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09/05/2007
Pets Now Added To Estate Plans and Trusts: Till Pets Do Us Part
www.streetsideinvestor.com |
09/05/2007
Size aside, Helmsley's $12 million bequest to dog is not unique
By David B. Caruso, Associated Press Writer |
09/04/2007
More Trouble for aptly named Helmsley pooch
Newsweek Online |
09/03/2007
One Lucky Dog...
www.nightwing88.blogspot.com |
09/03/2007
Pets and Leona Helmsley and Rachel Hirschfeld
www.inform.com |
09/03/2007
Include Your Pet in Your Will Through a Pet Trust
www.doghouseproperties.com |
09/01/2007
Dog Inheritance Part of a Trend
www.thecollarbook.com |
09/01/2007
More People Leaving Money to Their Pets
HBO Real Estate News
By David B. Caruso, Associated Press Writer |
09/01/2007
Trouble's $12M trust fund part of new legal trend
CNN.com and CNN TV |
09/01/2007
The $12 Million Dog
MSNBC |
08/31/2007
More People Leaving Money to Their Pets
TBO.com |
08/31/2007
More People Leaving Money to Their Pets
Associated Press an Google |
08/31/2007
How do four-legged legacies like the one left behind by Leona Helmsley
work? Estate lawyer and pet specialist Rachel Hirschfeld explains.
By Temma Ehrenfeld |
08/30/2007
More People Leaving Money to Their Pets
Forbes.com |
08/15/2007
Pet Trusts’
Help Pets Who Outlive Their Owners
WRAL News |
08/14/2007
Pets
get taken care of after owners die
www.ocregister.com |
08/10/2007
Pet Trust Funds – How much will YOUR pet get?
petfriendly.wordpress.com |
08/08/2007
National
Center for Animal Law
Lewis and Clark Law School |
08/08/2007
Taking Care of Your Pet – After You’re Gone
www.cooldoghalloffame.com |
08/08/2007
Till Pets
Do Us Part: More Owners Set Up Trusts for Animals
FoxNews - MarketWatch |
08/07/2007
Till Pets Do Us Part: More Owners Set Up Trusts for Animals
our-dogblog.blogspot.com |
08/03/2007
Till
pets do us part - More animals become part of estate plans as owners
set up trusts
www.marketwatch.com |
08/2007
Humane
Society’s Guardian Angel program
www.azstarnet.com |
07/19/2007
Pet Trust
Fund
ABC |
07/10/2007
Plan
your pet’s future
www.azstarnet.com |
04/2007-12/2007
“Estate
Planning Seminar” with Yale University
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) |
03/2007-12/2007
Special Committee on Animals and the Law
New York State Bar Association |
03/2007-12/2007
Guardianships For Your Pets
Wired New York |
03/2007-12/2007
The
Mason-Dixon Line
The Newsletter of The MDGSP Club |
03/2007-12/2007
Survival of Parrots
Animal Alliance of New York |
03/2007-12/2007
National
Center for Animal Law
Lewis and Clark Law School |
03/2007-12/2007
New
York City Wildlife |
03/2007-12/2007
Mid-Atlantic
GSP Rescue |
03/2007-12/2007
American Kennel
Club |
03/2007-12/2007
German Shorthair
Pointer Club of America |
03/2007-12/2007
www.GSPNEWS.com |
03/2007-12/2007
www.INFODOG.com |
03/2007-12/2007
www.shorthair.net |
03/2007-12/2007
In Defense of Animals
An international non-profit organization whose mission is ”working
to protect the rights, welfare and habitats of animals” and
whose supporters include Maya Angelou, Dr. Jane Goodall, Peter Falk
and Paul Abdul. |
02/2007-12/2007
Caring
for Your Pets When You No Longer Can-When a Will Is Not Enough
Bird Club of New York |
02/2007-12/2007
Natures Corner Magazine |
01/2007-12/2007
State Pet Trust Statutes
Elder Law Answers |
01/2007-12/2007
North Shore Animal League |
01/2007-12/2007
The American
Society For The Prevention of Cruelty To Animals (ASPCA) |
01/2007-12/2007
