Article on Estate Planning Lessons From the Life and Novels of Jane Austen

Michael D. Whitty (Shareholder, Vedder Price) recently published an article entitled, The Jane Austen Plan Club: Lessons For Estate Planners and Their Clients From The Life and Novels of Jane Austen, 47 Real Prop. Tr.& Est. 501 L.J. (Winter 2013). Provided below is the Editors’ Synopsis provided by the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal:

As we commemorate the 200th anniversaries of the publication of Jane Austen’s novels, estate planners and their clients can learn many valuable lessons from Austen’s life and novels. The themes of family, property, wealth, and society that connect Austen’s life and stories still resonate today.