The Tribune

The Higgs & Johnson law firm was among the sponsors of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Caribbean Conference recently held in Nassau.

The May 12 to 15 event represented the conference’s 20th anniversary. It was hosted by STEP Bahamas under the theme Mind the Gap: Future Proofing IFCs, and featured sessions on the latest trends in family inheritance and succession planning.

Dr Earl Cash, Higgs & Johnson’s private client and wealth management chair, and trust attorney, Heather Thompson were speakers at the conference. Dr Cash took delegates through critical drafting issues, and the potential pitfalls that arise, when preparing documents such as deeds of appointment and deeds of amendments.

Ms Thompson, a founding member of STEP Bahamas, spoke to attendees on the legacy of leadership. She shared how a successful career is built by the right attitude, mentorship and networking, and discussing strategies to securing a meaningful legacy.

Other Higgs & Johnson attorneys in attendance at the conference were litigation trusts partner, N. Leroy Smith; senior associate and STEP Bahamas director, Sharmon Ingraham; and Cayman senior associate, Wendy Stenning. Millennial associates, Kamala Richardson and Nia Rolle, joined the list of delegates at the conference.

Dr Cash said: “I’d like to commend STEP Bahamas on doing an excellent job of hosting such a stellar event. They certainly succeeded in ensuring an outstanding conference here in The Bahamas by providing delegates with informative and timely sessions, as well as a plethora of networking opportunities during the course of the conference.

“Higgs & Johnson has consistently supported the STEP Caribbean conference over the last 20 years and will definitely continue to do so in the future.”