Thomas Pulsifer and Todd Flubacher Present at 2009 Delaware Trust Conference

December 2009

Wilmington, DE – December 16, 2009 – Morris Nichols’ Trusts, Estates & Tax Group partners Thomas Pulsifer and Todd Flubacher were featured speakers on separate panels during the 2009 Delaware Trust Conference in Wilmington, Delaware.

Tom participated on the panel The Delaware Difference in Trust Legislation – Do the Uniform Trust Acts Matter?, a point/counterpoint discussion contrasting the unique trust legislation enacted in Delaware versus the provisions of the Uniform Trust Acts.  He was joined by Cynthia Brown, Esq., Vice President - Legal Affairs, Commonwealth Trust, Ellisa Opstbaum Habbart, Esq., American Bar Association Advisor, Robert H. Sitkoff, John L. Gray Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; and Edward M. Watters, III, Esq., Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP

Todd moderated the panel Creditor Protection: How to Use, Not Abuse, a discussion on red flags, pitfalls, and problems encountered when planning for creditor protection and strategies to help avoid them.  He was joined by William H. Lunger, Esq., Martin & Lunger, P.A, Marion M. Quirk, Esq, Member, Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Foreman, & Leonard, P.A., and Gregory J. Weinig, Esq., Partner, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP.

The annual Delaware Trust Conference solely focuses on the unique aspects of the Delaware trust industry.  Over 50 national and international trust, legal, and accounting experts presented this year on topics specific to personal and corporate trusts in this singular venue for trust and wealth management professionals, attorneys, CPAs and others in related fields.