persons and Worldwide Taxation

  • Income Taxation of a Foreign Person

  • Tax Haven Jurisdictions

  • Forum Shopping With Limited Liability Companies
     

12/12/02 - Cleveland (Independence), Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Partnerships, LLCs & LLPs in Ohio”
Topic:

  • Asset Protection, Creditors’ Rights, and Conversions of General Partnerships


11/07/02 - St. Louis (Clayton), Missourri
Post-Dinner Reception Presentation for The WealthCounsel, LLC|
Sponsored by Alliance of International Legal Counselors, LLC
Topic:

  • Basic Points on Asset Protection Trusts


10/23/02 - Columbus (Dublin), Ohio***
CE for the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants
Seminar Title:“2002 Advanced Federal Tax Planning Symposium”
Topics:

  • Asset Protection Planning: Onshore & Offshore Techniques to Shelter Wealth from Creditors


09/10/02 - Cleveland (Independence), Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Sterling Educational Services (“SES”)
Seminar Title: “Cutting Edge Bankruptcy Techniques in Ohio”
Topic:

  • Case Law Regarding Offshore Trusts


09/06/02 – SouthWest General Hospital, Middleburgh Hts., Ohio
Physicians Advocacy Group
Luncheon Presentation
Topic:

  • Nuts & Bolts of Asset Protection Trusts


08/22/02 - Las Vegas, Nevada***
08/23/02 - Las Vegas, Nevada***
CLE Seminar for The WealthCounsel, LLC
Seminar Title: “Planning, Drafting and Implementing Offshore and Domestic Asset Protection Trusts”
Topics:

  • Creditors’ Tools and Planner Liability Issues

  • Domestic APT Laws

  • Exempt Property Issues

  • Fraudulent Transfers Issues

  • Exit Strategies - Moving Money Offshore in a Legal Crisis

  • FLPs & FLLCs: The Demise of Charging Order “Piggy Bank” Theory and Phantom Income Issues

  • U.S. Jurisdiction Over Foreign Trustees

  • Case Law Regarding Offshore Trusts


06/12/02 - Broadview Hts., Ohio
Broadview Heights Chamber of Commerce
Luncheon Presentation
Topic:


05/18/02 - Columbus, Ohio
Presentation to the Board of Governors of Ohio State Bar Association’s of Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law Section
Topic:

  • Review of SEP-IRA and ERISA exemptions in Ohio in light of Lampkins v. Golden, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 900; 2002-1 U.S. Tax Cas. (CCH) P50,216; 27 E.B.C. 1587 (opinion issued 17 January 2002)


04/25/02 - Columbus, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for National Business Institute (“NBI”)
Seminar Title: “Asset Protection Techniques in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Ethics and Attorney Liability Issues

  • Fundamentals of Fraudulent Transfers Law

  • Foreign Situs Asset Protection Trusts

04/10/02 - Cleveland (Independence), Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Judgment Enforcement in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Bankruptcy Issues

  • Gathering Information on Debtors


12/13/01 - Cleveland (Independence), Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Partnerships, LLCs & LLPs in Ohio”
Topic:

  • Asset Protection, Creditors’ Rights, and Conversions of General Partnerships


06/15/01 - Columbus, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for National Business Institute (“NBI”)
Seminar Title: “Wealth Preservation in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Qualifying the Client: Fraudulent Transfers, Due Diligence, Planner Liability, Criminal Issues, and Ethical Considerations

  • Charging Orders Aspects of Limited Partnerships and LLCs

  • Nuts & Bolts of Asset Protection Trusts


04/16/01 - Eastlake, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for National Business Institute (“NBI”)
Seminar Title: “Wealth Preservation in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Qualifying the Client: Fraudulent Transfers, Due Diligence, Planner Liability, Criminal Issues, and Ethical Considerations

  • Nuts & Bolts of Asset Protection Trusts


04/10/01 - Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Estate Planning Council
Topic:

  • Nuts & Bolts of Asset Protection Trusts


04/6/01 - Cleveland, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Judgment Enforcement in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Bankruptcy Issues

  • Gathering Information on Debtors


01/25/01 - New York, NY***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Asset Protection Planning in New York”
Topic:

  • Fraudulent Conveyance Law and Ethical Considerations


12/14/00 - Cleveland, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Partnerships, LLCs & LLPs in Ohio”
Topic:

  • Asset Protection, Creditors’ Rights, and Conversions of General Partnerships


11/16/00 - Cleveland, Ohio***
Cleveland Bar Association’s Annual Estate Planning Institute
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning (Emphasis on Asset Protection Trusts)


10/25/00 - Shaker Heights, Ohio
Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals Oral Surgeons (Internists and Residents)
Topic:

  • Fundamentals of Asset Protection


10/17/00 - Shaker Heights, Ohio
Case Western Reserve/University Hospitals Oral Surgeons (Internists and Residents)
Topic:

  • Fundamentals of Asset Protection


06/01/00 - Cleveland, Ohio
Walter & Haverfield
Topic:

  • Basic Issues Regarding Asset Protection Trusts


03/31/00 - Cleveland, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Judgment Enforcement in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Bankruptcy Issues

  • Gathering Information on Debtors


06/24/99 - Cleveland, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Ohio Collection Law for Legal Staff”
Topics:

  • Pre-Collections Issues: Screening Debtors, Gathering Information, and Collateral and Other Security Devices

