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1. Customizing the Asset Protection Plan
2. Asset Protection That Works - Using Limited Liability Companies
3. Asset Protection That Works - Planning For Exempt Assets
4. Asset Protection That Works - Using Trusts to Protect Assets
5. Spousal Asset Protection Strategies
6. Ethical Challenges in Asset Protection
7. Current Challenges in Asset Protection

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Written and Presented by: David Berardo and Robert F. Klueger

1. CUSTOMIZING THE ASSET PROTECTION PLAN
   8:30 - 9:30
   1. Who is the Creditor?
   2. Who is the Debtor?
   3. What is the Nature of the Claim?
   4. What Are the Assets We Are Seeking to Protect?
2. ASSET PROTECTION THAT WORKS - USING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES
   9:30 - 10:30
   1. The Charging Order Limitation
   2. Series LLCs?
   3. Single Member LLCs?
   4. Piercing the Corporate Veil
3. ASSET PROTECTION THAT WORKS - PLANNING FOR EXEMPT ASSETS
   10:45 - 11:45
   1. ERISA Plan Assets
   2. Planning for IRAs and Rollovers
   3. Planning for Life Insurance
   4. Planning for the Homestead Exemption
4. ASSET PROTECTION THAT WORKS - USING TRUSTS TO PROTECT ASSETS
   12:45 - 1:45
   1. General Characteristics of Trusts
   2. Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
   3. Offshore Trusts
   4. The Role of the Protector of the Trust
   5. Choosing the Jurisdiction of a Trust
   6. Qualified Personal Residence Trusts
   7. General Drafting Principles - Sample Asset Protection Documents
5. SPOUSAL ASSET PROTECTION STRATEGIES
   1:45 - 2:45
   1. Tenancy in Common, Joint Tenancy and Tenancy by the Entirety
   2. Pre-Nuptial Agreements
   3. Transmutation Agreements
   4. Income and Transfer Tax Considerations
6. ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN ASSET PROTECTION
   3:00 - 4:00
   1. Rules of Professional Conduct Applied in Asset Protection
   2. Client's Diminishing Capacity – How to Prevent Problems Down the Road
   3. Avoiding Fraudulent Transfer Traps and Criminal Liability
7. CURRENT CHALLENGES IN ASSET PROTECTION
   4:00 - 4:40

DAVID BERARDO is a partner in the international law firm of DiMascio & Berardo, where his practice focuses on international business transactions, estate planning for multinationals, and asset protection for assets in the United States and abroad. He is experienced in the formation and management of foreign trusts, corporations, and partnerships. Mr. Berardo received his B.A. degree from Pomona College and his J.D. degree from the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law. He is a member of the Tax and International Law sections of several bar associations.

ROBERT F. KLUEGER is a partner in the law firm of Klueger & Stein, LLP, where his practice focuses in asset protection, contested tax matters and tax planning. He is a certified specialist in taxation law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Klueger received his B.A. degree from the University of Pennsylvania , his J.D. degree from Fordham Law School and his LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Denver Graduate Tax Program. He has given numerous seminars and lectures on tax planning and estate planning and mergers and acquisitions throughout the U.S. He also wrote A Guide to Asset Protection (John Wiley & Sons, 1996) and Asset Protection (Entrepreneur Press, 2008). Mr. Klueger is past chairman of the Tax Section of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in New York, California, and Colorado, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Tax Court.

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