Additional Resources

Committee on Asset Protection Planning
of the Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
of the American Bar Association

This committee focuses on the planning techniques available to preserve and protect accumulations of wealth from the multitude of potential claims arising from future litigation, government expropriation and other threats. The committee members utilize domestic as well as offshore planning tools to accomplish clients' objectives.

The committee's agenda includes educating members of the bar as to the legitimate objectives, propriety of and need for asset protection planning. The committee will monitor domestic and foreign legislative litigation developments in this area, participate in CLE programs and publish information for Section members on these topics.

We are hopeful that the work of this Committee will help to define and legitimize the integration of the various bodies of law which are collectively known as "Asset Protection", and will help set standards within this largely anarchic area of practice.

The Committee's website is at http://www.abanet.org/rppt/committees/ptj3.html

To join the Committee, you must be a member of the American Bar Association, which you may join at http://www.abanet.org

Caveat: Membership on the Asset Protection Planning Committee is no assurance that the attorney has any particular experience or knowledge in the area of asset protection. Indeed, to become a member of the Committee (or just about any ABA Committee) you only need to: (1) be licensed and in good standing with a state's bar association; and (2) pay membership dues to the American Bar Association and sign up for automatic membership on the Committee. Notwithstanding this, however, virtually all of the best asset protection attorneys are members of the Committee.

State Specific Asset Protection Resource