ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk reached a podcast series milestone of 200,000 downloads today.

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) today released its video, 40 Acres and a Mule: Reparations and the Estate Tax, delving into wealth disparity resulting from slavery, Jim Crow laws, and the history of reparations.

The video considers existing biases regarding race and gender and how discrimination can be mitigated to ensure diversity and inclusion in the American legal system.

ACTEC today released its video, Gender Inequality in the Legal Profession, examining how the profession fares on the issue of gender equity, particularly in trust and estate litigation.

ACTEC releases its video, The Importance of Cultural Competence in Estate Planning, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

ACTEC President Ann B. Burns today issued a statement regarding the recent spate of violent attacks against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.

How to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession, the fifth video in the Planning for a Diverse and Equitable Future series, was released on Monday.

The College is pleased to announce that 43 individuals were elected. The select group spans the US and includes seven international Fellows representing Buenos Aires, Argentina; Hamilton, Bermuda; London, England; Paris, France; Vaduz, Liechtenstein; Caracas, Venezuela; and Zurich, Switzerland; as well as two Academic Fellows.

ACTEC today announced that Ann B. Burns will serve as the College’s new President. Burns, a partner at Lathrop GPM LLP in Minneapolis, MN.

In honor of Black History Month, ACTEC released Wills, Slavery and Probate – The Legacy of Lucy Sutton, a docu-style video spotlighting the story of ACTEC Fellow Terrence M. Franklin’s discovery of a will executed 170 years ago, with distinct bearing on his ancestors’ survival and his existence.