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December 5 PAC Speaker Series to Focus on Estate Planning

“Estate Planning Under the New Estate Tax Regime” is the topic of the next program in the Speaker Series being presented by the Professional Advisors Council (PAC) of The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. The event will take place on Wednesday, December 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the offices of Bilzin Sumberg, 1450 Brickell Avenue, Miami.

Click here to register online.

Seminar panelists will include Elaine Bucher, Partner of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. and Steven Woolf, Senior Tax Policy Counsel of The Jewish Federations of North America. To read more about the speakers, click here.

Michael S. Wagner, and Michael Yavner, are Chairs of the PAC Speaker Series. Joseph Barry Schimmel,, Esq., is Chair of the Professional Advisors Council, and Robert B. Newman, is Vice Chair.

PAC is open to all legal, accounting, investment, financial and insurance professionals who are interested in professional growth and in fulfilling their clients’ charitable objectives through The Foundation of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.

Thanks to generous underwriting by Bilzin Sumberg, this event is being presented free of charge to participants. A kosher lunch will be served. Reduced-rate parking is available at the entrance to 1450 Brickell Avenue.

Application has been made for one hour of continuing education credit. Participants will have an opportunity to make a gift to the 2013 Greater Miami Jewish Federation/UJA Campaign.

For more information about the PAC Speaker Series, contact James Cohen at [email protected] or 786.866.8426.

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