2026 SEPC Estate Planning Forum

Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Time: 7:30am - 5:00pm
Location: McGeorge School of Law
Speaker: Various

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McGeorge School of Law
Lecture Hall (#18 on map)
3200 Fifth Avenue, Sacramento
McGeorge School of Law Campus Map

New this Year: Casebook
A printed casebook can be purhcased for an additional $20. Otherwise, it will be available electronically to all attendees. Please note because of print timing the casebook may not be available the day of the forum.

Parking (please read below):

  • Street parking is available at no cost.
  • Parking Lots 6 & 7 (see attached map) are open to first come, first served – no cost to park
  • Attendees are allowed to park in any parking lots. The cost is $8. Pay by downloading the Passportparking App.
  • No parking is allowed in the spaces marked as follows:  “D”, Dean; “F”, Faculty; and McGeorge Maintenance Vehicle.

Detailed Agenda - Posted Closer to Event
Day of Logistiics will be emailed on Tuesday, May 19.

2026 Estate Planning Forum Sponsorship Guide


The Sacramento Estate Planning Council’s Estate Planning Forum is the premier Northern California educational conference for professionals in the estate planning field. The one-day conference features nationally known experts from across the country, speaking on issues and concepts that are essential for practitioners who wish to stay up to date.

The Estate Planning Forum – now in its fifty-fifth year will be live / virtual for 2026 – is the ideal place to earn continuing education credit in law, accounting and financial planning. The 2026 Estate Planning Forum will offer 6  hours of credit for general California Bar MCLE purposes and specializations in Taxation Law and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. In addition to credit for MCLE, there will be 6 hours of CE available for CFPs, CPAs and CLPFs.

The 2026 Estate Planning Forum continues the tradition of bringing a diversity of topics to offer something for every practitioner.  Please join us and 150+ of your peers for the 2025 Estate Planning Forum.

Presenters
Justin Miller 
Evercore Wealth Management
Topic ~  TBD
Speaker Sponsor ~  Hanson Bridgett

Kelly J. Cooksey | Loeb & Loeb LLP  / Anna K. Soliman | Sheppard
Topic ~  Virtual Representation Statute
Speaker Sponsor ~  US Bank

Ryan Szczepanik | BNY Mellon 
Topic ~  Mastering the Sale – 2025 Insights for Private Business Owners

Stacie Nelson | Holland & Knight
Topic ~  Avoiding Roadblocks with Matured Bequests
Speaker Sponsor ~  Wells Fargo

For More Information

  • Contact Raquel Altavilla
  • Telephone: 916.715.5939
  • Address: SEPC, PO Box 19942, Sacramento, CA 95819
     

2026 ESTATE PLANNING FORUM SPONSORS

DIAMOND SPONSOR
Buchalter ~ Speaker Dinner Sponsor
Exchange Bank, Trust & Investment Management Bag Sponsor
Weintraub Tobin Lanyard Sponsor

PLATINUM SPONSOR

Downey Brand
Gilbert CPAs Raffle Sponsor
Hanson Bridgett ~ Speaker Sponsor
The Sacramento Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley ~ Raffle Sponsor
True Estate Loans ~ Speaker Sponsor

US Bank - Speaker Sponsor

GOLD SPONSOR
Lathrop GPM

BOOTH SPONSOR
Geffen Real Estate

SILVER SPONSOR
bakertilly
BMO
BNY Wealth
Meissner Ruggles Thompson, Inc.
Nix Wealth Management
Toney Valuation Advisors  

Towerpoint Wealth, LLC
True Wave Wealth Planners  

New this Year: Casebook
A printed casebook can be purhcased for an additional $20. Otherwise, it will be available electronically to all attendees. Please note because of print timing the casebook may not be available the day of the forum.

FEE TO ATTEND

  • In-Person (Non-Members): $350
  • In-Person (Non-Members) w/casebook: $370
  • In-Person (SEPC Members): $285
  • In-Person (SEPC Members) w/casebook: $305
  • In-Person (First Time Attendees): $285
  • In-Person (First Time Attendees) w/caseboook: $305
  • In-Person (NonProfit Attendees - employees of nonprofits): $235
  • In-Person (NonProfit Attendees - employees of nonprofits) w/casebook: $255
  • Student Fee (must use .edu email address to register): $125
  • Zoom Non-Members:  $245
  • Zoom SEPC Members: $195


Please note there is 6 hours of MCLE credit pending. 

Registration closes Thursday, May 14 at 5pm.
Refund Policy: No refunds after May 14.

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