Seminars

Robert D. Gillen has presented asset protection seminars to over 15,000 people in his years of law practice, speaking to medical, legal, financial, business, governmental, and civic groups.  Here is a partial list of seminars he has conducted, grouped by audience type:

Medical Groups
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Washington, D.C.
    So You've Been Sued: What Now?, April 17, 2007
  • College of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection, October 8, 2006
  • SEAK, Inc. - National Physicians Conference, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
    Asset Protection for the Medical Professional, August 18, 2006
  • College of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
    Asset Protection, October 10, 2005
  • American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, Washington, D.C
    Asset Protection for Neurosurgeons, July 18 – 20, 2004
  • Citibank, Lisle, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning for Physicians, June 9, 2004
  • Metro Anesthesia Consultants, P.C., Phoenix, Arizona
    Asset Protection Planning for Anesthesiologists, March 9, 2004
  • American College of Cardiology, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection – The Malpractice Solution, January 17, 2004
  • American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
    Asset Protection Solutions, April 30 – May 1, 2003
  • John C. Lincoln Hospital Annual Retreat, Sedona, Arizona
    Asset Protection for Physicians May 31 – June 2, 2002
  • American Medical Society, authored Protecting Your Assets
    Published in American Medical News, June 10, 1996
  • Illinois Podiatric Medical Association Annual Meeting, Lincolnshire, Illinois
    Asset Protection: A Guide for Your Future, September 23, 1995 
  • Danville Poly Clinic, Ltd., Danville, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning for Obstetrics/Gynecology Professional
  • Vermillion County Medical Society, Danville, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts, November 1, 1994
  • Norwegian American Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning, In-house CME Seminar, September 2, 1994
  • Covenant Physician Services, Urbana, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning, In-office CME presentation, September 9, 1994
  • St. Bernard Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts, In-hospital CME seminar, August 18, 1994
  • Old Orchard Hospital, Skokie, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trust, In-hospital CME presentation, June 30, 1994
  • Asset Protection Planning for Physicians, Oakbrook, Illinois
    Asset Protection for Illinois Physicians, June 25, 1994
  • EHS Trinity Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning, CME Seminar for doctors, June 26, 1994
  • Elgin Mental Health Center, Elgin, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning for the Mental Health Physician, May 25, 1994
  • Tinley Park Mental Health Center, Tinley Park, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning for Mental Health Professional, May 17, 1994
  • St. Elizabeth Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning for Physicians, May 17, 1994
  • Law Suit and Asset Protection for Illinois Physicians, Oakbrook, Illinois
    Hyatt Regency Ballroom, September 23, 1993
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Certified Public Accountants
  • DFK International/USA, Chicago, Illinois
    Protecting the Family Jewels; Asset Protection - What Works & What Doesn't, June 26, 2013
  • National Tax Institute, Kauai, Hawaii
    Planning for the State of Confusion – How to Protect Those Assets, November 15, 2006
  • National Tax Institute, Kauai, Hawaii
    Estate Planning for Second Marriages & Beyond, November 14, 2006
  • National Tax Institute, Alaska Cruise, Norwegian Star
    Estate Planning for Second Marriages & Beyond, July 18, 2006
  • National Tax Institute, Alaska Cruise, Norwegian Star
    Planning for the State of Confusion – How to Protect Those Assets
    July 17, 2006 
  • National Tax Institute, Sedona, Arizona, Enchantment Resort
    Planning for the State of Confusion – How to Protect Those Assets
    June 24, 2006
  • National Tax Institute, Grand Cayman, Ritz Carlton
    Planning for the State of Confusion – How to Protect Those Assets
    May 9, 2006
  • National Tax Institute, Grand Cayman, Ritz Carlton
    Estate Planning for Second Marriages & Beyond, May 8, 2006
  • National Tax Institute, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
    Estate & Gift Tax Planning for CPAs, July 19, 2005
  • National Tax Institute, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
    Protecting the Family Jewels, July 18, 2005
  • National Tax Institute, Cabo San Lucas, June 27, 2005
    Protecting the Family Jewels
  • National Tax Institute, Cabo San Lucas, June 26, 2005
    Estate & Gift Tax Planning for CPAs
  • National Tax Institute, Big Island of Hawaii, May 17, 2005
    Protecting the Family Jewels
  • National Tax Institute, Big Island of Hawaii, May 18, 2005
    Estate & Gift Tax Planning for CPAs
  • National Tax Institute, Palm Beach, Florida, October 31, 2003
    Asset Protection Planning
  • National Tax Institute, Palm Beach, Florida, November 1, 2003
    Estate and Gift Tax Updates
  • Center for Professional Education, Instructor, Continuing Education Seminars for CPAs/Full day – 8 hour sessions at various locations including:
