BIOGRAPHIES
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ROY M. ADAMS is the Managing Member of ROY M. ADAMS & ASSOCIATES PLLC, a partner of CONSTANTINE CANNON LLP. The two firms are formally integrated and affiliated for the practice of law including major emphasis in the fields of trusts & estates and litigation. Mr. Adams previously was Senior Chairman of the Trusts & Estates Practice Group at the firm of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP and held positions as the Co-Chair of the Trusts & Estates Practice Group at Schiff Hardin & Waite and Worldwide Head of the Trusts and Estates Practice Group at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Mr. Adams conducts an extensive national and international practice in the areas of estate and tax planning and administration, advising individuals and major families on wealth transfer techniques at Federal and state levels and private foundations and public charities. He lectures nationally and internationally and is a greatly sought-after speaker. He has frequently and successfully served as an expert witness, defending lawyers, accountants, banks and others who have been improperly accused of wrongdoing. He is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Illinois.
Mr. Adams is Professor Emeritus of Estate Planning and Taxation at Northwestern University School of Law where, for over 25 years, he has taught estate planning and taxation. He has received Northwestern University’s Alumni Merit Award for his outstanding professional achievements. Mr. Adams was the Dean of the Trust School and National Graduate Trust School of the American Bankers Association for over ten years and was frequently honored by the ABA for his exemplary teaching. Mr. Adams also serves as a member of the Tax Advisory Boards of the Museum of Modern Art and of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, both in New York City.
Mr. Adams is a member of the distinguished teaching faculty of Cannon Financial Institute, and is also a Senior Consultant to Cannon’s management. He contributes extensively to internet publications through a joint venture with Cannon, and leads special professional education seminars and monthly telephone conferences, as well as web-casts and satellite broadcasts, on sophisticated but practical estate, trust and business succession planning and administration topics.
Mr. Adams is a Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel and is listed in "Best Lawyers in America." He has received high national recognition by Chambers USA in the practice area of Wealth Management and Trusts & Estates and is further acclaimed as a "New York Super Lawyer." Mr. Adams has been conferred "Best Lawyer" status by THE AMERICAN LAWYER. Mr. Adams was honored in 2006 with the "Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner Designation and Award" by The National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. He is Special Consultant to TRUSTS & ESTATES MAGAZINE, for which he writes a bimonthly column as well as a highly acclaimed quarterly column on tax fundamentals. He often contributes a column on estate planning, designed for the brokerage community, to REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE MAGAZINE, and articles on estate planning to FINANCIAL ADVISOR MAGAZINE. His book, 21st CENTURY ESTATE PLANNING: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS, was first published by Cannon Financial Institute in 2002, and received great acclaim, particularly for its innovation, creativity and practical advice. In 2010, Cannon Financial published Mr. Adams’ latest book, CRITICAL CONCERNS OF ESTATE PLANNERS: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR ADVISORS, an indispensable resource for any professional. Mr. Adams has authored a two-volume text, ILLINOIS ESTATE PLANNING, WILL DRAFTING AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION, and has been a Contributing Editor to UNDERSTANDING LIVING TRUSTS. Another of his popular publications is entitled WIT & WISDOM - THE BEST OF ROY ADAMS.
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Christopher Hoyt is a Professor of Law at the University of Missouri (Kansas City) School of Law where he teaches courses in the area of federal income taxation and business organizations. Previously, he was with the law firm of Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne in Kansas City, Missouri. He received an undergraduate degree in economics from Northwestern University and he received dual law and accounting degrees from the University of Wisconsin. Professor Hoyt is currently the Co-Chair of the American Bar Association's Committee on Charitable Organizations (Section of Trusts and Estates). He is an ACTEC fellow and he serves on the editorial boards of Trusts and Estate magazine and the Planned Giving Design Center. He is a frequent speaker at legal and educational programs and has been quoted in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, MONEY Magazine, The New York Times and The Washington Post.
