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2011
Santa Rosa, CA
The Vintners Inn

Hosted by:
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Sponsored by:
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Comstock Advisors
 
“The Valuing and Sale of Medical Practices”
Keith Borglum, Medical Practice Appraisal

“Pre-IPO/M&A Estate and Tax Planning Strategy: How to Maximize the Benefit of a Liquidity Event”
Jennifer Jordan McCall and Kim Schoknecht, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

“Administration of Alternative Investments in Fiduciary Accounts”
Suzanne Shier, Chapman and Cutler LLP

“Tax Case Review and IRS Audit Issues”
Jeremy Weir, Management Planning, Inc.

“Use of Life Insurance in Closely Held Estate Planning”
Eric Smith and Richard Watson, Wells Fargo Bank

“Estate Planning for Wine Families”
Jill Dodd and Vivian Redar, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

“Roundtable: Panel Discussions of Bank Acceptance Procedures for Closely Held Assets”
Fred Gaul, Fifth Third Bank
Dan Barron, Northern Trust
Jim Blackburn, Wells Fargo Bank
Bruce Hendryx, PNC
Andrew Tanner, U.S. Trust

“Valuation Issues with Sub S and Latest Department of Labor Issues on Use of ESOPs”
Rick Schlueter and Rebecca Juhant, Comstock Advisors

"Economic Outlook"
Gary Schlossberg, Wells Fargo Economist

"Trust Litigation Issues"
Dominic Campisi, Evans, Latham & Campisi

2010
Colorado Springs, CO
Cheyenne Mountain Resorts

Hosted by:
J.P.Morgan Chase

Sponsored by:
Howard Frazier Barker Elliot, Inc.
Cassidy Turley
 
“Valuing Oil & Gas Interests”
Alan B. Harp, Jr., Howard Frazier Barker Elliot, Inc.

“The Family Unwind”
Aaron Reber, J.P. Morgan
Mike Cohn, CFG Business Solutions, LLC
Bruce Hoyt, St. Charles Capital
Daniel Hawn, J.P. Morgan

“Understanding Chaos – Planning in the Uncertain Estate, GST and Gift Tax World of 2010 and Beyond – Buyer Beware”
David L. Starbuck, Baker & Hostetler

“Current Issues in Valuation: The Tax Court, IRS and Taxpayer”
Jeremy Weir, Management Planning, Inc.

“Peer Group Panel Discussion”
Fred Gaul, Fifth Third Bank
Bruce Hendrix, PNC
Stan Kaniecki, Harris Bank
Andrew Tanner, U.S. Trust

“National Economic Outlook”
Rajdeep Sengupta, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

“What Lies Ahead for Real Estate”
Kevin J. Thorpe, Cassidy TurleyChristian T. Miles, Cassidy Turley

2009

Hosted by:
U.S. Trust

  
“Non-Tax Considerations in Family Business Succession Planning”
Edward F. Koren, Holland & Knight, L.L.P.

“Tax Case Debate”
Rick Schlueter, ComStock Advisors
Jeremy Weir, Management Planning, Inc.

“Family Limited Partnerships: Don’t Leave Home Without One (but leave your home outside of it!)”
Stephanie Loomis-Price, Baker Botts L.L.P.

“Fiduciary Duties and Liabilities of Officers and Directors”
James R. Austin, Adams and Reese L.L.P.

“Finding Capital & Selling a Business in Today’s Economy”
Lawrence J. Rogers, Corporate Finance Associates

“Economic Situation, Outlook & Resources Impact on Community Banks”
Thomas J. Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

“Integrating Special Assets in Account Review Process”
Joseph Sifuentes, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

“Key Fiduciary Risks & Mitigation Paths”
James M. Marion, U.S. Trust

“Transfer Strategies for the Family-Owned Business, Buy-Sell Planning, Life Insurance Planning”
Alan R. Roman, Life Audit Professionals

“Recent Developments in Appraising Interests in Family Investment Entities”
William H. Frazier and Donald W. Barker, Howard Frazier Barker Elliot, Inc.

“Partners Panel”
“Participants Panel Fiduciary Roundtable”
Andrew Tanner, Facilitator, U.S. Trust

“Fiduciary Duties: Non-Profits & Charitable Trusts”
Michael V. Bourland, Bourland, Wall & Wenzel P.C.Susan Staricka, Office of Attorney General Texas

2008
Sedona, Arizona
Hilton Sedona Resort & Spa

Sponsored by:
ComStock Advisors
First Bankers Trust Services, Inc.
Management Planning, Inc.

"Trustee and Directors: Roles and Best Practices to Maximize Effectiveness"
Jack Veale - PTCFO, Inc.

