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In-House Authorship
Fiduciary Fun Newsletter - Winter 2002
Fiduciary Fun Newsletter - October 2001
Fiduciary Fun Newsletter - November 2000

Reforming the Corporate Administration of Personal Trusts - The Problem and a Plan
Standish H. Smith: First appeared in the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, Volume 14. November 4, 2000.

Reinventing the Corporate Administration of Personal Trusts - A Marketing Opportunity for Banks
Standish H. Smith: Text of a presentation to the Financial Analysts of Philadelphia, April 20, 2000.

What Is A Trust?
Excerpt from the Heirs® Personal Trust Handbook, August 1, 2001.

Is Your Bank a Closet Indexer?
Excerpt from the Heirs® Personal Trust Handbook, August 1, 2001.

So Your Bank Is Converting Its Common Trust Funds Into Proprietary Mutual Funds?
Excerpt from the Heirs® Personal Trust Handbook, August 1, 2001.

Third Party Authorship
The following articles are excellent pieces on various relevant subjects by well-known experts on trusts/estates. Click on an article to read it, or to be linked to a site where you can obtain a copy -- it'll be worth your time!

Commentary: A Law Professor's Suggestions For Estate and Trust Reform
Robert W. Whitman: First Appeared in the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, Volume 12, Number 1, 1997.

Improving Mechanisms for Resolving Complaints of Powerless Trust Beneficiaries
Robert W. Whitman & Paturi Kumar: To be published in the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal, Volume 16. December, 2002.

Removal of a Corporate Trustee Under the Uniform Trust Code and Other Current Law: Does a Contractual Lense Help Clarify the Rights of Beneficiaries?
Ronald Chester & Sarah Reid Ziomek: First Published in the Missouri Law Review, Volume 67, Number 7, Spring 2002.

Administration With Attitude: When to Talk, When to Walk
Robert W. Whitman & Jo Ann Engelhardt: First appeared in Probate & Property, May/June 2002.

A Trust Veteran's Perspective on Trust Services Today
Roger C. Krasinski: Unpublished Article, February 2001.

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