Professor Jerry A. Kasner was a professor of law for 38 years at Santa Clara University’s School of Law, from 1961 – 1998.  He was an expert in tax law and spoke at professional seminars across the country.  He was a CPA as well as a lawyer and a law professor, and taught continuing education classes for the California CPA Society’s Education Foundation for many years.  Because of his commitment to teaching and his expertise, the Silicon Valley San Jose Chapter of the California Society of CPAs renamed their scholarship award for an outstanding Santa Clara University senior accounting student – The Jerry Kasner Scholarship.  Professor Kasner passed away October 21, 2004 and it is in his memory this symposium is being held.

Event Schedule

10:30   Jerry Kasner Memorial Service, Mission Church

12:00   Registration and Lunch – Benson Center

12:45   Welcome by Jim Purcell

VP, University Relations

1:00     Keynote presentationEstate Planning for BabyBoomers:  Will They Have Estates to Plan?”
By Amy Morris Hess, Professor of Law,
Universityof Tennessee

3:00     Panel Discussion

Panelists will analyze a fact pattern involving a baby boomer married couple with a number of estate planning and financial issues.  They will try to resolve the issues by applying their particular area of expertise, and integrating each of their approaches with those of the other professionals and Professor Hess.

5:00     Reception in Gardens

For more information and/or to register for the symposium, please go to:

http://www.scu.edu/events/customcf/law-kasner.cfm