"Realizing Private Company Value"
David Engel and Peter Kubasek - The Malibu Group

"2008 Mid-Year Real Estate Sector Update"
Daniel Provencio - Deloitte Financial Advisory

"Valuation in a Litigation Context"
William Dameworth - ComStock Advisors

"New Accounting Standards for Fair Value, Business Combinations and Non-Controlling Interest"
Joey Kurey and William Brigide - Deloitte Financial Advisory Services

"ESOPs as a Liquidity or Exit Strategy"
Dave Ackerman - Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

"Estate Planning Around the Closely Held Business: Opportunities, Pitfalls and Practical Considerations"
Richard Lang - McDermott Will & Emery

"Greed, Entitlement and Jealousy: Dealing Effectively with Families of Wealth and Families in Business"
Leslie Dashew - Human Side of Enterprise

"Closely Held Roundtable: Closely Held Management Issues"
Andrew Tanner – U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, Aaron Reber - JPMorgan Chase, Mary Boehler - The Northern Trust Company


"The Evolving Legal Envrionment's Impact on Trustees"
Larry Wojicik - DLA Piper

"Tax Court Valuation Case Update"
Jeremy Weir – Management Planning, Inc.

2007
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Grand Geneva Resort

Sponsored by:
The Northern Trust Company
    

"Role of Trustees in Family Governance"
Gerald Le Van – The Le Van Company, LLC

"Trust-Owned Life Insurance Policy Management and Review"
Joseph Kizer – Resource Insurance Consultants 

"Balancing Shared Ownership and Shared Risk"
Anna Nichols – Family Office Exchange 
 
"NTCH Survey"
Richard A. Schlueter – Comstock Advisors 

"The Importance of Buy/Sell Agreements for the Closely-Held Business Owner"
Bruce Hendryx – National City Bank

"Marketing a Privately Held Company"
Michael Kim – SG Americas Securities LLC

"Tax Affecting S-Corp Earnings"
William Brigida – Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP

"Delegation, Open Architecture and Investment Responsibility"
David Baker – McDermott Will and Emery
 
"Planning for Business Owners Using Delaware Trusts"
Daniel Lindley – The Northern Trust Company of Delaware

"Closely Held Roundtable: Closely Held Management Issues"
Mary Boehler – The Northern Trust Company, Dave Isackson – Wells Fargo Bank, John Jurek – Wachovia, Andrew Tanner – Bank of America

"Executive and Incentive Compensation"
Donald Delves – The Delves Group 
 
"Recent Tax Court Valuation Cases"
Jeremy Weir – Management Planning, Inc.

2006
Brainerd, Minnesota
Madden's on Gull Lake

Sponsored by:
Wells Fargo
 
"Use of ESOP as Exit Strategy for Family Business Owner"
Howard Rubin – Kaplan Rosberg & Gotlieb, P.A.

"Current Valuation Projects and Issues"
Michael Gregory - IRS

"Valuation Issues and Related Topics to Think About"
Lee Bloom – Aldine Advisors LLC

"Fiduciary Liability for Single Stock and Closely Held Investments"
David Baker – McDermott Will & Emery

"Mock Trial Valuation Case Study"
Rick Schlueter – ComStock Valuation Advisors, Inc.

"Cost of Capital and Valuation Discount Studies"
David King – Mesirow Financial Consulting LLC

"Sophisticated Estate Planning Strategies for Business Owners"
Chip Parks – Faegre & Benson LLP

"Business Succession Planning: Strategies for Organizational Competitiveness through Powerful Communication and Team Building"
John Bedosky – William Mitchell College of Law

"Trends and Financial Issues to Watch for in Community Banking"
Ed Depenbrok – dbrok group, LLC

"Strategies for Acquiring and Serving High-Net-Worth Business Owners"
David Irwin – VIP Forum

"Recent Tax Court Valuation Cases"
Jeremy Weir – Management Planning, Inc.

"Closely Held Roundtable: Closely Held Management Issues"
Dave Isackson – Wells Fargo Bank, Daniel Barron – Northern Trust Company, Andrew Tanner – Bank of America, and Steven Faulkner – JPMorgan Chase Bank

2005
Pawley's Island, South Carolina
Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort

Sponsored by:
Wachovia

"Drafting Estate Planning Documents to Reduce the Risk of Fiduciary Liability with Corporate Executors/Trustees"
David Lewis, Esq. - Moore & Van Allen

"Fiduciary Tax Concerns / Pass-Through Entities"
Don Etheridge, Esq. - Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

"Tax Aspects, Fiduciary Concerns / Pass-Through Entities"
Howard Solodky, Esq. - Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

"Fiduciary Surcharge Cases"
Dominic Campisi, Esq. - Evans Latham and Campisi

"Exit Strategies for the Business Owner"
Scott Murray and John Couzens - Trinity Capital Services, LLC

"Partnership Valuation"
Michael Paschall, ASA, CFA, JD - Banister Financial, Inc.

