Past Events
Speaker: Rebecca W. Geyer, Founder of Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates, PC
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Location: Wynne Courtroom and atrium, Inlow Hall, 530 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN
Please join the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Hall Center for Law and Health Grand Rounds on Thursday, November 1st at 4:30pm.
Rebecca W. Geyer, Founder of Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates, PC
Registration is closed, but walk-in CLE is still available.
Bio:
Rebecca W. Geyer is the founder of Rebecca W. Geyer & Associates, PC where her practice concentrates in estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, tax planning, and business services. A board certified Indiana trust and estate specialist* and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Rebecca is also an adjunct professor of elder law at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law.
Rebecca completed her undergraduate degree at Indiana University, majoring in Political Science. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor in 1998 at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. An avid volunteer in both the legal community and the Indianapolis community at large, Rebecca often speaks and writes on estate planning and elder law topics, and annually provides pro bono legal services to individuals through her work with the Indianapolis Bar Association and the Albert and Sara Reuben Senior Resource and Community Center.
As a frequent lecturer and seminar presenter, Rebecca has authored numerous seminars with ICLEF, ISBA, IBA, and National Business Institute. She annually presents at the Elder Law Institute, the Family Law Institute and the Advanced Elder Law Seminar. Her recent presentations include “Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Families,” “Elder Law Update,” “Estate Planning Under Our Guardianship Statutes,” “Estate Planning with Retirement Assets” and “Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples in Light of Obergefell.”
Rebecca is President of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation, a member of the Board of Governors of the Indiana State Bar Association, Immediate Past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association, and a Past President of the Indiana Section of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). Since 2014, Rebecca has been named to the prestigious list of Super Lawyers® for estate planning, and was also designated as one of the top 50 attorneys in Indiana in 2017 and 2018, and as one of the top 25 women lawyers in Indiana in 2016, 2017 and 2018 by Law & Politics Magazine and Indianapolis Monthly. She was also named to the Indianapolis Business Journal’s 2014 40 Under 40 Class, which recognizes individuals making a difference in their professions and communities prior to the age of 40. In 2013, Rebecca was awarded the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Dr. John Morton Finney Award for Excellence in Legal Education. Rebecca also volunteers in the community where she serves as Immediate Past President of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, and Treasurer of the Indianapolis Section of the National Council of Jewish Women.
Rebecca is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Estate Planning and Administration Section, and the Women and the Law Division. She graduated from the 2007 Indianapolis Bar Leader Series Class IV, and served on the Bar Leader Series Steering Committee until 2011. Her professional memberships also include the Probate, Trust and Real Property Section and the Elder Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association, the Indiana Probate Review Committee, Estate Planning Council of Indiana, and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Rebecca was recognized as a distinguished fellow by the Indianapolis Bar Foundation in 2010.
Parking:
Due to road construction on or near campus, we recommended parking at the IU Indianapolis Sports Garage at 875 West New York Street. Please note this is a change from previous years.
Parking is available for a nominal fee (credit/debit card) at the Sports Garage, as well as the Gateway Garage.
Special Accommodations:
Individuals with disabilities who need special assistance should call (317) 278-4789 no later than one week prior to the event. Special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs.
