Coast Lawyer Attends Three-Day Conference on Estate Planning

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss., Feb. 25, 2008 -- R. Scott Wells, a partner with Rushing & Guice, P.L.L.C., recently attended a three-day conference on “Advanced Estate Planning Techniques,” sponsored by the American Law Institute – American Bar Association (ALI-ABA).

Wells has practiced law since he graduated from Tulane University in 1990. A Biloxi native and graduate of Ocean Springs High School, he returned to the Coast in 1994 and began practicing with Rushing & Guice. His primary areas of practice involve estate planning, corporate law, creditors’ rights in bankruptcy, commercial litigation and personal injury.

Designed for experienced trust and estate practitioners, the conference included sessions on recent and proposed legislation, changing regulations and other important new developments related to estate planning.

“Without proper planning, estates may be substantially consumed by taxes and costs associated with probate and spark squabbles between heirs that can last generations. But with some forethought, our clients can have peace of mind about their estates and work through issues in advance so their wishes and goals are achieved,” Wells said. “Attending this conference is part of Rushing & Guice’s commitment to stay current on the latest issues and provide expert legal counsel to our clients.”

Established in 1908, Rushing & Guice, P.L.L.C., (www.rushingguice.com) is the oldest law firm in south Mississippi and one of the oldest in the State. With numerous historical ties to the Gulf Coast, Rushing & Guice has been instrumental in the economic development of the region by assisting clients in a wide variety of business endeavors, as well as personal legal matters. The firm also engages in commercial and general litigation in all state and federal courts, banking, business, maritime, white collar criminal defense, creditor bankruptcy and complex financial and real estate transaction law. With its long-time Biloxi headquarters sustaining extensive damage during Hurricane Katrina, the firm now maintains offices in Ocean Springs and Gulfport. Rushing & Guice can be contacted at 228-374-2313.

Based in Philadelphia, Penn., ALI-ABA (www.ali-aba.org) is the premier national provider of continuing legal education in the United States. Founded in 1947 as a collaborative effort between the American Law Institute (ALI) and the American Bar Association (ABA), ALI-ABA offers a national curriculum of continuing legal education for lawyers at every stage of their careers.

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