Smilie G. Rogers Esq. - York, ME

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon, 2000
    Honors: Order of the Coif
  • University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 2001
    LL.M.
    Major: Taxation

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1996
    B.A.
    Major: Anthropology

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Attorney Adviser to Judge Carolyn P. Chiechi at the US Tax Court
• Law Office of Smilie G. Rogers, PLLC, Attorney/Partner, 2010 - 2016
• Clark & Howell, LLC (formerly York Law, LLC), Associate, 2009 - 2010

Classes and Seminars

• The Complete Trust Course, HalfMoon Education Inc., 2019 - Present
  
• Probate Boot Camp - Educating the Personal Representative, NBI Inc., 2014 - Present
  
• Tax Planning for Trusts and Estates, NBI Inc., 2013 - Present
  
• Essentials for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Going Solo, NBI Inc., 2012 - Present
  
• Top Ten Estate Planning Techniques: Advance Health Care Directives, Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTS) and Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATS), NBI Inc., 2010 - Present
  
• Sophisticated Probate Techniques Funding formulas for trusts; tax return compliance issues; fiduciary compliance topics, NBI Inc., 2010 - Present
  
• Basic Estate Planning Issues for Grandparents, NBI Inc., 2010 - Present
  
• Top Ten Estate Planning Techniques: Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts ("GRATS"); Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTS); and Health Care Directives, NBI Inc., 2010 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Kennebunk Rotary club
• South Berwick ZBA
• Inter Active Legal

Published Works

Articles

• A Practical Guide to Probate in Maine - Chapter 7: Trusts and Trustees, MCLE Inc. New England, 2024
  
• A Practical Guide to Probate in Maine - Chapter 8: Preprobate Considerations, MCLE Inc. New England, 2024
  
• A Practical Guide to Probate in Maine Trusts and Trustees, MCLE, Inc. New England 2020
  
• A Practical Guide to Probate in Maine Pre-probate Considerations, MCLE Inc. New England 2020
  
• New York State Bar Association Elder Law Journal Life Settlements: Legal Rights and Opportunities for Insurance Policy Owners, 2009
  (by Chris Orestis with Special thanks to Smilie Gregg Rogers, Esq. for contributing to this article)
• A Practical Guide to Probate in Maine – Chapter 7: Trusts and Trustees 2023, MCLE Inc. New England
• A Practical Guide to Probate in Maine – Chapter 8: Preprobate Considerations 2023, MCLE Inc. New England
• Legal Rights and Opportunities for Insurance Policy Owners (By Chris Orestis with Special Thanks to Smilie Gregg Rogers, Esq. for contributing to this article), New York State Bar Association Elder Law Journal Life, 2009

Bar Admissions

• Maine
• U.S. Tax Court
• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association (Active Member)
• Maine Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Active Member)
• New Hampshire Bar Association, 2016 - Present (Active Member)