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Simply put, CharitablePlanning.com is a group of experts who want to maximize the ability of donors to give. They have developed a set of online tools for allied professionals, and they publish an ongoing feed of original commentary to achieve their goal.

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Education is key. Help professionals make well-informed decisions for their donors. Do so by adding value to content. Do not simply regurgitate existing information - provide focus, insight, and guidance. Help people do something useful with their knowledge. Provide calculations. Give users a place to file and organize their research.

The Editoral Staff

Emanuel J. Kallina, II, J.D., LL.M.
Founder & President
Kallina & Associates, LLC
1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 507
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 377-2170
(443) 797-1147 - Fax
emil@charitableplanning.com

Mr. Kallina was educated at Bowdoin College (BA), the University of Maryland School of Law (J.D.), and New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation). He is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. District Court for the Districts of Maryland and D.C., and the U.S. Tax Court.

While Mr. Kallina currently focuses his practice on estate and charitable planning for high net worth individuals and representing a number of charities on an ongoing basis, he has practiced extensively over the years in the related fields of business law, corporate tax law, partnerships, and real estate.

Mr. Kallina is the founder of CharitablePlanning.com, a co-founder of the Planned Giving Design Center (www.pgdc.com), a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Committee on Planned Giving ("NCPG"), former Chairman (5 years) of the Government Relations Committee of the NCPG, a co-founder of the Chesapeake Planned Giving Council, Chairman of the Board and President of The James Foundation, a member of the Board of Directors of Search Ministries, Inc., EMF (K-Love and Air One Radio), and a number of other boards. On behalf of NCPG as Government Relations Chairman, CharitablePlanning.com, and also on behalf of clients, Mr. Kallina has testified frequently before the IRS and currently works with the staff of various Congressional committees regarding charitable legislation.

Mr. Kallina is a nationally recognized speaker on estate planning and charitable giving and a frequent author on these topics.

Russell A. Willis III, J.D., LL.M.
Current Events Editor
russ@charitableplanning.com

Before moving to Portland, Oregon to live car-free, Russell A. Willis III, J.D., LL.M., maintained a private consulting practice in St. Louis, Missouri, with an emphasis in charitable planned gift design. He is a former chair of the Steering Committee of the Probate and Trust Law Section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis.

For a number of years, he served on the Trust Law Revision Subcommittee of the Probate and Trust Law Committee of the Missouri Bar. In addition, Mr. Willis has taught courses in future interests and tax-driven estate planning as an adjunct member of the faculty of the St. Louis University School of Law.

Mr. Willis earned an A.B. with honors in English at Indiana University at Bloomington in 1975 and received an M.A. in English from the University of Chicago in 1976. His J.D. is from the St. Louis University School of Law, 1979, and he has an LL.M. in Taxation Law from Washington University School of Law, which he received in 1987.

A transportational bicyclist and sometime bike mechanic, Mr. Willis is a founding board member of the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation and chairs its policy and advocacy committee. He is certified by the League of American Bicyclists as an "effective cycling" instructor.

 
Lindsay R. D. D'Andrea
Reviewing & Contributing Editor
Kallina & Associates, LLC
1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 507
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 377-2170 ext. 241
lindsay@charitableplanning.com

Lindsay R. D. D'Andrea received her undergraduate degree from Arizona State University (Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies, cum laude), and her law degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude).

Before law school, Lindsay worked for two years as a legal assistant for McArthur Franklin PLLC (formerly the Law Office of Virginia A. McArthur), whose focus is estate planning, charitable gift planning, and estate administration. During law school, Lindsay also worked as a law clerk for The Drazin Law Center, a firm focused on family law and bankruptcy.

Lindsay passed the July 2011 Maryland bar examination and was sworn in to the Bar of the State of Maryland in December 2011.

 
Patricia A. McNeal
Reviewing & Contributing Editor
Kallina & Associates, LLC
1122 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 507
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 377-2170 ext. 234
patricia@charitableplanning.com

Patricia A. McNeal received her undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland at College Park (B.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice), her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., with certificates in Estate Planning and Family Law), and her master of laws degree from the University of Miami School of Law (LL.M. in Estate Planning).

During law school, Patricia worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Barry G. Williams in the Circuit Court of Baltimore City, and as a legal intern for the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service. Patricia also served as research assistant to distinguished Professor LaVonda Reed-Huff, and served as a student attorney for the Syracuse University College of Law Elder Law Clinic.

Patricia passed the July 2011 Maryland bar examination and was sworn in to the Bar of the State of Maryland in December 2011.

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