"Oppression of Minority Shareholders"
Robert Thompson, Esq. - Vanderbilt University Law School

"Regulatory Update"
John Hindle, Esq. - Bank of America

"Valuation of S-Corporations"
Rick Schlueter, ASA - ComStock Valuation Advisors 

"Recent Tax Court Valuation Cases"
Jeremy Weir - Management Planning Inc

"Using Data in Valuations"
Curt Kimball, ASA, CFA - Willamette Management Associates

"Forensic Accounting"
Chris Rosenthal, CPA/ABV, ASA - Ellin & Tucker, Chartered

2004
Westbrook, Connecticut
Waters Edge Spa & Resort

Sponsored by:
Fleet National Bank
   

"Avoiding Risks"
Bruce S. Ross - Holland & Knight, Arthur W. Young - Bank of America

"Directed Trust Liabilities"
Thomas S. Blackburn, Bank of America

"Shareholders' Agreements"
Natale A. Messina, Murtha & Cullina

"Family Limited Partnerships"
George L. Cushing Kirkpatrick & Lockhart

"The Owners Insight Series: A Programmed Approach to Identifying, Cultivating and Realizing Business Value"
Scott Murray and John Cousins, Trinity Capital Services

"The Integrated Theory of Business Valuation"
Z. Christopher Mercer, Mercer Capital

"Valuation Court Case Update"
Jeremy Weir, Management Planning, Inc.

"S Corps and ESOPs"
Richard Schlueter, ComStock Valuation Advisors

"Director Issues"
Suzanne M. Hopgood, The Hopgood Group

2003
Huron, Ohio
Sawmill Creek Resort

Sponsored by:
Bank One

"OCC Supervisory Role and Examination Approach"
Michael Carmichael, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

"Pitfalls for Directors of Private Companies"
Erwin Marks, Marks Consulting, Inc.

"Advising to Family Businesses: The Non-Financial Issues"
Suzanne Lane, Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center

"An Economic Outlook"
Bryan Jordan, Banc One Investment Advisers

"Litigation Risks in Closely Held Businesses"
Dominic Campisi, Evans Latham and Campisi

"The Integrated Theory of Business Valuation"
Z. Christopher Mercer, Mercer Capital

"Valuation Court Case Update"
Jeremy Weir, Management Planning, Inc.

2002
Thompsonville, Michigan
Crystal Mountain Resort

Sponsored by:
Comerica Bank
Fifth Third Bank

"Getting Along in Family Business: Relationship Factors That Determine Success and Survival"
Edwin Hoover, CMC

"The Changing Culture in Crisis Management and the Dangers of Contentment"
James McTevia, James McTevia & Associates Inc.

"Strategic Planning for Closely-Held Business"
Ronald Ward, Ward & Associates, Inc.

"Fiduciary Liability Involving Closely-Held Business Interests"
David Larsen, Bodman, Longley & Dahling, LLP

"How the IRS Reviews a Business Valuation Report"
John Sudol, Enterprise Value Consulting, LLC

"S Corp Valuation Controversy: To Tax Or Not To Tax Affect Earnings"
Richard A. Schleuter, Comstock Valuation Advisors, Inc

"Latest Developments in FLP and LLP Arena"
Jeffrey Risius, Stout, Risius Ross, Inc.

"Valuing Small Bank Stocks"
Z. Christopher Mercer, Mercer Capital

"Valuation Court Case Update"
Jeremy Weir, Management Planning, Inc.

"Hedge Fund Investing"
Lori Runquist, Northern Trust

2001
Boerne, Texas
Tapatio Springs Resort

Sponsored by:
Bank of America
Weaver & Tidwell, LLP

"Various Fiduciary Capacities"
Leslie Amann, Bank of America

"Valuation in a Regulatory Environment"
Eric Stephens, Business Valuation Services
 
"Managing and Selling the Closely Held Function Internally"
David Lee, BankOne

"ESOPs as a Liquidity Tool"
Richard A. Schlueter, Comstock Valuation Advisors

"The Future of the Trust Business in Light of the 2001 Tax Act"
David Fisher, Bank of America

"Board of Directors Issues"
Chuck Meadows, Meadows & Owners

"Automated Asset Reviews"
Geoffrey Engerman, Comstock Valuation Advisors

"Court Case Update"
Jeremy Weir and William Crenshaw, Management Planning, Inc.

"Fiduciary Concerns in Investment Transactions"
John Porter, Baker Botts LLP

2000
Port Ludlow, Washington

Sponsored by:
Wells Fargo
Union Bank of California

"Defending FLP"
John Porter, of Baker Botts

"FLP Valuation Discount Study"
Burt Kimball, Willamette Associates

"Wealth Management Planning"
Shaun Miller & Neil Collins, Guadra Financial

"Practice Management Database"
David George, David Isackson & Davis Lee

"Valuation Case Study"
Richard A. Schlueter, Comstock Valuation Advisors

"Alternative Investments"
David Haynes, OffRoad Capital Corp; William Beatty, Washington State Dept. of Financial Institutions; and Mike Liles, Karr Tuttle Campbell

"Fiduciary Management – Pass Through Entities"
Jean Adams & Howard Solodky, Womble Carlyle

"Court Case Update"
Jim Roberts, Management Planning, Inc.

