PUBLICATIONS

Estate Planning, Trusts and Wealth Succession Publications

  • “Top Tax and Asset Protection Planning Issues to Consider in 2024 Planning,” Physicians Bulletin, March/April 2024
  • “Family Office – Tax Strategies for Investment Expense” – Mary Vandenack – LISI Estate Planning E-Newsletter #3073 – October 11, 2023
  • “Family Offices” – Mary Vandenack – LISI Estate Planning E-Newsletter #3066 – September 19, 2023
  • “Estate Planning with Retirement Accounts After Secure Act 2.0” – Mary E. Vandenack – Physician’s Bulletin – March/April 2023
  • “A Mental Health Issue Does Not Mean a Person is Legally Incompetent” – Mary E. Vandenack – metroMAGAZINE – January/February 2023
  • “Culture Matters: Finding a Legal Culture Consistent with Your Values” – Mary E. Vandenack – ABA Probate & Property – September/October 2022
  • Mary E. Vandenack, Abigail O’Connor & Martin Shenkman – 56th Annual Heckerling Institute Meeting Notes – April 18, 2022
  • “Call it a Life Plan” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMAGAZINE, April 13, 2022
  • “The Matter of the Estate of Skip Beach” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2937, February 10, 2022
  • “Advancing Trusts and Estates Practices with Technology and Innovation: Become a Digital Innovation Specialist” – Mary E. Vandenack, JD, CAP®, WEALTHCOUNSEL QUARTERLY, Fall 2021
  • “Notes on the 55th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning “ – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2889, June 14, 2021
  • “Insurance Issue with Transfer on Death Deeds” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMagazine, The Women’s Issue, June 8, 2021
  • “Mary Vandenack on Dawn Strope-Robinson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty: Insurance Risk for Transfer on Death Deeds” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2871, March 17, 2021
  • “Mary Vandenack on In re Trust of McGregor: Nebraska Supreme Court Finds Nonjudicial Settlement Agreement Violated Material Purpose of Trust Because It Ignored the Trust’s Spendthrift Provision” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2868, March 11, 2022
  • “Using Your Federal Estate Tax Exemption and Allowing Spousal Access (The SLAT)”, Vandenack Weaver LLC
  • “Mary Vandenack on In re Estate of Michael R. Brinkman” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Email Newsletter #2862, February 11, 2021
  • Strategies for a Possible Reduced Estate Tax Exemption” – Mary E. Vandenack and Michael J. Weaver, metroMagazine, February 3, 2021
  • “Mary Vandenack’s Notes from the NYU Advanced Trusts and Estates Conference” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Email Newsletter #2836, November 12, 2020
  • “Mary Vandenack on Lee v. Argent Trust Company” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Employee Benefits and Retirement Planning Email Newsletter #747, September 2020
  • “Rethinking Disposition Provisions of Trusts: Recent Trends and Approaches to Trust Design with an Asset Protection Focus” – Mary E. Vandenack, Creighton Law Review, August 31, 2020
  • “Estate Planning Issues in Divorce and Premarital Planning” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMAGAZINE, August/September 2020
  • “Foundational Estate Planning Priorities in the Face of COVID-19” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2784, March 18, 2020
  • “How Long Do You Have to Keep Old Wills” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Newsletter #2778: New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion 1182 February 2020

Business Exit Planning Publications

 

