The ABA Section on Real Property, Probate & Trust Law is again sponsoring the Jacques T. Schlenger Student Writing Contest:
To enter, submit an essay on a current topic dealing with real property, probate, or trust law. “Real property, probate and trust law” is a broad category containing numerous practice disciplines. Without attempting to define the area precisely, the subject is intended to include matters within law school curricula in courses entitled:
- Property
- Estate and Gift Tax
- Wills and Decedents’ Estates
- Real Estate Development
- Environmental Law
- Land Use Planning
- Federal Taxation
- Real Estate Finance
- Secured Transactions
- Debtors and Creditors
- Employee Benefit Plans
- Planning, Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Transactions
- Taxation and Regulation of Non-Profit Organizations
- Business Succession Planning
- Life Insurance and Other Insurance Products
- Trusts and Trust Law
- Wealth Management
- Fiduciary Income Taxation
- Estate Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
Prizes:
- First Place: $2,000, plus free round-trip airfare and weekend accommodations to attend the Section’s Fall Council Meeting Dinner and possible publication in the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Journal
- Second Place: $500
- Third Place: $250
Entries must be received by the Section no later than June 15, 2005. The contest rules are available here.