    • Offshore Strategies for Asset Protection and Tax Benefits
      Chicago, Illinois, September 9, 1997
    • Offshore Strategies for Asset Protection and Tax Benefits
      Chicago, Illinois, May 13, 1997
    • Offshore Strategies for Asset Protection and Tax Benefits
      Rosemont, Illinois, May 14, 1997
    • Accountant's Role in Estate Planning
      Multiple CPA seminars at various locations during 1995
    • Estate Planning & Asset Protection for Closely Held Family Owned Business
      Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois, August 11, 1994
    • Estate Planning & Asset Protection for Closely Held Family Owned Business
      Rosemont, Illinois, August 12, 1994
    • Asset Protection Planning for Certified Public Accountants
      Skokie, Illinois, May 12, 1994
    • Asset Protection in Today's Litigious Society
      Rosemont, Illinois, May 10, 1994
    • Advanced Asset Protection Planning for Certified Public Accountants
      National Louis University, Wheaton, Illinois, May 11, 1994
  • Center for Professional Education,  Estate Planning for Second Marriages and Beyond, Multiple presentations at various locations.
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Legal Groups and Continuing Education Seminars
  • WealthCounsel Arizona Forum, Scottsdale, Arizona
    Asset Protection, February 24, 2012
  • WealthCounsel Arizona Forum, Scottsdale, Arizona
    Asset Protection, September 23, 2011
  • Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
    Eighth Annual Asset Protection Symposium, April 29, 2011
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio
    Asset Protection Trusts, September 2010
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio
    Asset Protection Trusts, September 2010
  • Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
    Seventh Annual Asset Protection Planning Symposium™, April 23, 2010
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio
    Onshore & Offshore Asset Protection Planning, September 30, 2009
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio
    Onshore & Offshore Asset Protection Planning, September 29, 2009
  • WealthCounsel Arizona Forum, Scottsdale, Arizona
    Interacting with Corporate Trustees, September 11, 2009
  • WealthCounsel, Prescott, Arizona
    Asset Protection ~ Arizona Style, June 20, 2009
  • WealthCounsel, Des Plaines, Illinois
    Asset Protection ~ Illinois Style, July 24, 2009
  • WealthCounsel, Prescott, Arizona
    Asset Protection - Arizona Style, June 20, 2009
  • Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
    Sixth Annual Asset Protection Planning Symposium™, March 23-24, 2009
  • DuPage County Bar Association, Wheaton, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts — Onshore or Offshore, March 20, 2009
  • WealthCounsel Advisor's Forum Attorney-Financial Advisor Teleconference
    Asset Protection Planning, September 17, 2008
  • WealthCounsel, Prescott, Arizona
    Asset Protection for the Arizona Attorney, July 11, 2008
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio
    Onshore & Offshore Asset Protection Planning, July 31, 2008
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio
    Onshore & Offshore Asset Protection Planning, July 30, 2008
  • WealthCounsel Advisor's Forum CPA Teleconference
    Asset Protection Planning, June 26, 2008
  • Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection for the Legal Professional, March 4, 2008
  • University of Illinois Law School Guest Lecturer, Champaign, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning from the Transactional Perspective, January 19, 2008
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio
    Onshore & Offshore Asset Protection Planning, October 10, 2007
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio
    Onshore & Offshore Asset Protection Planning, October 9, 2007
  • Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection Seminar, March 1, 2007
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio
    Onshore & Offshore Asset Protection Planning, October 20, 2006
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio
    Onshore & Offshore Asset Protection Planning, October 19, 2006
  • WealthCounsel, Orlando, Florida
    Offshore and Domestic Asset Protection Planning, March 8, 2006
  • WealthCounsel, Orlando, Florida
    Offshore and Domestic Asset Protection Planning, March 9, 2006
  • Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts, March 1, 2006
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio
    Onshore and Offshore Asset Protection Planning, August 4, 2005
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio
    Onshore and Offshore Asset Protection Planning, August 5, 2005
  • Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection for the 21st Century, March 1, 2005
  • DuPage County Estate Planning Council, Oakbrook, Illinois
    Domestic and International Asset Protection Planning, November 2, 2004
  • Fox Valley Estate Planning Council, Geneva, Illinois, September 23, 2004
    Asset Protection Planning Overview
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Asset Protection
    Columbus, Ohio, July 15, 2004
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Asset Protection
    Cleveland, Ohio, July 16, 2004
  • WealthCounsel, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Asset Protection Planning, April 29 – 30, 2004
  • Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning, February 25, 2004
  • WealthCounsel, St. Louis, Missouri
    Asset Protection Planning, June 13, 2003
  • WealthCounsel, Marina del Ray, California
    International Tax and Asset Protection, March 13 –14, 2003
  • WealthCounsel, St. Louis, Missouri, November 7, 2002
    How to Increase Your Profitability with Asset Protection Planning
  • DuPage County Bar Association, Wheaton, Illinois
    The ABC's of Asset Protection Planning, May 12, 1999
  • Fox Valley Estate Planning Council, Elburn, Illinois
    Estate Planning with Foreign Situs Trusts
  • Lake County Estate Planning Council, Waukegan, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts, September 14, 1995
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Banks and Financial Institutions
  • Global Capital Management, LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona
    International Financial Planning Conference,
    Asset Protection Planning & Captive Insurance, April 28 and 29, 2010
  • Northern Trust Bank, Phoenix, Arizona
    Onshore and Offshore Asset Protection Solutions, February 28, 2008
  • Harris Bank, Aurora, Illinois
    Estate Planning Techniques, January 27, 2005
  • Citibank, Lisle, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning for Physicians, June 9, 2004
  • Northern Trust Bank, Phoenix, Arizona
    Asset Protection for Medical Specialists, March 9, 2004
  • Northern Trust Bank, Scottsdale, Arizona
    Advanced Planning and Asset Protection, February 21, 2002
  • Harris Bank, Chicago, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning Techniques, October 16, 2001
  • Merrill Lynch, Naperville/Lisle, Illinois
    Estate and Asset Protection Planning Tools, April, 2000
  • Merrill Lynch, Naperville/Lisle, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Lawsuit Protection, April, 1999
  • A.G. Edwards, Naperville, Illinois
    Advanced Estate Planning and Asset Protection Trusts
  • Merrill Lynch, Naperville/Lisle, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning Techniques, November 15, 1998
  • Merrill Lynch, Rosemont, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts, April 28, 1998
  • Merrill Lynch, Naperville/Lisle, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning Techniques, November, 1997
  • NBD Bank (Bank One),Champaign, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, July 21, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Bloomington, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, July 20, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Springfield, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, July 19, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Rockford, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, July 14, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Moline, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, July 12, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Oak Lawn, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, June 28, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Elgin, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, June 23, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Northbrook, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, June 22, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Wheaton, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, June 21, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Joliet, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, June 15, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Arlington Heights, Illinois
    Asset Protection, June 14, 1994
  • NBD Bank (Bank One), Evanston, Illinois
    Asset Protection Trusts and Planning, June 16, 1994
  • Old Second National Bank and Trust Co., Aurora, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning Techniques, November 3, 1993
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Corporations, Business & Governmental Entities
  • Global Capital Management, LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona
    Asset Protection and Asset Protection Trusts, April 28, 2010
  • National Business Institute, Phoenix, Arizona
    Cutting-Edge Asset Protection Skills and Techniques, October 27, 2008
  • Chicago Bridge and Iron, Plainfield, Illinois
    Estate Planning Solutions, February 18, 1998
  • Mid Con Gas Company, Oakbrook, Illinois
    Estate Planning and Asset Protection, July 1996
  • State Farm Insurance, Aurora, Illinois
    Tax and Estate Planning, October 28, 1997
  • Tioxide International, Downers Grove, Illinois
    International Planning Pitfalls and Strategies, Qualified Domestic Trusts, September 28, 1996
  • Postal Workers Seminar, Rockford, Illinois
    Estate Planning, September 6, 1997
  • US Department of Treasury/IRS, Chicago, Illinois Asset Protection Trusts
  • Retirement Planners International, Oakbrook & Lisle, Illinois
    Asset Protection Planning, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000
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Civic Groups
  • Scottsdale Rotary Club
    Asset Protection Planning in a Litigious Society, October 16, 2001
  • Naperville Rotary Club
    Asset Protection Solutions for the Business Owner
  • National-Louis University
    Invited lecturer for Estate Planning and Retirement Planning,
    multiple campuses and dates
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