Rotary
Club |
01/2006-12/2006
Pet
Services
Black Tie International Magazine |
Winter
2004
What Everyone Should Know About Planning For Their Estate
New York Society of Women Engineers (SWE NEW YORK) |
Print Coverage |
Fall
2007
“Ensure Your Pet’s Future:
Estate Planning for Owners and Their Animal Companions”
Marquette Elder’s Advisor, Marquette University Law
School, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Law Review |
10/2007
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Advanced Elder Law Institute |
09/09/2007
The
rich bitch needs a good lawyer
The Independent On Sunday (London newspaper) |
09/05/2007
LEONA
PAL PET PEEVED LEGAL 'TROUBLE'
New York Post
By Dareh Gregorian |
09/05/2007
Leona
Helmsley's dog needs legal aid to get will money
New York Daily News |
09/02/2007
Fox News Live with Jamie Colby Online Show |
09/02/2007
Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog
so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all
that she was not one of …
Denver Post |
09/02/2007
Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog
so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all
that she was not one of …
Delaware News Journal |
09/02/2007
More
People Leaving Money to Their Pets
Washington Post By David Caruso, The Associated Press |
09/01/2007
Top
Dog Among Worlds Fat Cats
New York Post |
09/01/2007
The Pampered and Furry Need
Staten Island Advance |
09/01/2007
More
People Leaving Money to Their Pets
Lexington Herald Newspaper and Kentucky.com |
08/31/2007
The
$12 Million Dog
How do four-legged legacies like the one left behind by Leona Helmsley
work? Estate lawyer and pet specialist Rachel Hirschfeld explains.
Newsweek By Temma Ehrenfeld |
08/31/2007
How to Include Your Pet in Your Will
Newsweek |
08/31/2007
Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog
so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all
that she was not one of...
The Record |
08/31/2007
Top
Dogs Among Fat Cats
New York Post |
08/30/2007
She's Trouble, the millionaire Maltese who inherited $12
million from Leona Helmsley and became the newest member of an exclusive
pack of pampered...
New York Post |
07/10/2007
Pet Trusts
Arizona Daily Star |
06/2007
Animal Haven Journal |
05/20/2007
Pet Trusts
Epoch Times Newspaper, International, printed in China, the United
States and all other Continents |
05/2007
Humane Euthanisation of Animals
Special Committee on Animals and the Law
co-authored Legislative Bill |
04/24/2007
What Do You Mean She’s Just A Dog?
Black Tie International Magazine |
03/10/2007
Pet Trusts & Guardianships
New York Bird Club Newsletter |
03/06/2007
Who Will Take Care Of My Pets When I No Longer Can?
Kent Animal Shelter Newsletter |
03/05/2007
The Source for Alabama Divorce Attorneys Information & News
recommending Rachel Hirschfeld |
02/12/2007
Pet Trusts & Pet Protection Agreements
New York State Bar Association |
02/12/2007
Pet Trusts & Pet Protection Agreements
Natures Corner Magazine |
02/12/2007
Pet Trusts & Pet Protection Agreements
In Defense of Animals |
02/12/2007
Pet Trusts & Pet Protection Agreements
Manhattan Bird Club Newsletter |
02/2007
Setting up a ‘Pet Trust’: Care for Your Pets,
Even When you Can’t Care for Them
Bottom Line Retirement, Volume 15 Number 2 |
02/2007
Pet Trusts Offer Elderly Clients Peace of Mind
The Elder Law Report, Aspen Publishers |
02/2007
Pet Trusts
The Mason-Dixon Line Newsletter |
01/2007-12/2007
Who Will Take Care of My Pet When I No Longer Can?
