This program is eligible for 3 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 3.6 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
Overview
When someone passes away, everything that person owned becomes his or her estate. In general terms, the process of administering a decedent’s estate involves collecting all assets, locating all creditors, paying all debts, paying all applicable taxes, and then distributing the remaining assets to the persons entitled to inherit under the decedent’s Will, or where there is no Will, under the laws of intestacy. This course takes you through the steps that are involved in the process of administering an estate from start to finish.
Recorded in September 2025.
Faculty
William Church, Esq.
Mr. Church is a partner at Sigma Legal Advisors, LLC. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, his Juris Doctor from Widener University Commonwealth School of Law, and his Master of Laws (Taxation) from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Mr. Hinkle and Mr. Church are published authors and frequent speakers, presenting for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Dauphin County Bar Association, and the Financial Planners Association of Pennsylvania, inter alia, on topics ranging from administering insolvent estates to understanding the Trust Fund Recovery Penalty under Section 6672 of the Internal Revenue Code. Mr. Church is fluent in Spanish.
Brian Hinkle, Esq.
Mr. Hinkle is a partner at Sigma Legal Advisors, LLC. He received his undergraduate degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, his Juris Doctor from Widener University Commonwealth School of Law, and he is on track to receive a Master of Taxation from Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Mr. Hinkle is a published author and frequent speaker, presenting for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Dauphin County Bar Association, and the Financial Planners Association of Pennsylvania, inter alia, on topics ranging from asset-protection strategies for high-net-worth individuals to modifying irrevocable trusts. Mr. Hinkle is also an adjunct professor of law at Widener University Commonwealth School of Law.
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