________________________________________________________________________ On behalf of Volume XVIII of the _Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal_, we are pleased to announce that the 18th Annual Estate Planning and Community Property Law Seminar will be held on **Friday, February 20, 2026.** Due to the massive success of the 2025 CLE, the 2026 CLE will be available both physically at the TTU School of Law _and_ online. For in person attendees, the Journal will host a reception to honor our Speakers and Sponsors with live music, drinks, food, and great conversation on **Thursday, February 19, 2026** at the Overton Hotel & Conference Center. Further, the Journal will provide breakfast, lunch, and other enticing food & giveaway options throughout the CLE, we hope to see you there! Please view the invitation for next year's CLE [*Coming Soon*] If you would like to register for next year's CLE, please click [*Coming Soon*] Next year's speakers will include: **Meredith McIver** Partner, Ytterberg, Deery, Knull, LLP Legislative Update **Professor Gerry Beyer** Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law, Texas Tech University Case Law Update **Gregory Martin** Kelly Hart & Hallman, LLP Tax Update **Gus Tamborello** Attorney & Mediator, Gus G. Tamborello, P.C. "If You Kill Your Honey, Don't Expect the Money: the Rights of a Killer in Texas to Share in His Victim's Estate" **The Honorable Judge Sarah Duff** Probate Court No. 1, Collin County Perspectives from the Bench **Debbie Tedford** Attorney, Tedford Law Firm, P.C. Capacity, Aging, and Ethics **Sarah Patel Pacheco** Partner, Jackson Walker, PLLC Ways to Reduce Litigation & Exploitation via Draft **James Milton** Shareholder and Director, Hall Estill Attorneys at Law Oklahoma Law Texas Estate Planners Need to Know For more information about next year's speakers, please click [Coming soon] Please continue to check this site for updates. For more information, email Emily Walden at emwalden@ttu.edu ========== ## Click here to view the materials and recordings from the 2025 CLE. ## Click here to view the materials and recordings from the 2024 CLE. ## Click here to view the materials and recordings from the 2023 CLE. ## Click here to view the materials and recordings from the 2022 CLE. ## Click here to view the materials and recordings from the 2021 CLE.

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