Trusts & Estates Report-Back from the 2025 Lavender Law Conference

On Oct. 15 and Oct. 22, 2025, Alma and Gabby will share Trusts and Estates insights on LGBTQ+ estate planning, administration, and litigation, not only for our LGBTQ+ clients, but also for our clients’ LGBTQ+ family members and beneficiaries. The presentation will include new developments from the 2025 Lavender Law Conference Trusts and Estates Institute and Transgender Law Institute. Alma and Gabby practice primarily in California and Missouri/Illinois respectively.

Among the issues covered:

• Drafting options relating to pronouns, salutations, and other gendered references (e.g. niece, nephew, sister, brother), and how it impacts all estate plans.
• Marriage and domestic partnership issues across jurisdictions, including relating to tenancy in the entirety, joint tenancy, property taxes, and common law marriage.
• The impact of the “more than 2 parents” laws across the country on planning, administration, and litigation.
• Guardianship and conservatorship orders that best protect LGBTQ+ people facing incapacity.
• Cross-border inheritance, trust, and tax issues arising from our clients leaving the U.S. and/or moving to other states.
• The rise of “Living Probate” across jurisdictions and where it can help LGBTQ+ clients and others.

At the October 22 webinar, Joe, Andrew, and Alison will also share insights across other jurisdictions, including Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Colorado.

The program will take place in person on October 15 in Redwood Shores, California, and as a webinar on October 22 on Zoom.

Register for in-person program by Friday, October 10

Alma Soongi Beck is certified as a specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law with the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.  Alma has served as Co-Chair of the Horizons Foundation and San Francisco Foundation Professional Advisors Circles and has also serve on the Boards of Directors for the Transgender Law Center, Our Family Coalition, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALiF) and the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC).

Gabrielle Intagliata is a St. Louis area Trusts & Estates litigator, handling disputes concerning wills, trusts, and probate matters for both beneficiaries and trustees. Gabby is a proud member of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and also serves on the Board of Directors for Missouri CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates).

The Horizons Foundation is the world’s first community foundation of, by, and for LGBTQ people, investing in LGBTQ nonprofits, strengthening a culture of LGBTQ giving, and building a permanent endowment to secure our community’s future for generations to come. The Horizons Professional Advisors Circle is a network of LGBTQ-supportive professional advisors who play a critical role in supporting clients and create a world where all LGBTQ people can live freely and fully.

Questions? Contact events@lathropgpm.com

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit, including Elimination of Bias credit, expected to be offered in multiple jurisdictions. More information on CLE credit will be provided soon!

Questions about CLE? Contact Allison Thomas, Professional Development & CLE Specialist.