American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys

Founded in 1993, the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys offers its members support as they work toward their professional goals. The Academy is a national educational organization dedicated to promoting excellence in estate planning. The organization provides its exclusive membership of attorneys with up-to-date research on estate and tax planning, educational materials, and other important resources.

The organization serves the needs of attorneys focused on Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate, or Trust Administration. The number of Academy attorneys in each territory is limited.

The Academy expects members to have at least 36 hours of legal education each year specifically in estate, tax, probate and/or elder law subjects. To ensure this goal is met, the Academy provides over 40 hours of continuing legal education each year to empower its members to provide superior estate planning services.

Contact Information for the Academy

Benefits of Joining the Academy

The benefits of joining the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys include:

• Networking opportunities with other members;
• Exclusive access to Academy marketing materials, documents, and practice management support;
• Invitations to seminars, webinars, classroom conference calls and CLE materials.

Academy Members are among the most knowledgeable estate planners in the nation. Members are required to meet Continuing Legal Education requirements. The organization requires 36 annual CLE credits in the areas of Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate, or Trust Administration.

• Academy Summits of the Academy: Each year the Academy hosts two Summits. At the summits, members can network with each other and learn about the latest in practice management.
• Classroom Conference Calls: Every month, the education department at the Academy offers a Classroom Conference Call on topics including estate planning and medicaid and VA planning.
• Webinars: The Academy all provides webinars on topics related to marketing a practice focused on estate planning and related practice areas. 

Leadership in the Academy

Robert Armstrong is the President of the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys and is responsible for collaborating on the strategic direction of the organization. Robert Armstrong and Sanford Fisch are the original founders of the organization founded in 1993.

This article was last updated on Friday, November 3, 2017.