Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning

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The Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning enables attorneys to gain expertise in individual and estate planning — a specialization increasingly in demand due to the increasing complexity and uncertainty surrounding today's economic and legal environments, combined with changing population demographics.

Unique Program Features

• Only full-time law school program leading to an LL.M. in estate planning.
• Unique combination of tax and estate planning courses unavailable elsewhere.
• Fall semester - semester-long course work covering core topics in taxation and estates planning
• Spring semester - one-week modular classes on advanced level tax and estate planning topics
• Nationally recognized experts and faculty in the field of estate planning unmatched in graduate-level legal education.
• Program's specialized training enables law graduates and attorneys to rapidly acquire a high level of technical expertise.
• Individual hands-on practical experience working under the direct supervision of a practicing estate planning attorney.
• Unparalleled networking opportunities with estate planning professionals at the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning.
• Select program size allows for personalized attention from staff and strong camaraderie among LL.M. students.

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Our Director

Tina Portuondo is Director of the Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning and Director of the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. She also became chair of the ABA's Section of Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law (RPTE) in 2012. Read article and watch video.