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Speaking Engagements

Rebecca Covell is a frequent speaker for business groups, employee meetings, church and other gatherings. Topics include Legal Landmines in estate planning, the Significant Seven estate planning documents, estate planning for non-married couples, Six Ways to Kill a Business, Business start-ups and successful succession planning.

Contact Rebecca to arrange a seminar or speaking engagement with your group.

2013

  • March 20 – Life Span Services, Inc. presentation for US Customs and Immigration Service, explaining estate planning strategies
  • February 21 – ADP (Automatic Data Processing, Inc.) Pride members teleconference, explaining estate planning strategies
  • February 20 – OutLaw at the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, explaining estate planning strategies
  • February 13 – Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, explaining estate planning strategies

Previous Speaking Engagements:

2012

  • September 11 – Life Span Services, Inc., speaker for retirees with US Customs & Immigration, Dallas, TX regarding estate planning strategies
  • September 6 – American National Bank, explaining estate planning for LGBT families and individuals
  • August 7 – Dallas Area Business Exchange Network, Going for the Gold: Tragic mistakes in estate planning
  • June 21 – Dallas GLBA, explaining probate vehicle procedures
  • April 3 – Dallas Area Business Exchange Network, explaining marriage rights remedies

2011

  • October 19 – Dallas Area Business Exchange Network, explaining how to make an effective presentation
  • October 19 – Life Span Services, Inc. presentation for US Department of Homeland Security, Dallas, TX, explaining estate planning strategies
  • October 5 – Life Span Services, Inc. presentation for pre–retirees of US Customs and Immigration Service, Dallas, TX, explaining estate planning strategies
  • June 25 – North Texas GLBT Chamber luncheon, presentation on estate planning issues and strategies
  • May 24 – Resource Center, Dallas, TX, panel discussion of estate planning issues for GLBT individuals and couples
  • May 20 – Life Span Services, Inc. presentation for retirees of Office of Thrift Supervision, Dallas TX, explaining estate planning strategies
  • February – Seminar for Turtle Creek Chorale members, Dallas, TX, explaining and preparing the Significant Six estate planning documents

2010

  • January – Life Span Services, Inc. speaker for retirees with US Customs & Immigration, Dallas, TX regarding estate planning strategies

2009

  • July – Life Span Services, Inc. speaker for retirees with US Customs & Immigration, Dallas, TX regarding estate planning strategies
  • April – Life Span Services, Inc. speaker for retirees with US Homeland Security, Dallas, TX regarding estate planning strategies

2008

  • June – Cathedral of Hope, Dallas TX, workshop: estate planning for couples
  • May – Mass Mutual, Plano, TX seminar for wealth advisors: Estate planning in a declining market
  • May – Dallas Resource Center, Dallas, TX GLBT Aging Interest Network (GAIN) Legal Landmines for citizens over 50

2007

  • September – Business Killers, Dallas, TX workshop for small business owners and how to avoid pitfalls of no planning
  • September – Texas Instruments, Plano, TX seminar for employee resource group on Legal Landmines for GLBT employees
  • May – St Thomas the Apostle, Dallas, TX workshop on legal landmines

Other venues have included:

  • University of North Texas, Denton TX
  • Life Span Services, Inc. as a speaker for retirees with Small Business Administration and other federal employees around Dallas, TX
  • JC Penney employee resource group, Plano, TX
  • St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Dallas, TX
  • Harvest, MMC, Denton, TX
  • Harris Financial, Dallas, TX
  • SBC, Dallas, TX
  • Raymond James Financial, Dallas, TX
  • Edward Jones, Dallas, TX
  • White Rock Community Church, Dallas, TX
  • Citigroup, irving, TX

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