Brian K. Janowsky

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Presentations

• “Charitable Gift Planning: 2025 and Beyond,” (presenter) Hawaii Community Foundation and Hawaii Gift Planning Council (Jan. 9, 2024) 
• “Administering a GST Exempt Trust,” Hawaii Tax Institute, Conference (Nov. 6, 2024) 
• “Family Matters: Plan to Avoid and Limit Family Business Disputes,” Hawaii Tax Institute, Conference (Nov. 8, 2023)
• “Tie It Up Neat with a Bow: Estate and Succession Planning for the Family Business,” Family Business Center of Hawaii, Conference (Feb. 1, 2023)
• “The Silent Treatment: Trustee Duties to Disclose and Inform under Modern Trust Law,” Hawaii Estate Planning Council, Webinar (Aug. 4, 2022)
• “Fixing a GST SNAFU,” ABA RPTE National CLE Conference, Dallas, Texas (Apr. 29, 2022)
• “Planning for Influencers: Can My Heirs Cash in On My Likes?” (presenter) Hawaii Estate Planning Council (Apr. 22, 2021)
• “What Does Charitable Planning & Giving Look Like in 2020?” (presenter) Hawaii Community Foundation (Sep. 3, 2020)
• “Planning In A Low Interest Rate Environment,” (co-presenter) Hawaii Estate Planning Council (Jul. 23, 2020)
• “The Use of S Corporations in Estate Planning,” 56th Annual Hawaii Tax Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii (Nov. 6, 2019)
• “Credit Shelter Trusts,” Anatomy of Trust, New York State Bar Association Trust & Estate Law Section, New York, N.Y. (May 31, 2019)
• “Estate Planning for Digital Assets,” Hawaii Estate Planning Council (Apr. 25, 2019)
• “Unwinding FLPs and LLCs,” 55th Annual Hawaii Tax Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii (Nov. 7, 2018)
• “Estate Planning for Digital Assets,” 49th Annual Fall Tax Day, Committee of Banking Institutions on Taxation, New York, N.Y. (Oct. 25, 2018)
• “Basics of Estate Planning and Advanced Directives,” Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, N.Y. (Oct. 18, 2018)
• “Creating the Ultimate Digital Asset Estate Planning Checklist,” American Bar Association 2018 Fall Tax Meeting; Section of Taxation; Trust and Estate Law Division of the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Atlanta, Ga. (Oct. 5, 2018)
• “Basics of Trust Administration,” Lorman Education Services Webinar (Jan. 30, 2018)
• “Qualifying Gifts to Charities Outside of the U. S. for the Income Tax Charitable Deduction,” 54th Annual Hawaii Tax Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii (Nov. 7, 2017)
• “Planning for Financial Services Executives,” RSM’s 9th Annual New York Investment Industry Summit, New York, N.Y. (Sep. 19, 2017)
• “Common Drafting Issues in Estate Planning,” American Bar Association Joint Meeting of the Taxation and Real Property, Trusts and Estates Section, Austin, Texas (Sep. 15, 2017)
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Recognitions

• Chambers High Net Worth – Private Wealth Law, New York (2022-2024)
• The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers (2021-2025)
• New York Metro Rising Star, New York Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (2018-2020)

Boards, Memberships & Certifications

• The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Member
• American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section, Member
• New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Law Section, Member
• American Cancer Society, Planned Giving Advisory Committee, Member