John W. VanSanten, MAI, MRICS, Managing Director at Stout Risius Ross, Michael G. Barton of Bellatti Barton Hamill & Cochran LLC, Michael E. Massie of Massie & Rennick, and Philip J. Totorich of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP will be presenting at this all-day seminar for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). The topic of the seminar is Farmland Valuation and Asset Protection.

Event details:
If you practice law in Illinois, most likely you represent a farmer or a client who does business with one. Have you asked questions like these before?

How do I help my farm clients fully comply with complex provisions of the “Special Land Use Valuation” provisions of the Internal Revenue Code?
How can I best advise clients to protect and preserve their farm assets?
How can I assess the quality and reliability of an agricultural real estate appraisal?

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from a diverse faculty that includes experienced Illinois attorneys and financial advisors on counseling clients with agricultural real estate and businesses.  

You will leave the course with the ability to:

Decipher the complex tax issues relating to “special use land valuation.”
Evaluate the assumptions, methodologies, and underlying data of an agricultural real estate appraisal.
Apply specific strategies to help your clients make sound legal and financial decisions in the context of agricultural trends like wind farming.

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