LAWS 7743 Estate Planning
This course provides a practical approach to estate planning, the process by which lawyers work with their clients to provide for the transfer property during life and upon death. Estate planning involves wills as well as trusts to provide for the care of minor children, establish charitable bequests and obtain favorable tax treatment. It also involves planning for succession of businesses and planning for retirement benefits and life insurance. We will be focusing on practical estate planning techniques as well as how an estate planner prepares documents to create a complete estate plan.
Course overview
- Department
- Law
- School
- LAW
- Credits
- 2
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- LAWS9993 or LAWS6679
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.50 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.76 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Ray Madoff | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 10 |
| Spring 2025 | Ray Madoff | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 6 of 8 |
| Spring 2024 | Ray Madoff | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 17 |
| Fall 2022 | Stuart Hamilton | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 5 |
| Spring 2022 | Ray Madoff | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 10 of 12 |