North Shore Animal League Newsletter (NSAL) |
12/28/2006
Max, Lucky, and Princess Lead the Pack Of Dog Names
The New York Sun Newspaper |
12/2006
Some Planned Giving Ideas
Save Animals in Veterinary Emergency Newsletter (NY SAVE) |
11/25/2006
Trust Funds for Ongoing Pet Care
Newsday Newspaper |
11/01/2006
Putting It All Together
New York Law Journal, New York City Bar Association, Building A
Successful Law Practice Lessons Learned: Advice from the Trenches |
10/06/2006
DogCatemy Awards
North Shore Animal League Newsletter (NSAL) |
10/05/2006
Re-visioning the Practice
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) Journal
Advanced Elder Law Institute |
06/2006
Who Will Take Care Of My Pet When I No Longer Can?
Westchester Women’s Bar Association Newsletter |
05/16/2006
Six-Figure Bequest is New Must-Have for Pampered Pooches
and Kittens
The New York Sun Newspaper |
03/2006
Pet Trusts Benefit Your Clients and Their Pets
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys News Journal (NAELA) |
02/2006
Thirty Years and Counting
New York Times |
01/2006-12/2006
Who Will Take Care of My Pet When I No Longer Can?
North Shore Animal League Newsletter (NSAL) |
01/2006-12/2006
Planned Giving
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Newsletter |
01/2005-12/2005
Who Will Take Care of My Pet When I No Longer Can?
North Shore Animal League Newsletter (NSAL) |
01/2005-12/2005
Planned Giving
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Newsletter |
Radio & Television |
09/05/2007
Size
Aside, Helmsley’s $12 Million Bequest to Dog Is Not Unique
1010wins.com |
09/05/2007
More
Trouble For Aptly Named Helmsley Pooch
1010wins.com |
09/05/2007
LIVE AND IN-STUDIO on the Joey Reynolds Show on Wednesday
night
Joey Reynolds broadcasts his network show from the new WOR studios
|
08/31/2007
Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog
so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all
that she was not one of …
CNN |
08/31/2007
Brazilian TV: Trusts International |
08/30/2007
Bizarre
Wills – Leona Helmsley
WNBC Today Show with Matt Lauer |
08/30/2007
Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog
so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all
that she was not one of …
Denver Post |
09/02/2007
Leona Helmsley's decision to leave $12 million to her dog
so it could live out its life in luxury proved once and for all
that she was not one of …
CBS News |
07/19/2007
Pet Trust Fund
ABC 30 Action News Television, Consumer Watch |
07/01/2007
Pet Trusts
Good Morning Connecticut
WTNH Hartford-New Haven |
09/01/2007
Pet Trusts
Consumer Reports, interview
on television, internet and radio news stations nationwide in 75
cities and their subsidiaries (including WNBC, WCBS and WABC in
New York) |
01/2006-12/2006
“Money Talk” Whitney Radio Network
WRTN 93.5FM and WVOX 1460AM 8am-9am 93.5FM: Frequent guest speaker. |
01/2005-12/2005
“Money Talk” Whitney Radio Network
WRTN 93.5FM and WVOX 1460AM 8am-9am 93.5FM: Frequent guest speaker. |
Speaking & Personal Appearances |
12/03/2007
New York City Bar Association, Sponsoring Association Committee:
Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals. Continued Legal Education Seminar,
co-chairs Rachel Hirschfeld and Natalie Reeves: “The Modern
Family…Emerging Law Affecting Married Couples, Domestic Partners,
Singles, Seniors, and Animal Companions.” |
11/2007
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) Telephonic Program:
“Pet Trusts” |
07/25/2007
New York, New York: Merrill Lynch, Global Private Client Group,
New York: “Estate Planning Seminar/Event” private client
dinner at SaFran restaurant |
06/18/2007
New York, “Advanced Estate Planning and How To Include Your
Pet,” with Merrill Lynch Financial Planners |
06/05/2007
Alterra Memory Care Residence Center Presenting: “Educational
Seminar on Maximizing your Money – Legal Remedies –
Elder Care Issues – and Insuring Your Future, Part III” |