"Internet Resources"
Richard Schlueter & Brant Armentrout, Comstock Valuation Advisors

1999
Pawley's island, South Carolina
Litchfield Beach & Golf Resort

Sponsored by:
Wachovia Bank
BB&T
First Citizens Bank

"Fiduciary Responsibility"
Neal Ellis and Matt McGuire, Hunton and Williams

"Valuation Case Update"
Robert P. Oliver, Management Planning, Inc.

"Valuation for IRS Purposes"
Michael Paschall, Banister Financial

"Estate Liquidity for the Closely Held Business Owner"
Stuart Dorsett and H. L. Stephenson, Ward & Smith

"Fiduciary Management of Pass Through Entities"
Jean Adams and Howard Solodky, Womble, Carlyle

"Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Regulatory Update"
Bill Pate, OCC

"Computer Aided Monitoring of Closely Held Business Interests"
John Jurek, Wachovia Bank

"Valuation of Pass Through Entities"
Mike Maiale, Duff & Phelps

"Concerns Relative to Self Directed IRA’s with Non-Publicly Traded Assets"
Mary G. McIntosh, Wachovia Bank

"Handling the Y2K Issue for Closely Held Investments"
Van B. Davis III, Mercantile Safe Deposit and Trust

"Internet Resources for Research and Valuation"
Leroy Browne, Wachovia Bank

"Conflicts of Interest Study (Survey Results)"
Dianne Cobb, Wachovia Bank

1998
Lake Harmony, Pennsylvania
The Split Rock Resort

Sponsored by:
PNC Bank
Duff & Phelps, LLC
The Glenmede Trust Company
Mellon Bank
Ted Wood

"Case Update"
James O. Roberts, Management Planners, Inc.

"ESOPs in S Corps"
Richard A. Schlueter, Comstock, Valuation Advisors

"Valuation Research on the Internet"
Eva M. Lang, Consultant

"Selling a Business"
Arthur Miller, A.F.Miller & Associates

"DCF vs. Comparable Methods: A Comparison"
Michael J. Mattson, The Financial Valuation Group and Michael Maiale, Duff & Phelps, LLC

"Environmental Update"
John A. Terrill, II, Hecksher, Teillon, Terrill & Sager

"Management Analysis of Closely-Held-B"
E. Talbot Briddell, Phoenix Management Services, Inc.

"Witness Preparation/Defending Your Appraisal on Audit or Litigation"
Robert J. Grossman, Grossman Yanak & Ford, LLP

"Partnership Taxation"
Kathleen Ziga, Dechert Price & Rhoads

"Monitoring Year 2000 Compliance"
Ken Neimeyer, AmSouth Bank

"Estate Planning for Closely-Helds"
Kevin P. Gilboy, Dechert Price & Rhoads

"Quantifying Marketability Discounts"
Z. Christopher Mercer, Mercer Capital

1997
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
The Abbey

Sponsored by:
American National Bank
Harris Trust
The First National Bank of Chicago
The Northern Trust Company
Bank of America

"Valuation of Intellectual Property"
Curtis Kimball, Willamette Management

"Estate Planning"
David Herpe, McDermott, Will & Emory
 
"Discounts"
Allan L. R. Lannom, Houlihan Valuation Advisors, Inc.

"Partnerships Secondary Market"
Gregory S. Paul, American Partnership Services, Inc.

"Case Update"
James O. Roberts, Management Planning, Inc.

"Appraisal / Auction"
Norman Adler, Norman Levy Associates, Inc.

"CAPM, DCF, Etc."
Richard A. Schlueter, Comstock Valuation Advisors, Inc.

"Alternative Investments"
Sarah B. Jacobs, Brinson Partners, Inc.

"Internet As A Research Tool"
Joseph Godsil, Netscape Communications

"Protection of the Fiduciary"
Louis S. Harrison

1996
West Dennis, Massachusetts
The Lighthouse Inn

Sponsored by:
Bank of Boston
    

"Use of GRITs, GRATs, or GRUTs Where A Closely-Held Business Is Involved"
George Cushing, Attorney, Day, Berry & Howard

"Valuing Small Control Positions"
Rob Oliver and Bill Cranshaw, Management Planning, Inc.

"Liquidity Options For Business Owners"
Peter Hermann, Heritage Partners, Inc.

"Recent Valuation Cases"
Rob Oliver, Management Planning, Inc.

"Panel Discussion-Board of Directors"
Duane Feragen, Linda Marcus, and Ken Niemeyer

"Family Limited Partnership Valuations"
Rick Schlueter, ComStock Valuation Advisors, Inc.

