Spring 2027

Introduction to Estate Planning

Introduction to estate planning covering the function of the lawyer, ethical issues, estates not subject to tax, tax-oriented planning, living trusts, health care issues, and gift strategies.

offering recorded2–3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Amy RoehlAnna Dontje

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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Declared in Law JD

  • Declared in Law JD
LAW 957

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  • Declared in Law JD

Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.33 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.33 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMY ROEHL is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ANNA DONTJE is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Function of the lawyer, ethical issues, estates not subject to tax, basic elements of tax-oriented planning, living trusts, health care issues, gift strategies

Skills

  • Function of the lawyer, ethical issues, estates not subject to tax, basic elements of tax-oriented planning, living trusts, health care issues, gift strategies

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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LAW 957 · Spring 2027

Introduction to Estate Planning

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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