05/17/2007
Yale University Club, New York, with the ASPCA (American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals): “Estate Planning
Seminar” |
05/09/2007
Yale University Law School, New York, with the ASPCA (American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), and a group of donors:
“Estate Planning, Pet Protection Agreements™ and Pet
Trusts” |
05/08/2007
Accountant training session with tax expert Martin Shenkman: “A
Review of the Heckerling Estate Planning Institute and Pet Trusts” |
05/06/2007
Alterra Memory Care Residence Center Presenting: “Educational
Seminar on Maximizing your Money – Legal Remedies –
Elder Care Issues – and Insuring Your Future, Part II” |
04/20/2007
Alterra Clare Bridge Of Pearl River, New York: “Estate Planning
101:
What Everyone Should Know About Planning For Their Estate” |
04/16/2007
Pace Law School, New York: “How Specific Laws Can and Do Help
Animals” |
04/10/2007
Pace Law School, New York, S.A.L.D.F. (Student Animal Legal Defense
Fund): “Animal Law: An Inside Look” |
03/25/2007
Temple Beth Torah, Nyack, New York: “Planning Documents 101
(Elder Law, Trusts and Estates)”. |
03/10/2007
New York Bird Club: “Pet Trusts and Guardianships” |
02/2007
NAMI – FAMILYA, New York: “Special Needs Trusts” |
01/31/2007
Davidow, Davidow, Siegel & Stern, L.L.P., New York:
“Pet
Protection Agreements™ and Pet Trusts” |
01/04/2007
New York ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals), Panel Discussion: “The Survival of Parrots: From
Conservation to Animal Control” |
01/2007-12/2007
New York, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland, private clients
have had luncheons and dinners at their homes with me as a guest
speaker: “Estate Planning 101: What Everyone Should Know About
Planning For Their Estate, Pet Trusts and Pet Protection Agreements” |
01/2007-12/2007
Edwards & Kelcey Engineers, New York with Merrill Lynch: “Advanced
Estate Planning” |
01/2007-12/2007
Rotary Club of New York, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey
frequent guest speaker: “Estate Planning” and “Caring
for Your Animal Companions When You No Longer Can” |
11/19/2006
Westchester Feline Club Show: “The Hirschfeld Pet Trust™
and Estate Planning |
11/18/2006
Westchester Feline Club Show: “The Hirschfeld Pet Trust™
and Estate Planning |
11/15/2006
Manhattan Care Center: “Training Session for Intake Counselors
on Pet Trusts” |
11/2006
Schulte, Roth and Zabel – training program for attorneys:
“Pet Trusts Help Your Complete Your Clients Estate Plans” |
10/26/2006
Animal Care & Control of New York City: Ms. Hirschfeld teaches
seminars and ongoing teaching for the staff of New York City’s
Animal Shelters |
10/12/2006
Montgomery County Mediation Center, Norristown, Pennsylvania:
“Elder Law and Mediation – Enlighten, Encourage and
Educate” |
10/10/2006
Westchester Mediation Center, Yonkers, New York: “Elder Law
and Mediation – Enlighten, Encourage and Educate” |
09/15/2006
Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York
“Elder
Law and Trusts and Estate Planning” |
07/07/2006
Park Ridge Marriott: “Pet Trusts: Let’m Play-On” |
06/08/2006
Hilton Hotel Melville, Long Island, New York
“Medicaid
and The DRA: It’s Impact on Estate Planning and Long Term
Care” |
06/05/2006
Alterra Memory Care Residence Center Presenting: “Educational
Seminar on Maximizing your Money – Legal Remedies –
Elder Care Issues – and Insuring Your Future, Part III” |
05/25/2006
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)
and the Yale Club “All About Pet Trusts” |
05/06/2006
Alterra Memory Care Residence Center Presenting: “Educational
Seminar on Maximizing your Money – Legal Remedies –
Elder Care Issues – and Insuring Your Future, Part II” |
05/03/2006
Rosenzweig Financial Services, Estate Planning Counsel of New York:
“The Hirschfeld Pet Trust™ and Estate Planning” |
04/20/2006
