The Legal Guide to NFA Firearms and Gun Trusts: Keeping Safe at the Range and in the Courtroom: The Definitive Guide to Forming and Operating a Gun Trust for Gun Owners and Their Advisors

Sean Healy, Esquire is an attorney in private practice. He is the General Counsel for the Texas State Rifle Association, a member of the American Arbitration Association's Panel of Mediators, and an arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau and AAA. His law practice focuses on business law, civil litigation, family law, representation of property owners' associations, and firearms and aviation matters. Sean is a concealed handgun instructor and an NRA-Certified Instructor and Training Counselor, with certifications in Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun; Muzzleloading Pistol, Rifle, and Shotgun; Metallic Cartridge Reloading and Shotshell Reloading; Home Firearms Safety; and Personal Protection in the Home. He is a Chief Range Safety Officer and a nationally-trained instructor trainer for Texas 4-H Shooting Sports. He is also qualified as a force-on-force instructor. He testified before a Senate committee as the expert witness for NRA and TSRA regarding House Bill 823, the predecessor to the Motorist Protection Act. He now serves as Election Volunteer Coordinator for the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, covering Texas Congressional District 1. He has given numerous speeches, continuing legal education presentations to judges and lawyers, and televised interviews on firearms matters and other subjects, including an extensive interview that aired on CNN. Sean is a life member of the National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation. He served for eighteen years on the East Texas Friends of NRA Committee. He also served on the Friends of NRA State Fund Committee for North Texas for thirteen years. Sean has participated in over 150 firearms competitions, including matches organized by the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA), International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA), and Steel Challenge Association. He is also a private pilot and a Panel Attorney for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Sean received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Communications Studies from the University of Kansas, where he was a Summerfield/Watkins Berger Scholar and a National Merit Finalist. He then received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kansas School of Law.

Alan S. Gassman, J.D., LL.M., is a Florida Board Certified Wills, Trusts, and Estates lawyer who practices in Clearwater, FL with the law firm of Gassman, Crotty & Denicolo, P.A. Each year, he publishes numerous articles in publications such as BNA Tax & Accounting, Estate Planning magazine, Trusts and Estates and The Thursday Report. In 2016, he is launching The Alan Gassman Channel of InterActive Legal, which provides digital access to a number of his books, planning forms, client explanatory documentation, and charts. In 2016, he will also be moderating a new webinar series for Bloomberg BNA on Creative and Practical Planning that will feature many of the leading thinkers in the legal professional community. Alan has authored a number of books, including The Florida Advisor's Guide to Counseling Same Sex Couples and The Florida Legal Guide for Same Sex Couples, which are available on Amazon.com. He received his J.D. degree and an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida. Alan is married to Marcia Gassman.

Jonathan Blattmachr, J.D. is known by many as "the number one estate planner in the United States" and is a Principal of both InterActive Legal and Pioneer Wealth Partners, a boutique advisory firm dedicated to developing and implementing innovative wealth and income and gift and estate tax planning strategies on behalf of high net worth individuals and families. He is Director of Estate Planning for the Alaska Trust Company and co-developer of Wealth Transfer Planning, a computerized system for lawyers offering document assembly for Wills and other document and specific client advice using artificial intelligence. He has over 35 years of experience in trusts and estates law, and is a member of the Alaska, California and New York Bars. Jonathan has been recognized as one of the country's most creative trusts and estates lawyers. He writes and lectures extensively on estate and trust taxation and charitable giving and has authored or co- authored seven books and over 500 articles on estate planning topics. Jonathan graduated from Columbia University School of Law cum laude, where he was recognized as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and received his Bachelors degree from Bucknell University, majoring in mathematics. He served in the US Army for about two years during 1970-72, reaching the rank of captain, and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.