If you would like to invite Mr. O'Grady to speak for your organization or company, please contact him at (415) 986-8500.

Speaking topics include:

  • Agreements between family business owners
  • Choice of business entity
  • Estate planning choices for business owners
  • Keeping key employees in the business for the long term
  • Protecting the family from business creditors
  • International business and estate planning
  • Life insurance trusts and other ways of providing for liquidity
  • Prevention & mediation of disputes between family members
    (or you don’t really know someone until you share an inheritance with them)
  • Selecting a trustee
  • How to work with your lawyer
  • Family wealth transfers and trusts to address the burdens & benefits of inheritance (how to not give your children too much too soon)
  • Naming guardians for minors and their money
  • Estate planning for the blended family
  • Minimize taxes
  • Trust administration before and after the death of a loved one (including trustee’s legal duties, funding, distributions & accountings)
  • The work flow after the death of a loved one (with or without probate)
  • Mistakes made over and over and how to avoid them
  • When your loved ones don’t want to talk about it…and you must!