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Richard S. Franklin

RFranklin@mcarthurlaw.com

Background

Richard is a member of McArthur Franklin PLLC in Washington, D.C. He focuses on estate planning, trusts and estate administration. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Florida Bars, is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and is Co-chair of the ABA RPTE Section's Estate and Gift Committee. He has spoken at programs sponsored by the ABA RPTE Section, the Florida Bar, the District of Columbia Bar, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, BNA Tax & Accounting, the Rossdale Group, Strafford Publications Webinars, and other trade associations and professional groups. He has written on estate planning topics for Actionline, Estate Planning, Journal of Multistate Taxation and Incentives, Probate & Property, Steve Leimberg's Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning Email Newsletter, Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, Tax Notes, The Florida Bar Journal, The Washington Lawyer, and Trusts & Estates. Richard is ranked in the 2009-2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America as a leading lawyer in the Trusts and Estates category, and is a Super Lawyer in the Estate Planning and Probate category. Prior to joining Virginia McArthur and founding McArthur Franklin PLLC, Richard was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

Education

  • LL.M. Estate Planning, University of Miami School of Law, 1988
  • J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, 1987 (Law Review)
  • B.A., University of Alabama Birmingham, 1984

Bar Memberships

  • District of Columbia, 2004
  • Florida, 1988

Professional Affiliations

  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
  • American Bar Association – Real Property, Trust & Estate Section, Estate & Gift Tax Committee (Co-Chair)
  • Florida Bar Association – Real Property, Trust & Estate Section

Recent Publications

Presentations

  • November 15, 2011
    Estate Planning Committee of the D.C. Bar's Taxation Section
    Virginia and Richard spoke on "Intra-Family Loans and Loan Forgiveness"
  • September 15, 2011
    Presented on "Donee Selection and Practical Considerations Under Formula Allocation Clauses"
    BNA/Tax Management - Estates, Gifts, and Trusts Advisory Board Meeting
  • June 17, 2011
    Co-presented on a panel on "IRAs…Love them or leave them, trust them or convert them…and are they protected"
    Florida Bar's 30th Annual Attorney/Trust Officer Liaison Conference, Palm Beach, Florida
  • April 20, 2011
    "CLE/CPE webinar on Estate Planning Tax Issues for 2011: Navigating the New Landscape for Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Taxes"
    Strafford Publications Webinar
  • April 5, 2011
    Co-presented the ABA-RPTE Teleconference/Web Cast program on "Same-Sex Spouses, Partners and Section's eCLE Adult Adoptions: Trust Administration Issues Presented by Beneficiary Relationships"
  • March 1, 2011
    Co-presented the ABA-RPTE Section's eCLE Program "Donee Selection and Other Practical Considerations Under Petter Type Formula Allocation Clauses"
  • February 2, 2011
    CLE telephonic seminar "Effective Trust & Estate Planning"
    hosted by The Rossdale Group
  • November 19, 2010
    "Estate Planning In an Ever Changing Environment Looking Back and Forward in 2010"
    Orlando, Florida
    Florida Bar CLE Program, specifically on:
  • November 5, 2010
    Planning Without an Estate Tax: 2010 Year-End Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Planning
    BNA Webinar
  • October 21, 2010
    Montgomery/Prince George's Tax Study Group in affiliation with the MD State Bar Tax Section about Roth IRAs
  • September 23-25, 2010
    2010 ABA Fall Joint Tax Meeting
    Toronto, Canada
    • Spoke on a panel on "Same-Sex Spouses, Partners and Adult Adoptions: Trust Administration Issues Presented by Beneficiary Relationships"
    • Moderated a discussion on "Donee Selection and Other Practical Considerations Under Petter Type Formula Allocation Clauses"
  • November 10, 2009
    Roth IRA Conversion Strategies, District of Columbia Bar (Taxation Section/Estate Planning Committee)
  • October 7, 2009
    GRATs and GRUTs: Evaluation Estate Planning Options
    Strafford Publications Webinar
  • May 19, 2009
    Estate Tax Planning Strategies for Wealthy Clients
    Strafford Accounting Teleconferences

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