"Limited Liability Companies"
Steven Palmer, Attorney, Warner & Stackpole

"Mediation Skills"
Katina Leodas, Katina Leodas & Associates

"Selling a Business As A Fiduciary"
Richard Harter, Attorney, Bingham, Dana & Gould

"Discounted Cash Flow Valuations"
Scott Vandervliet, Price Waterhouse

"Trustee Liability From The Inside"
Michael R. Garfield, Bank of Boston

1995
Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

Sponsored by:
Boatman's Trust Company
Mercantile Bank of St. Louis

"Majority/Minority Relationships in Closely Held Businesses"
Robert Thompson

"Limited Partnership Tax Considerations for the Trustee"
James Donovan

"A Perspective from the IRS"
IRS Representative

"Abuses of the General Partner"
Vincent Gresham

"Care and Feeding of Family Partnerships"
Edward F. Reilly

"Family Partnership Valuation Issues"
Curt Kimball

"A Case Study in Fiduciary Liability"
Lawrence Wojcik

"Fiduciary Liability under ERISA"
Gardner Davis
 
"Recent Valuation Decisions"
James Roberts

"Marketing Closely Held Services"
Mike Maiale

"Effective Use and Methods of Funding the Buy/Sell"
Brad Stevens

"Valuation and Sale of the Professional Practice"
J. Michael Hill

1994
Nisswa, Minnesota

Sponsored by:
First Trust
Norwest

"Lack of Marketability Discount and the Valuation of Family Limited Partnership Interests"
Curt Kimball, Willamette Management Associates

"Various Issues in Connection with the Sale of a Corporate Business"
Barry Gersick, Attorney, Maun & Simon

"The Top Ten Trustee Excuses for Not Monitoring Limited Partnerships"
Vince Gresham, Attorney

"Review of ESOP Valuation Reports – A Trustee’s Perspective"
Dan Larson, Dain Bosworth, Inc.

"Discounted Cashflow Methodology"
Richard A. Schlueter, Valuemetrics, Inc.

"Limited Liability Companies: A New Choice for the Future"
Mark Sheahan, Peat Marwick

"Succession Planning for the Family Business"
Glenn Ayres, Attorney, and Larry Hause

"Recent Valuation Decisions"
James Roberts, Management Planning, Inc.

"Trustee Environmental Liability: Where It Has Been, Where It Is Going"
Rebecca Comstock, Attorney, Dorsey Whitney

"Standardized Environmental Risk Management Programs"
Bob Keefer, Vista Environmental Information, Inc.

1993
Jekyll Island, Georgia

Sponsored by:
AmSouth Bank
Wachovia
Trust Company Bank

"Valuation Issues in Estate Planning for Family Assets"
John A. Wallace, King & Spalding

"Sale of the Closely-Held Business"
Bob Auer, Duff & Phelps

"Valuation of Businesses for Sale"
Steven Sherman, KPM Peat Marwick

"ESOP Valuation Issues"
Dave Williams, Hunton & Williams

"The Valuation of Smaller Banks"
Chris Mercer, Mercer Capital

"Developments in the Methods for Determining Discount Rates"
Richard A. Schlueter, Valumetrics

"Inside the Secondary Limited Partnership Market"
Bob Johnson, Security Services Network

"An Overview of Securities Arbitration"
Brian Smiley, Page & Bacek

"Society of Independent Partnership Appraisers”
Brad Davidson, Pre-Owned Partnerships

"Financing the Closely-Held Business"
Bill Jones and Philip Budd, Source Capital

1992
Bellaire, Michigan

Sponsored by:
NBD Bank (Troy)
Comerica Bank

 

"The Role and Responsibility of a Fiduciary in a Troubled Company"
Jay Alix of Jay Alix & Associates

"Helping Plan for Growth and Continuity in the Successful Family Owned Business"
Dr. Leone A. Danco of The Center for Family Business

"Protection of Minority Shareholders’ Rights"
Ralph Castelli, Jr. of Kemp, Klein, Umphrey & Endelman

"Partnership Valuations; Status of the Secondary Markets; Tax Strategies Involving “Used” Partnerships"
Brad Davidson of Pre-Owned Partnerships

“Valuation Update"
James Roberts of Management Planning, Inc.

"Pitfalls of Estate and Trust Litigation"
Douglas Rasmussen, Attorney, Clark, Klein, Beaumont

"Understanding and Evaluating Environmental Assessments"
Market Bennett, EDR/Toxicheck, and Tony Kashat, NBD Bank

1991
Napa Valley, California
 
Sponsored by:
The Bank of California
Wells Fargo Bank
First Interstate Bank

"Managing and Selling Partnership Interests"
Robert C. Alexander, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe

"Avoiding Litigation"
Dominic J. Campisi, Evans, Latham, Harris and Campisi

"Managing and Selling Partnership Interests"
Brent Donaldson, Liquidity Fund Investment Corporation

"Managing and Selling Partnership Interests"
James Frank Fotenos, Partnership Securities Exchange, Inc.

"Discount Rates/Capitalization Rates"
Gregory A. Gilbert, Corporate Valuations, Inc.

