The 2025 Mary Moers Wenig Writing Competition is open!
The 2025 Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition is open. Help spread the word to law students in your network!
1st Prize: A full tuition scholarship to the Heckerling Graduate Program in Estate Planning at the University of Miami School of Law for the 2025–2026 or 2026–2027 academic year (candidates must apply and be admitted as full-time students to be considered for the scholarship), a $5,000 award, publication in the ACTEC Law Journal, and online publication on The ACTEC Foundation’s website.
2nd Prize: A $3,000 award, online publication on The ACTEC Foundation’s website, and possible publication in the ACTEC Law Journal.
3rd Prize: A $1,000 award, online publication on The ACTEC Foundation’s website, and possible publication in the ACTEC Law Journal.
Area and Topics: The paper must relate to the area of trusts and estates, broadly defined. Any one or more of the following topics are appropriate for discussion:
- Business Planning
- Charitable Planning
- Elder Law
- Employee Benefits
- Estate Planning and Drafting
- Fiduciary Accounting
- Fiduciary Administration
- Fiduciary Income Taxation
- Fiduciary Litigation
- Professional Responsibility
- Substantive Laws for the Gratuitous Transmission of Property
- Wealth Transfer Taxation (Estate, Gift, and GST Tax)
Submission Deadline: June 1, 2025
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