2013 Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) hasannounced the winners of the 2013 Mary Moers Wenig StudentWriting Competition.

First Place: Christopher J. Roman (Villanova Law School) “Protecting Your Clients’ Assets from theirFuture Ex-Sons and Daughters-In-Law: The Impact of Evolving Trust Laws onAlimony Awards”

Second Place: Ryan Konsdorf & Scott Alden Prulhiere (Arizona State University, Sandra DayO’Connor College of Law) “Killing Your Chances of Inheriting: The Problem with theApplication of the Slayer Statute to Cases of Assisted Suicide”

Third Place: Emily Tornabene (ArizonaState University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law) “To Have and To Hold, and Now a QDRO”

Honorable Mentions:

Daniel G. Cronin (ArizonaState University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law) “Decanting Trusts: Evolving Law”

Kendal R. Dobra (Universityof Connecticut School of Law) “Riding the Digital Wave: An Executor’sFiduciary Duty toward Digital Assets”

Daniel Miller (ArizonaState University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law) “How Harmless Is Harmless? An In-Depth Look Into the HarmlessError Rule”