Tax Law Publications

  • “Mary Vandenack’s Notes from the 49th Annual Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute” – LISI Estate Planning E-Newsletter #3068 – September 25, 2023
  • “The Connelly Case” – Mary E. Vandenack – LISI Business Entities E-Newsletter #274 – June 12, 2023
  • “Notes from the 2022 81st Annual NYU Institute on Federal Taxation Conference” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2998 – VWT website – November 29, 2022
  • “Notes from the 2022 NYU Advanced Trusts and Estates Conference” –Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2975 – July 27, 2022
  • “Mary Vandenack’s Notes from the NYU 14th Annual Tax Controversy Forum” – LISI Income Tax Planning Newsletter #222 – June 29, 2022
  • “Notes from the NYU Institute on Federal Taxation” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter Issue: 2923, November 29, 2021
  • “Notes from the NYU Advanced Trusts and Estates Conference” – Mary E. Vandenack, Steve Leimberg’s Estate Planning Newsletter Issue:2897, August 2, 2021
  • “The Tax Planning Checklist for Law Firms” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, Sept/Oct 2020
  • “Improve and Automate Financial Information” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, Sept/Oct 2020
  • “Mary Vandenack’s Notes from the NYU Federal Real Estate and Partnership Tax Conference” – LISI Income Tax Planning Newsletter #197, July 3, 2020 at http://www.Leimbergservices.com
  •  Commentary on the 11th Annual NYU Tax Controversy Forum – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Income Tax Planning Newsletter #182, July 18, 2019
 

Employment Law and Benefits Publications

Technology/Innovation and Law Practice Management Publications

  • “Perspectives: The Financial Aspect of the Practice of Law” – ABA Law Practice Magazine – September 1, 2023
  • “A Framework for Achieving a Higher Level of Actualization” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMAGAZINE, July/August 2023
  • “Elevate the Client Experience” – Mary E. Vandenack – ABA Law Practice Magazine – July/August 2023
  • “The Actualized Workplace”, Anne E. Collier and Mary E. Vandenack, American Bar Association, Law Practice Magazine – May 1, 2023
  • “Rewarding Leaders” – Mary E. Vandenack – ABA Law Practice – November/December 2022
  • “Finding Connections” – Mary E. Vandenack – Midlands Business Journal – November 4, 2022
  • “When to use Coaching, When to use a Psychologist – Some Tips on Finding the Right Fit” – Mary E. Vandenack – ABA Probate & Property – September/October 2022
  • “Ethics, Technology, and Innovation in Law Practice” – Mary E. Vandenack – Nebraska Lawyer Magazine – September/October 2022
  • “Mental Health Law” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMAGAZINE, July 11, 2022
  • “Design a Flourishing Law Firm” – Mary E. Vandenack – Law Practice Magazine – July/August 2022
  • “My Life Is My Artwork: Create a Practice That is Part of the Artwork” – Mary E. Vandenack – ABA Probate & Property – July/August 2022
  • “Making it Rain: Mary Vandenack” – Sharon Nelson interviewed Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice
    Today, September 14, 2021
  • “Mary Vandenack’s Notes from the NYU Advanced Trusts and Estates Conference” – Mary E. Vandenack,
    LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2897, August 2, 2021
  • “Leaving a Big Law Firm to Start Your Own” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Today, July 14, 2021
  • “Evolving Law Firm Models with Innovation: Using Lessons Learned from the Pandemic” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, July/August 2021
  • “Great People to Have on Your Side” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMagazine, The Women’s Issue, June 8, 2021
  • “Mary E. Vandenack: The Evolution of Innovation, Technology and Estate Planning: Moving Toward a Concierge Practice” – Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2867, March 2, 2021
  • “Next Generation Tech for Estate-Planning Lawyers – Employ lessons learned from going remote to make permanent changes” – Mary E. Vandenack & Martin M. Shenkman – Trusts and Estates, February 2021
  • “In The Office, Out of the office, Remote Challenges Outside, Safety Inside” – Law Practice Magazine, January/February 2021
  • “Learning How to Lead Differently in Times of Crisis” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, November/December 2020
  • “Improve and Automate Financial Information” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, Sept/Oct 2020
  • “Driving Innovation and Change in the Legal Industry” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, July/August 2020
  • “How I am Changing My Practice, Client Meetings, Client Planning, and More to Address the Coronavirus” – Jonathan Blattmachr, Barron Henley, Thomas Tietz, Martin Shenkman, & Mary Vandenack – ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
  • “Managing the Remote Law Practice Magazine” – Mary E. Vandenack, Martin Shenkman, & Jonathan Blattmachr – NAEPC Journal of Estate and Tax Planning, May 2020
  • “The Slow Return to the New Normal and Different Approaches to Signing/Executing Estate Planning Documents” Mary E. Vandenack, Martin M. Shenkman, Jonathan Blattmachr, Andrew Wolfe, and Thomas A. Tietz, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2794, May 11, 2020
  • “Law Firm Leadership and Management” – Law Practice Magazine, May/June 2020
  • “Managing the Remote Law Practice and Other Practical Administrative Considerations during Coronavirus” – Mary E. Vandenack, Martin Shenkman & Jonathan Blattmachr, LISI Estate Planning Newsletter #2789, April 17, 2020
  • “Business Continuity; Recovering From Covid-19” – Mary E. Vandenack, co-author Michael Weaver, metroMAGAZINE, April 2020
  • “Finding a Personalized Marketing Plan” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, March/April 2020
  • “Taking Your Estate Planning Practice Remote in Short Order”– Mary E. Vandenack, LISI Estate Planning Email Newsletter #2786, March 25, 2020
  • “Helping Lawyers Market Easily via Social Media” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, March/April 2019

