PRESENTATIONS
Estate Planning, Trusts and Wealth Succession Presentations
- Speaker – August 8, 2024 Nebraska Parkinson’s Association “Incapacity Planning as Part of Estate Planning”
- Speaker – March 19, 2024 Nebraska State Bar Association RPTE Section “Buy Sell Agreements Post-Connelly”
- Speaker – February 13, 2024 Omaha Estate Plan Council “Top Tips from Heckerling 2024”
- Speaker – February 6, 2024 – “Mary E. Vandenack, Joy Matak & Martin M. Shenkman: Notes from the 58th Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning Part 4 of 5” – LISI Webinar
- Speaker – January 30, 2024 – “Mary E. Vandenack, Joy Matak & Martin M. Shenkman: Notes from the 58th Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Part 3 of 5” – LISI Webinar
- Speaker – January 24, 2024 – “Mary E. Vandenack, Joy Matak & Martin M. Shenkman: Notes from the 58th Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Part 2 of 5” – LISI Webinar
- Speaker – January 22, 2024 – “Mary E. Vandenack, Joy Matak & Martin M. Shenkman: Notes from the 58th Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Part 1 of 5” – LISI Webinar
- Speaker – October 20, 2023 – “The Lawyers Ethical Duty to Recognize Cybersecurity Threats and How To Resolve Them: Including Consideration of IRS Publication 4557, Safeguarding Tax Payer Data – Tax and Estate Planning Forum Webinar
- Speaker – October 17, 2023 – “Recent Developments in Estate Planning and Business Succession Planning: Structure Matters” – Financial Service Professionals Webinar
- Speaker – October 16, 2023 – “Ethics: How Technology Adds A New Layer” – Tax and Estate Planning Forum Webinar
- Presenter – June 28, 2023 – “Closely Held Business Buy-Out Arrangements Should Be Reviewed In Light Of The Connelley Case” – Webinar with Martin M. Shenkman and Jonathan Blattmachr Click here to download slides.
- Presenter – June 13, 2023 – “Estate Plan Nuggets”-Webinar with Martin M. Shenkman. Click here to download slides.
- Speaker – January 20, 2022 – “Estate Planning, IRAs, & Trusts” – Society of FSP, Omaha Chapter
- Speaker – June 21, 2021 – “Mary Vandenack” – Interview by Andee Hoig, metroTV
- Speaker – February 15, 2021 “Mary Vandenack” – Interview with Andee Hoig, metroTV
- Speaker/Presenter – January 28, 2021 – “Third Party Trusts as Asset Protection Tools” – WealthCounsel®
- Speaker/Presenter – October, 2020 – “Intersection of Estate Planning and Marital Planning” – Nebraska State Bar Association with Hannah Sommers
- Speaker/Presenter – August 25, 2020 – “Best Practices for Preserving Client Intentions in Wealth Transfers” – WealthCounsel®
- Speaker/Presenter- February 21, 2020- “Rethinking Disposition of Trusts at Certain Ages: Approaches to Trust Design with an Asset Protection Focus” – Annual Creighton Law Review Symposium and Tepoel Lecture
- Speaker – May 14, 2019 – “The Future of Estate Planning Practice” – Webinar for Purposeful Planning Institute
- Speaker/Presenter – April 16, 2019 – “Preserving Client Testamentary Intent” – Presentation at Omaha Estate Planning Council Breakfast Meeting
- Speaker/Presenter – March 28, 2019 – “Avoiding Erosion of Testamentary Intent via Contractual Designation” – Presentation at the Society of Financial Service Professionals March 2019 Breakfast Meeting
Other Substantive Legal Presentations
- Moderator – June 17, 2020 – “The New PPP Timeline and Other Issues for Reopening Businesses” Webinar for Vandenack Weaver (recording continued)
- Moderator – April 2, 2020 – “Update on Cares Act and Paycheck Protection Loans” – Webinar for Vandenack Weaver
- Moderator – March 24, 2020 – Avoiding Employment Litigation Webinar Series #4 – Harassment/#MeToo – Vandenack Weaver Webinar
