Chang H. Chae will use his experience advising celebrity clients to discuss a variety of estate planning issues that arise when planning for name, image and likeness. He will explain how these issues are becoming of widespread importance, both in terms of planning and in dealing with the IRS in estate administration with NIL (including the tax court’s ruling in the Michael Jackson case).

Mr. Chae is a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law (certified by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization) and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He is a former Co-chair of the Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has been repeatedly named by Los Angeles Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine as a “Southern California Super Lawyer,” recognized as a Best Lawyer® and is rated AV® Preeminent™ by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Chae has served as a member of the board of directors for a community college foundation, as chairperson for a planned giving committee and as a professional advisor to a community foundation. He is a member of the International Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and is a Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, Professional Advisory Network.