"Recent Developments in Fiduciary Liability for Environmental/Hazardous Waste"
Bruce P. Howard, Allen Matkins, Leck, Gamble & Mallory

"Roles and Responsibilities of Directors"
Alfred E. Osborne of John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management

"Current Valuation Developments and Chapter 14 Opportunities"
James O. Roberts, Management Planning, Inc.

"Role of ESOPs in Estate Planning"
Richard A. Schlueter, Valuemetrics, Inc.

"NBE Approach to Closely-Held Companies"
Bobby Singletary, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

1990
Litchfield, South Carolina

Sponsored by:
First Union
Wachovia

"Non-Compete Agreements and Other Factors in Transactions Involving Closely- Held Companies"
Clarence W. Walker, Attorney, Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell & Hickman

"The Model Business Corporation Act: Implications for the Fiduciary Holder of Closely-Held Business Interests"
Russell Robinson, Attorney, Robinson, Bradshaw, & Hinson

"Current Regulations and Requirements: Documentation, Preparation for Audit to Minimize Problems, Time and Expense"
Clinton Lackey, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

"Developing Capitalization Rates, Discounts and Premiums" 
Z. Christopher Mercer, Mercer Capital

"Advantages and Problems with ESOPS as a Vehicle for Estate Planning and Liquidity"
Heloise Merrill, Esq., Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein

"Compensation and Benefits for Key Personnel"
Joseph H. Ely, Esq., Booke & Co.

"The Impact of Environmental Laws on Fiduciaries and the Closely-held Business"
J. Stephen Shi, Esq., Petree, Stockton, and Robinson

"View on Valuation: Current Regulations, Procedures and Cases"
Doug Wessinger, Estate Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service

1989
Galena, Illinois

Sponsored by:
Continental Bank
Harris Trust & Savings Bank
American National Bank & Trust Company
The First National Bank of Chicago
The Northern Trust Company

"How Professionals Sell"
Julie Paradise, President, Communications Strategies Company

"Corporate Restructuring"
W. Timothy Baetz, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL

"Discounts and Premiums for Business Valuations"
Marjorie Dorr, Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin, Inc.

"Management of Turnarounds"
Michael Silverman, Silverman & Co.

"Practical Aspects in Buying and Selling Businesses"
Bruce Klein, Vice President, Corporate Finance, Mesirow Capital Market

"Trust Liability Under Environmental Law"
Johnine Brown, Attorney, Rudnick & Wolfe, Chicago, IL

"Structuring Compensation Packages for Non-Equity Managers"
Edward F. Michalak, Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL

"Determination of the Cost of Capital for Privately Held Companies"
Thomas Nodine, Manager of New Products, The Alcar Group, Inc.

"Facilitating Success: The Active, Outside Board and the Family Council"
John L. Ward, Ralph Marrotta Professor of Private Enterprise, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

"Case Law Update Regarding Business Valuations and Trustee Surcharges"
James M. Neis, Attorney, Winston & Strawn

1988
Fairlee, Vermont

Sponsored by:
Bank of Boston

"Succession Planning for the Closely-Held Business"
Jerry G. McCormick, President, United Management Co., Farmington, CT

"Demise of the Estate Freeze-Available Alternatives"
Frederic G. Corneel, Attorney, Sullivan & Worcester, Boston, MA

"Trust and Estate Planning for S Corporation Owners"
Stephen J. Small, Attorney, Powers & Hall Professional Corporation, Boston, MA

"Surcharge, A Review and Update"
James A. Newell, Attorney, Hebron, Illinois

"Recognizing and Reorganizing Troubled Enterprises"
Joseph F. Finn, Jr. CPA, Finn, Wishengrad, Warnke & Gayton, Boston, MA

"Recent Valuation Developments"
Robert P. Oliver, A.S.A., Management Planning, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey

"Administration of Close Corporate/Business Estate Assets"
Stephen K. Fogg, Attorney, Marion R. Fremont, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA

"Practice and Practicality of Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Techniques"
Scott Vandervliet, Chase Valuation Services, New York, NY

1987
Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri

Sponsored by:
Centerre Trust Company
Mercantile Bank of St. Louis

"Valuation of Partnerships"
Brent Donaldson, Liquidity Fund Investment Co., Emeryville, CA

"ESOPs: Valuation Considerations"
Thomas E. Higgins, ASA, Higgins, Marcus & Lovett, Los Angeles, CA

"Hazardous Waste: Corporate, Director and Shareholder Liability"
James Price, Spencer Fane Britt & Brown, Kansas City, Kansas

"Oppression of Minority Shareholders"
F. Hodge O'Neal and Robert Thompson, Professors of Law at Washington University, St. Louis, MO

"The IRS and Closely-Held Companies"
Walter Hick, Internal Revenue Service

1986
Montauk, Long Island, NY

Sponsored by:
Chase Manhattan Bank
Citibank
Manufacturers Hanover
U.S. Trust Company