Alterra Clare Bridge Of Pearl River, New York: “Estate Planning
101:
What Everyone Should Know About Planning For Their Estate” |
02/21/2006
New York City Bar Association, Training Program for Accountants
and Financial Advisors. Trustworthy Pets Recommended CPE: Credit
hours: 2 Certified Legal Education: Nontransitional Credits 2: “The
Hirschfeld Pet Trust™ and Estate Planning” |
01/08/2006
New City, New York, National Center for Conflict Resolution
“Estate Planning 101: What Everyone Should Know About Planning
for Their Estate” |
01/2006-12/2006
NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys), Advanced Elder
Law Institute Steering Committee |
01/2006-12/2006
New York, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland, private clients
have had luncheons and dinners at their homes with me as a guest
speaker: “Estate Planning 101: What Everyone Should Know About
Planning For Their Estate, Pet Trusts and Pet Protection Agreements” |
01/2006-12/2006
New York City, New York: Schulte, Roth and Zabel along with FRIA
(Friends and Relatives of Institutionalized Aged), Heart to Heart
Pet A Rama Foundation and Senior-Bridge: “Your Wealthy Clients
and Their Estate Plans” |
01/2006-12/2006
Lake Isle Country Club, Westchester, New York: “Estate Planning
101: Don’t Forget Your Pets” |
01/2006-12/2006
Edwards & Kelcey Engineers, New York with Merrill Lynch: “Advanced
Estate Planning” |
01/2006-12/2006
Hudson Guild Senior Services, with New York City Bar Association,
New York: “Elder Care” |
01/2006-12/2006
Finklestein Memorial Library, with UBS Financial Services, New York:
“How to Incoporate Pets In Your Estate Plan and Estate Planning,
101” |
01/2006-12/2006
Rotary Club of New York, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey
frequent guest speaker: “Estate Planning” and “Caring
for Your Animal Companions When You No Longer Can” |
11/17/2005
Lighthouse International, New York: “The Hirschfeld Pet Trust™
and Trust-Worthy Pets” |
11/01/2005
New York City Bar Association, Putting It All Together Building
A Successful Law Practice - New York Law Journal, 2nd Annual Law
Practice Management Symposium, "Lessons Learned: Advice From
the Trenches - Seasoned Practitioners Discuss Their Own Experiences" |
09/07/2005
New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants: “Pet
Trusts for You and Your Animal Companion” |
08/06/2005
New York University, New York: Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable in
the “Start Your Own Business” |
06/05/2005
Alterra Memory Care Residence Center Presenting: “Educational
Seminar on Maximizing your Money – Legal Remedies –
Elder Care Issues – and Insuring Your Future, Part III” |
05/06/2005
Alterra Memory Care Residence Center Presenting: “Educational
Seminar on Maximizing your Money – Legal Remedies –
Elder Care Issues – and Insuring Your Future, Part II” |
04/20/2005
Alterra Clare Bridge Of Pearl River, New York: “Estate Planning
101:
What Everyone Should Know About Planning For Their Estate” |
04/2005
Tappan Zee Manor, Nyack, New York: “What To Do With Assets” |
03/24/2005
Town of Greenburgh, Recreation Department Building, Ardsley
“Estate Planning 101: What Everyone Should Know About Planning
For Their Estate” |
01/2005-12/2005
New York, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland, private clients
have had luncheons and dinners at their homes with me as a guest
speaker: “Estate Planning 101: What Everyone Should Know About
Planning For Their Estate, Pet Trusts and Pet Protection Agreements” |
01/2005-12/2005
Lake Isle Country Club, Westchester, New York: “Estate Planning
101: Don’t Forget Your Pets” |
01/2005-12/2005
Edwards & Kelcey Engineers, New York with Merrill Lynch: “Advanced
Estate Planning” |
01/2005-12/2005
Rotary Club of New York, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey
frequent guest speaker: “Estate Planning” and “Caring
for Your Animal Companions When You No Longer Can” |
