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American Academy Awards Fellow Designation to Dennis D. Duffy
Posted On 5/26/2009
The American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys (AAEPA) recently announced that Estate Planning Attorney Dennis D. Duffy of Duffy Law Office has been awarded the Academy Fellow designation. The Fellow program recognizes Academy Members who demonstrate advanced expertise and significant practical experience in the total estate planning, trust, tax planning, guardianship, probate and estate administration fields.
“Our Members already meet a challenging set of professional standards,” said Jack O’Drobinak, Chairman of the Education Advisory Board of the Academy. “Many, like Dennis, strive to further distinguish themselves so we established the Fellow program to recognize truly outstanding professional achievement.”
The Fellow designation is based on rigorous criteria established by the Academy and its Board of Governors and Education Advisory Board. A Fellow will be designated for a period of five years with recertification required at the end of each term. Members must meet their 36-hour annual Academy educational requirement specifically in estate, tax, probate or elder law in each of the proceeding five years. Along with the continued learning requirements, Fellows must demonstrate substantial practical experience by handling 30 tax planning matters; 50 estate and incapacity plans; 40 trust and estate administration procedures; no fewer than 40 completed non-trust transfers of decendents’ assests; and 20 litigated matter, contested hearings, or court proceedings.
Duffy also underwent peer review by three legal professionals with extensive estate planning and elder law experience familiar with his legal expertise and ethical character. Peer reviews ensure that Fellows maintain high standards and are held in the highest regard in their local legal communities.
“Clients are the main beneficiaries of this program,” said Sanford Fisch, Chief Executive Officer of the Academy. “The Fellow designation helps the legal consumer find attorneys with a proven track record of excellence in the estate planning field. Dennis had been a member of the Academy since 1995 and we congratulate him on achieving this exceptional designation.”
About the American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys
The American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys is a national organization dedicated to promoting excellence in estate planning by providing its exclusive membership of attorneys with up-to date research on estate and tax planning, education materials, and other important resources to empower them to provide superior estate planning services.
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