  • Discovery both Before and After Filing a Collections Suit

  • Overview of Likely Creditor Protection Structures

  • Exempt Property Issues

  • Overview of Collections Tools

  • Practice & Procedure - Actually Using Collections Tools

  • Fraudulent Transfers Issues

  • Pitfalls for Creditors - Charging Orders, Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, Abuse of Garnishments, Abuse of Cognovit Notes, and Other Issues

  • Basic Bankruptcy Issues


11/18/98 - Cleveland, Ohio***
Cleveland Bar Association CLE Series
Seminar Title: “Asset Protection Planning”
Topics:

  • Introductory Overview

  • Fraudulent Transfers Issues

  • Due Diligence Related to Asset Protection Planning

  • Review of Key Planning Tools


0/29/98 - Cleveland, Ohio***
Cleveland Bar Association CLE Series
Seminar Title: “Representing Creditors in Collections Cases: Tools, Tactics, and Pitfalls”
Topics:

  • Pre-Collections Issues: Screening Debtors, Gathering Information, and Collateral and Other Security Devices

  • Discovery both Before and After Filing a Collections Suit

  • Overview of Collections Tools

  • Detailed Review of Particular Collections Tools

  • Fraudulent Transfers Issues

  • Pitfalls for Creditors - Charging Orders, Federal Fair Debt Collections Practices Act, Abuse of Garnishments, Abuse of Cognovit Notes, and Other Issues

  • Basic Bankruptcy Issues


10/10/97 - Shawnee, Ohio***
Third Annual Institute on Estate, Business and Financial Planning
(Sponsored by Ohio Northern University)
Topic:

  • Fundamentals of Asset Protection Planning


09/26/97 - Cleveland, Ohio***
In-House CE Seminar for Bick, Fredman Co., CPAs
Topic:

  • Fundamentals of Asset Protection Planning


06/20/97 - Sandusky, Ohio***
Seminar on the Practice of Family Law
Topic:

  • Collections Law Issues


06/13/97 - Cleveland, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Domestic and Offshore Asset Protection Planning”
Topics:

  • Fraudulent Transfers

  • Pre-Planning Issues

  • Summary of Asset Protection Tools

  • Bankruptcy Issues

  • Use of Foreign Partnerships and LLCs to Enhance the Estate Discount

  • Affidavit of Solvency

  • Reporting Requirements for Offshore Transactions

  • What Happens if the Client Gets Sued (Including Role of Offshore Asset Protection Trusts in U.S. Litigation)

  • Ethical Considerations


05/06/97 - Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Society of Estate Analysts
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning—Basic Considerations: Exemption Planning, Fraudulent Transfers and Offshore Trusts


02/11/97 - Cleveland, Ohio
The Henderson Group
Topic:

  • Offshore Trusts as an Asset Protection Planning Tool


01/20/97 - Cleveland, Ohio***
Seminar on the Practice of Family Law
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning—Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods


11/14/96 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania***
Delaware Valley Institute of Certified Financial Planners
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning—Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods


08/28/96 - Cleveland, Ohio***
Cleveland Bar Association - Small Firm and Sole Practitioner Committee
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning—Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods


06/28/96 - Sandusky, Ohio***
Seminar on the Practice of Family Law
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning—Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods


06/14/96 - Cleveland, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for Lorman Business Center, Inc.
Seminar Title: “Be Prepared: Asset Protection Planning for the 21st Century”
Topics:

  • Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods.

  • Fraudulent Transfers

  • Discovery At Home and Abroad

  • Ethical Considerations & Potential Planner Liability


07/11/94 - Port Clinton, Ohio***
Ottawa County, Ohio Bar Association Monthly Meeting
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning—Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods


03/16/93 - Eastlake, Ohio***
CLE Seminar for National Business Institute (“NBI”)
Seminar Title: “Construction Law & Mechanic’s Lien Law in Ohio”
Topics:

  • Litigation Avoidance

  • Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Concerns


06/13/94 - Napa, California***
The First Annual National Conference On Asset Protection Planning and Asset Protection Trusts
Topics:

  • Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods.

  • Attacking The Asset Protection Trust: A Litigator’s Perspective

  • Ethical & Liability Considerations For The Planner & Trustee


02/02/94 - Cleveland, Ohio
McDonald, Hopkins, Burke & Haber
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning—Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods


01/11/94 - Cleveland, Ohio
PaineWebber
Topic:

  • Asset Protection Planning—Basic Considerations: Domestic & Global Methods


11/01/93 - New York, NY***
11/02/93 - New York, NY***
IBC’s 2nd Annual Conference
Seminar Title: Asset Protection Planning and Asset Protection Trusts
Topic:

  • Litigation Considerations: What Every Planner Needs to Know


06/9/93 - Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Exchange Club
Topic:

  • Asset Protection: How To Lawfully Protect Yourself From Creditors


05/26/93 - Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Rotary Club
Topic:

  • Asset Protection: How to Lawfully Protect Yourself From Creditors


05/13/93 - Cleveland, Ohio***
05/14/93 - Columbus, Ohio***
Seminar Title: “Asset Protection Planning In Ohio”
CLE Seminar for Professional Education Seminars, Inc. (“PESI”)
Topics:

  • Exemption Planning in Ohio

  • The Law of Fraudulent Transfers

  • Ethical Considerations of Asset Protection


09/29/92 - Irvine, CA
Verdon & Associates
Topic:

  • Role of Asset Protection Trusts In Litigation

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