Alaska has been a top-tier trust and estate planning jurisdiction since 1997 with the passing of the Alaska Trust Act. Since that time Alaska's legislators have continued to make important, principled improvements to Alaska's trust and estate legislation. Alaska Trust & Estate Professionals strives to continue this work for the generations to come through the organized efforts of Alaska's committed trust and estate planning professionals.
We believe that education is critical to strengthen trust in our industry, address any misinformation, and to help make sure people know about the many wide-ranging contributions and economic benefits the industry has made in Alaska. ATEP routinely informs stakeholders across the state of the benefits and advantages the industry provides Alaskans.
A fundamental part of our mission is to achieve this goal with the active involvement of both young and seasoned practitioners in the trust and estate planning space.
Alaska Trust & Estate Professionals (ATEP) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the creation and betterment of Alaskan law pertaining to all trusts and estates held and administered in the State of Alaska. ATEP’s focus is the creation of innovative legislation and the constant improvement of Alaska Statutes. The goals are twofold: to benefit all Alaskans and to give Alaska a competitive edge as a premier trust and estate planning jurisdiction. ATEP achieves these goals through the efforts of its membership base of dedicated practitioners, professionals, and academics that contribute their time and expertise.
ATEP's Exploratory Committee is tasked with generating ideas for new legislation and ways to improve existing law. This committee routinely studies existing Alaska statutes pertaining to trust and estate law and works to develop improvements for existing statutes. The Exploratory Committee selects ideas that pass along to the Drafting Committee.
Chair: BethAnn Chapman, JD
ATEP's Drafting Committee is tasked with drafting the legislation to achieve a desired enhancement or clarification in the law. This committee is comprised of Alaskan attorneys actively practicing within the State of Alaska in an estate planning practice.
Chair: Abigail O'Connor, JD
ATEP's Review Committee is comprised exclusively of senior practitioners in the field in the trust, estate planning, and tax field who have years of experience practicing in Alaska. Many members of this committee were the original practitioners instrumental in the creation of Alaska’s first trust statutes, and who continue to contribute t
ATEP's Review Committee is comprised exclusively of senior practitioners in the field in the trust, estate planning, and tax field who have years of experience practicing in Alaska. Many members of this committee were the original practitioners instrumental in the creation of Alaska’s first trust statutes, and who continue to contribute their invaluable insight and experience to shape the future of Alaska law. This committee’s focus is the review of all new legislation drafted by the Drafting Committee.
Chair: Stephen Greer, JD, LLM
ATEP's Legislative Committee works to orchestrate the legislative process, including finding sponsors for bills to be presented to the legislature. This Committee conducts strategic outreach to regional professional associations in the trust and estate planning space, to introduce new proposed legislation developed by ATEP. This Committee
ATEP's Legislative Committee works to orchestrate the legislative process, including finding sponsors for bills to be presented to the legislature. This Committee conducts strategic outreach to regional professional associations in the trust and estate planning space, to introduce new proposed legislation developed by ATEP. This Committee may also organize focused study groups on Alaska Statutes for the benefit and involvement opportunity of our members.
Chair: Matthew Blattmachr, CFP, CFIRS
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