- Moderator – March 30, 2020 – “Navigating Business Responses to COVID-19 Legislation” – Webinar for Vandenack Weaver
- Moderator – October 17, 2019 – Avoiding Employment Litigation webinar series
Business Exit Planning Presentations
- Business Exit Planning – Trust Strategies – LISI Webinar, March 30, 2023
- Business Exit Planning – ESOPS – LISI Webinar, March 16, 2023
- Business Exit Planning – Charitable Strategies – LISI Webinar, March 2, 2023
Technology/Innovation and Law Practice Management Presentations
- Speaker – October 20, 2023 – “The Lawyer’s Ethical Duty to Recognize Cybersecurity Threats and How to Resolve Them: Including Consideration of IRS Publication 4557, Safeguarding Taxpayer Data” – Tax & Estate Planning Forum Webinar
- Speaker – October 16, 2023 – “Ethics: How Technology Adds a New Layer” – Tax & Estate Planning Forum Webinar
- Speaker – October 13, 2021 – “Future Implications from the 8th Circuit Court Holding in Strope–Robinson v. State Farm” – Nebraska State Bar Association annual meeting
- Speaker – April 22, 2021 – “Managing Your Law Firm Through Change” – the digital edge podcast with Jim Calloway and Sharon Nelson
- Speaker/Presenter – January 12, 2021 – “Best Technologies for Practice Development” – Trust & Estates Virtual Forum with Martin Shenkman
- Speaker/Presenter – September 30, 2020 – “8 Tech Traps and Tips Every Practitioner Must Know Now that You’ve Tackled Remote Working” – Peak Trust Company & InterActive Legal Webinar with Peter Fidler, Jonathan Blattmachr, and Martin Shenkman
- Speaker/Presenter – May 14, 2020 – “Tech and Remote Work: More Practical and Actionable Tips You Can Take Now!” – Peak Trust Company & InterActive Legal Webinar with Jonathon Blattmachr, Martin Shenkman and Barron Henley
- Speaker/Presenter – April 27, 2020 – “Tech, Remote Work, and More: What Estate Planners Need to Know Now” – Peak Trust Company & Interactive Legal Webinar with Jonathon Blattmachr, Martin Shenkman and Barron Henley
- Moderator/Presenter – January 28, 2020 – “Ready for Process Automation? Start by Developing Checklists and Maps” – Best of ABA TECHSHOW Webinar
- Co-Presenter – March 7, 2019 – “Using Tech to Improve and Grow Your Estate Planning Practice – Part 2” – Webinar with Martin Shenkman
- Speaker/Presenter – February 28, 2019 – “Process Automation Phase One: Developing Checklists and Maps” – ABA Techshow 2019 Presentation
- Speaker/Presenter – February 28, 2019 – “Next Generation Technology for the Solo and Small Firm” – ABA Techshow 2019 Presentation
- Speaker/Presenter – February 27, 2019 – “Designing the Law Firm of the Future: Diversity, Inclusion, Technology, and Innovation” – Women of Legal Tech Presentation
- Presenter – January 29, 2019 – “Using Tech to Grow Your Estate Planning Practice” – Webinar
Well-being Presentations
- Speaker – ABA 2022 RPTE Spring Leadership Meeting, Dallas, Texas, April 28th – 30th – “Mindfulness”
- Speaker – February 16, 2021 – “Mindfulness” – Interview by Andee Hoig, metroTV
- Speaker – ABA Techshow 2018 – March 2018 – “Mindful Leadership for Innovation and Technology”
- Mary Vandenack was listed as a resource for The Well-Being Toolkit for Lawyers & Legal Employers, released July, 2018.
- Regular yoga, meditation and mindfulness instructor at conferences for ABA groups as well as NSBA.
Relationships/Rainmaking Presentations
- Moderator – May 15, 2020 – “Branding and Networking of Successful Women Attorneys: How did she do that?” – Webinar for 32nd Annual RPTE National CLE Conference
- Speaker/Presenter- February 26, 2020- “A Straightforward Approach to a Path in Legal Technology for Women”- ABA Women Rainmakers presenting Women of Legal Tech Summit 2020
- Speaker/Presenter – May 3, 2019 – “50 Lessons for Women Lawyers” – New York State Bar Association