Well-being Publications

  • “Developing the Skill of Critical Thinking” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMAGAZINE, Sept/Oct 2023
  • “The Connection Between Individual Well-being and Business Well-being” – Mary E. Vandenack, ABA Probate & Property, July/August 2023
  • “Well-being has a Positive Impact on Business Success” – Mary E. Vandenack – metroMAGAZINE – May 28, 2023
  • “Mindfulness as a Strategy for Improving Positive Presence” – Mary E. Vandenack – metroMAGAZINE – March/April 2023
  • “The Power of Words – Words can Create Well-being (or Harm It) – Mary E. Vandenack – ABA Probate & Property – January/February 2023
  • “Modern Mindfulness: Being Mindful Doesn’t Mean I am Always Zen” – Mary E. Vandenack – ABA Probate & Property – May/June 2022
  • “Consider Positive Intent”, metroMAGAZINE, April 13, 2022
  • “Deliberate Wellness – The Resilient Lawyer” Mary E. Vandenack – ABA Probate & Property – March/April 2022
  • “Renaissance Woman Mary Vandenack Weaves Legal, Wellness, Tech, and Teaching Passions”, Midlands
    Business Journal, October 8, 2021
  • “Gaslighting: Protect Yourself With a Strong Sense of Self”, metroMagazine, September 2021
  • “Identifying Unsafe People”, metroMagazine, The Women’s Issue, July, 2021
  • “What Has Covid-19 Taught Us About Resilience?” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMAGAZINE, April 2020
  • “Leaving Big Law to Forge a New Path” – Mary E. Vandenack, ABA Probate & Property, November/December 2018
  • “Facilitating Effective Communication as a Leader” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, November/December 2018 Issue
  • “Mindful Leadership” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, March/April 2018

Relationships/Rainmaking Publications

  • “Great People to Have on Your Side” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMagazine, The Women’s Issue, June 8 2021
  • “Identifying Unsafe People” – Mary E. Vandenack, metroMagazine, The Women’s Issue, June 8, 2021
  • “Female Highflier Launches Tax Law Boutique with Big Firm Skills that Lives by Its Values” – Mary E. Vandenack, Hearst, February 24, 2021
  • “Remembering Copy Editor, John Fallahay” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, January/February 2020
  • “The ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine Volume 42 Number 1, Jan/Feb 2016
  • “Building on Key Capital: Your Current Clients” – Mary E. Vandenack, Law Practice Magazine, Volume 38 Number 6, November/December 2012
  • “50 Lessons for Women Lawyers – From Women Lawyers: Career and Life Lessons From 50 Successful Women Lawyers”, May 2019