"Valuation of Intangible Assets"
Lynn W. McCrary, IV, ASA, Philadelphia Capital Advisors

"New Securities and Approaches for Valuations for Estate Freezes, ESOPs, and Options After 1986"
M. Mark Lee, Benchmark Valuation Consultants

"Closely-Held Business Interests, The Effect of Sections 302, 303 and 6166"
Davis Gerson, Tax Dept., Ernst & Whinney, New York

"Judicial Dissolution & Other Remedies Available to Minority Shareholders in Closely-Held Corps. - A Review of the Laws of California, Delaware, New Jersey & New York"
Joel L. Carr, Attorney, New York, NY; Joseph R. Simone, Attorney, New York, NY

1985
Carmel, California

Sponsored by:
Bank of America
The Crocker Bank

"Quantitative Valuation Techniques"
Thomas Higgins, Higgins Marcus & Lovett, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

"Trends in Surcharge Actions"
Dominic J. Campisi

"Fiduciary Hazards of Partnerships"
James Leathers, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffs, San Jose, CA

"Partnership Freeze Techniques"
M. Mark Lee, Benchmark Valuation Consultants, New York, NY

"ESOP/LBO Valuation Techniques"
Shannon P. Pratt, Willamette Management Associates, Inc., Portland, Oregon

"Recent Developments in Valuation"
James Roberts, Management Planning, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio

"Stockholder's Rights and Remedies"
Cary I. Klafter, Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, CA

"Criteria for Tax Sheltered Investments"
Stephen B. Ballas, The Private Financial Counseling Group, Los Angeles, CA

"Appraisal of Professional Practices"
James H. Schilt, San Francisco, CA

1984
Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Sponsored by:
First Union
Wachovia
Citizens & Southern Bank
Trust Company Bank

"Valuation and Sale of Real Estate Limited Partnerships"
Mark S. Thompson, Phd., EVP-Equity Resources Group, Boston, MA

"Valuation of the Closely-Held Business from the IRS Perspective"
Louis Paone, Financial Analyst, IRS, Washington, DC

"ESOP's and Valuation"
Shannon Pratt, Phd., CFA, ASA, President, Willamette Management Associates, Portland, Oregon

"Current Tax Issues for the Closely-Held Business"
Douglas Lundell, CFA, Main, Hurdman, KNG, Atlanta, GA

"Valuing, Selling and Managing Automobile Dealerships"
Leon Ray, CPA, George B. Jones & Co., CPA., Memphis, TN

"Valuation of Copyrights and Other Intellectual Property"
Harriet F. Pilpel, J.D., Weil, Gotshal & Manages, New York, NY

"Current Valuation Issues"
Robert M. Meyers, ASA , President, Management Planning, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey

"Risk Management and Insurance Checklist for the Smaller Business"
Sandra Gustavson, Phd., Associate Professor, Dept. of Insurance, Univ. of Georgia

"The Right Way to Sell a Business"
Bernard N. Roth, SVP, Rhode Island Hospital Trust Bank, Providence, Rhode Island

1983
Gaylord, Michigan

Sponsored by:
Manufacturers National Bank
Comerica Bank

"The Closely-Held Business in Probate: The Court, The Code"
Judge George N. Bashara, Raymond T. Huetteman, Detroit, Michigan

"Transferring Control of A Closely-Held Business"
Paul Lieberman, Southfield, Michigan

"Valuation of Reorganizations (Emphasizing Valuation Issues in Estate Freezes)"
Anthony C. Paddock, New York, NY

"The Unlimited Marital Deduction Under ERTA, An IRS Attorney's Perspective"
Donald D. Perkins, Seattle, WA

"National Trust Examinations and Closely-Held Business"
Edwin R. Schnackenbeck, Chicago, Illinois

"Managing the Closely-Held Business - Managing the Closely-Held Department"
Howard F. Nichols, James A. Newell, William A. Lockwood

"The Closely-Held Retail Business - Managing - Valuing"
Richard H. Valade, Detroit, Michigan

"The Computer and the Trust Department's Handling of Closely-Held Businesses"
Don M. Ringler, Cincinnati, Ohio; Theodore Wood, Jr., Philadelphia, PA

"Recent Developments in Valuation Concepts, Court Decisions and Revenue Rulings"
Robert M. Meyers, President, Management Planning, Inc.

1982
Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania

Sponsored by:
Girard Bank
First Pennsylvania Bank

"Sub-Chapter S Corps"
Richard L. Thomas, CPA, Arthur Andersen & Co.

"Trust Department Management of Family or Closely-Held Business"
M. T. Wright, III

"Discounts in Valuing Closely-Held Company Stock"
Robert M. Meyers, President, Management Planning, Inc.

