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Sheldon G. Gilman 
Louisville, Kentucky
Member, since 1987
phone (502) 589-4215
fax (502) 589-4994
email atty@lcgandm.com

Areas of Practice:
Business Organizations
Tax
Estate Planning, Probate & Trusts
Employee Benefit Planning
Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1984
Ohio, 1967
Kentucky, 1971
Indiana, 1982
District of Columbia, 1985
Tennessee, 1985
U.S. Supreme Court, 1988
U.S. Tax Court, 1972
Education:
Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967
J.D.


Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1965
B.B.A.


Published Works:
"Representing Husbands and Wives: New Developments", American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Journal, 28, Spring, 2003


"Practical Ethical Considerations for the Estate Planner", UK/CLE Practice Handbook, 2003


"On a Clear Day's View: The Appearance of Impropriety", Kentucky Bench and Bar, Spring, 1998


"Employee Benefits Management", Interview Review of Patterson v. Shumate in Commerce Clearing House (CCH), 52, 1992


"Fraud and Abuse Liability in the Health Care Profession", Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association, July, 1991


"When Are Pension Benefits Protected From The Claims of Creditors?", Kentucky Bench & Bar, February, 1991


"Trustee Selection: Corporate vs. Individual", Trusts and Estates, June, 1984


Classes/Seminars Taught:
"The New ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct; A Comparison to Kentucky's Current Rules", University of Kentucky 33rd Annual Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, July 14, 2006


"What Kentucky Lawyers Should Know About Florida Law", University of Kentucky 33rd Annual Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, July 14, 2006


"The New ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct vs. Kentucky's Current Rules", Lorman Educational Services Seminar, October 28, 2005


"A Study in Professional Conflicts: Representing the Decedent's Fiduciary; the Decedent's Beneficiaries; and the Decedent's Spouse", ALI-ABA, July 1, 2004 - July 2, 2004


"Representing Closely Held Businesses, Their Owners & Employees: A Study of Conflicts", Louisville Bar Association,, 2003


"Avoiding Trustee Problems: The Effective Use of Trust Advisors", Louis D. Brandeis School of Law's Sixth Annual Estate Planning Institute, April 25, 2003


"The Essentials of Ethics for an Estate & Trust Lawyer: A Laundry List' of Issues & Potential Answers", University of Kentucky 29th Annual Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, July 11, 2002


"The Ethics of Private Practice", Fayette County Bar Association, 2001


"Professional Responsibility Issues for Estate Planning Counsel, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law's Third Annual Estate Planning Institute,, June 9, 2000


"Fiduciary Management of the Closely Held Business", Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, American Bar Association, 11th Annual Spring Symposia, March 22, 2000


"Fiduciary Management of the Closely Held Business", American Law Institute-American Bar Association Course of Study, Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries, June 24, 1999 - June 25, 1999


"Professional Responsibility Issues for Trust & Estate Lawyers", 25th Annual University of Kentucky Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, July 17, 1998


"Integration of Qualified Employee Benefits Into the Client's Estate Plan: Pay-Out Options, Elections, and Beneficiary Designations", 23rd Annual Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, 1996


"Ethical Issues for Estate Planning Counsel", 22nd University of Kentucky Annual Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, 1995


"Marital Deduction Planning", 16th Annual University of Kentucky Estate Planning Seminar, 1989


"Qualifying Employee Benefits for the Marital Deduction", The Louisville Continuing Legal Education Institute, 1989


"Qualified Plans Compliance Rules", Louisville Employee Benefits Council and the Louisville Continuing Legal Education Institute Seminar, 1988


"Estate Planning for S Corporations", 14th Annual University of Kentucky Estate Planning Seminar, 1987


"Estate Planning Factors for Employee Benefits", Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention, 1986


"Distributions from Qualified Employee Benefit Plans", Twelfth Annual Seminar on Estate Planning, University of Kentucky, 1985


"Distributions from Qualified Employee Benefit Plans", Florida Association of Pension Consultants, 1985


"Farm Corporations; Incorporation, Operation and Liquidation", University of Louisville Seminar Representing the Farmer, 1984


"Professional Corporations vs. TEFRA", Employee Benefit Seminar, University of Louisville, 1984


"Trustee Selection: Corporate vs. Individual", Tenth Annual University of Kentucky Estate Planning Seminar, 1983


"Multi-Class Family Partnerships; Income Tax Planning and Estate Freezing", Ninth Annual University of Kentucky Estate Planning Seminar, 1982


"Transfers of Business Interests to Employees and to other Successors", University of Kentucky Seminar on Organization and Financing a Closely Held Business, 1981


"Treatment of Benefits from a Pension Plan Upon Dissolution of Marriage", University of Louisville Domestic Relations Seminar, 1981


"Buy-Sell Agreements: Economic, Income, and Estate Tax Considerations", Seventh Annual University of Kentucky Estate Planning Seminar, 1980


Life Insurance and Qualified Employee Benefit Plans", American Society of Pension Actuaries, 1980


"Pre-Approved Plans: IRA Model Plan; Master Plan; Insurance Company Prototype Plans", University of Louisville Employee Benefit Seminar, 1980


"Uses of Life Insurance in Executive Compensation", Employee Benefit Seminar, 1980


"Practical Drafting to Avoid Tax and Administrative Pitfalls", University of Louisville Estate Planning Seminar, 1979


"Uses of Life Insurance in the Estate Plan", Sixth Annual University of Kentucky Estate Planning Seminar, 1979


"Drafting Marital Deduction Clauses Under the Tax Reform Act", Fifth Annual University of Kentucky Estate Planning Seminar, 1978


Honors and Awards:
A Rated Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory


Who's Who in American Law


Who's Who in America


Who's Who in the World


The Best Lawyers in America: Employee Benefits Law & Trusts and Estates


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Louisville Employee Benefit Council, 1980
President


Louisville Association of Life Underwriters, 1977 - 1988
General Counsel


Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, 1994
Adjunct Faculty - Pension, Profit Sharing and Deferred Compensation


CLU Course of Study
Instructor, Pension & Profit Sharing Plans


Kentucky State Bar Association, 1990 - Present
Member, Ethics "Hotline" Committee


Kentucky State Bar Association, 1982 - Present
Member, Ethics Committee


Kentucky Bar Association 1988 Model Rules Committee
Member


Kentucky Bar Association Ethics 2000 Committee
Member


The American College of Trust & Estate Counsel
Member


Kentucky Bar Association
Member


Louisville Bar Association
Member


Indiana State Bar Association
Member


Florida Bar Association
Member


Tennessee Bar Association
Member


The District of Columbia Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
U.S. Army, Captain, JAGC, 1968 - 1972


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Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 589-4215

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