William A. Drennan's Service
Professional Service
Books Editor, Books and Media Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association, 1999–present
Member, American Law Institute
Fellow, American Counsel of Tax and Estate Counsel
Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
St. Louis University Law Journal: Member of the Editorial Staff, 1983-85, Tax Law Editor 1984-85
University Service
2005-06
Member, Clinical and Externship Advisory Committee
Member, Library Committee
Judge, National Health Law Moot Court Competition, Nov. 2005
Faculty Participant, Professional Responsibility Day, Sept. 10, 2005
2006-07
Member, Clinical and Externship Advisory Committee
Member, Curriculum Committee
Law Journal Advisor
Judge, National Health Law Moot Court Competition, Nov. 2006
2007-08
Member, Clinical and Externship Advisory Committee
Member, Promotion and Tenure Rules Task Force
Law Journal Advisor
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
American Law Institute – American Bar Association ("ALI-ABA") Conference on Uses of Insurance in Estate and Tax Planning, presentation on "Uses of Life Insurance with Pass-Through Entities," June 7, 2007, Chicago, Illinois
Central States Law Schools Association Conference, presentation on “The Patented Loophole: How Should Congress Respond to This Judicial Invention?” at Brandeis University in Louisville, KY, October 27, 2006
Family Mediation Training, Carbondale, IL, presentation on Tax Consequences of Divorce, Sept. 2006
Presentation on Charitable Giving to Jackson County (IL) Bar Association, December 15, 2005
Tax-Exempt Organizations in Missouri, Lorman Educational Seminar (St. Louis, April, 2003)
Religious Organizations, Lorman Educational Seminar (St. Louis, August, 2001)
ALI-ABA Conference, Uses of Life Insurance in Estate and Tax Planning Seminar, Partnership and S Corporation Planning (Chicago, IL) (May 31-June 2, 2001)
Law of Nonprofit Organizations, Lorman Educational Seminar (St. Louis, Feb., 2001)
ALI-ABA, Uses of Life Insurance in Estate and Tax Planning Seminar, Partnership and S Corporation Planning (San Francisco, CA) (Oct. 1999)
ALI-ABA, Sophisticated Estate Planning Techniques Seminar, Charitable Giving (Boston, MA) (Sept. 1999)
American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Compensation Planning (Washington, D.C.) (Spring, 1999 meeting)
Trusts and Compensation Planning, International Business Conferences (New York, NY 1999)
Tax Planning with Life Insurance, Univ. of MO-Kansas City (Kansas City, 1999)
Estate Planning Internship Program, Univ. of MO-Kansas City (St. Louis, 1996)
Charitable Giving, Will and Trust Seminars at various religious institutions (15 as of June, 2007)
Community Service
Chair, Administrative Advisory Subcommittee of the Planned Giving and Endowment Committee, Archdiocese of St. Louis