"Management of Oil and Gas Interests"
Billy R. Hensen, First National Bank of Fort Worth

"Valuation of Professional and Closely-Held Corps. and Tax Planning for Disposition"
Terence K. Heaney, Heaney & Associates

1981
Glenden Beach, Oregon

Sponsored by:
Bank of America
Seattle First National Bank

"Valuation of Closely-Held Businesses"
Shannon P. Pratt, Willamette Management Associates, Inc., Portland, Oregon

"Valuation of Closely-Held Corporations for Corporation Needs"
Robert M. Meyers, Management Planning, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey

"Significant Estate and Gift Tax Provisions of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981"
Malcolm A. Moore

"Recent Tax Developments"
Edward W. Kennedy, Seattle-First Bank

"Buying or Selling Capital Stock of a Closely-Held Business"
Richard Roy, Partner, Atoel, Rives, Boley, Fraser and Wyse, Portland, Oregon

"Valuation Considerations in Corporation Recaps"
"Valuation - The IRS Viewpoint"
Tony Leung, CPA, Donald Perkins, Estate Tax Attorney

"Minority Discounts Beyond Fifty Percent Can Be Supported"
George S. Arneson

"Marketing Trust Services to Closely-Held Business Owner"
David A. Duryee

1980
Delavan, Wisconsin

Sponsored by:
Harris Trust & Savings Bank

"How to Select and How to Use a Consultant"
Robert F. Westcott, James S. Marpe, Richard J. Metzler

"Does the Business Need Credit? What Does the Banker Expect From You?"
Charles H. Davis

"Insurance Packages Available for Executive Compensation"
James A. Dyer

"Pre and Post Mortem Planning with Respect to Negative Basis Tax Shelter Partnership Interests"
George Brode, Jr.

"Outlook for Small Businesses - President's Committee on Small Business - Proposed Legislation"
Marvin J. Dickman

"Preferred Stock Recapitalizations"
James Trapp

"Everything You Need to Know About Buy-Sell Agreements"
Leon Fieldman

"How the Businessman Solves Business Problems. Do We as Trustees Think Differently?"
John Morton, Reid V. Eichner, David L. Fargo

1979
St. Michaels, Maryland

Sponsored by:
Mercantile Safe Deposit & Trust of Baltimore

"Market Approach"
Jolivet

"New Concepts"
Burkhart

"Discounts - Minority Interests - Non-Marketability"
Nichols

"Employee Stock Ownership Trusts"
Duryee

"Preferred Stock Recapitalizations"
Durye

"Dealing with the IRS" 
"Fee Generation & Marketing Trust Business Advisory Service" 
Enger
 
"Estate Planning for Closely-Held Business Owners"
"Equity Buyout/IRC 302-318"
"IRC 303-6166, Stock Recaps, Private Annuities"
Sherwood

"Corporate Liquidations"
"Getting Money out of Closely-Held Company"
Odegaard

1978
Fairlee, Vermont

Sponsored by:
Bank of Boston

"Estate Planning Through Recapitalization"
Alex Howard, Standard Research Consultants

"Enabling Trust and Estate Language for Closely-Held"
George H. Stephenson, First National Bank of Corporations, Boston, MA

"Creditors' Right to Proceeds of Life Insurance Policy Assigned as Security for Demand Loan"
J. S. Rogers

"Valuation Discounts Used in Determining the Fair Market Value of Minority Interests in Closely-Held Common Stocks"
M. Mark Lee, Standard Research Consultants, New York, NY

"Duties and Liabilities of Directors for Closely-Held Businesses in Trust"
James R. Devine, AVP, Seattle-First National Bank

"Managing the Closely-Held Business"
George H. Kelly, VP, Northwestern National Bank, Minnesota

1977
Quadna, Minnesota

Sponsored by:
Northwest Bank

"The Lawyer's View of the Closely-Held Company"
John E. Harris

"Pre-Death Tax and Financial Planning for the Closely-Held Corporation"
W.T. Arnold, Vice President, Northwestern National Bank, Minneapolis, MN

1976
Port Ludlow, Washington

Sponsored by:
Seattle First National Bank 

"Tax Reform Bill of '76, Summary of the Conf. Agreement on H.R. 10602"
House on Ways and Means on 9/14/76

"Bibliography of Stock & Business Valuation"
Dr. Vincent Jolivet, Financial Consultant, Seattle, Washington

"Special Valuation Problems in the Use of Preferred Stock in Estate Planning"
"Special Valuation Problems Involving ESOTS"
David A. Duryee, Seattle-First National Bank

"Taxable Corporate Liquidations"
"Tax Aspects of Tax-Free Corporate Liquidations"
"Getting Money Out of a Closely-Held Corporation"
David G. Odegaard, Touche Ross & Co.

"Power to Continue Business of Decedent"
George G. Bogert

"Estate Planning for Closely-Held Business Owners"
"Discounts - Minority Interest, Non-marketability"
Howard Nichols, First National Bank of Boston

"Administration of Business Interests in Trust and Estates"
Business Advisory Services, Seattle-First National Bank