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The Indiana Tax Sale Seminar will be back again next month for its 24th year.
Brothers Scott Richards and William Richards Jr. will co-host the seminar, which will be held begin at 8 a.m. Aug. 4 at the Renaissance Hotel, 1192 N. Meridian St., Carmel, 46032. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., and the final session of the day will begin at 4:30 p.m.
The seminar will feature panel discussions on caselaw updates, Indiana legislative updates, a judicial panel, bankruptcy and real estate, among other topics. Panelists include Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Eakman of the Southern District of Indiana, Lake Circuit Judge Marissa McDermott, Kenneth Manning, federal judicial bankruptcy trustee for the Northern District of Indiana, and commercial real estate broker Abbie Stancato, among several others.
The Richards brother grew up in the tax world, with their father working at a title company while in law school.
“My brother and I kind of followed in his footsteps, and instead of working at the mall to meet girls in high school, he got us jobs at a title company and we both kind of did that for a number of summers and holidays,” William said.
Scott was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1997 and works at his father’s firm, William R. Richards P.C., which was founded in 1975.
William is a licensed real estate instructor and broker. He began working at the family firm in 1999, specializing in tax sales.
William explained that in the 90s, they decided to start a seminar because tax law can be complicated.
The first couple of years, the seminar offered only continuing legal education credit. Now, it offers CLE, real estate and insurance credits.
William said that the greatest number of participants they’ve had was 75, with an average of 50 participants. They have also expanded to a hybrid option.
“There’s a lot of people that on a Friday afternoon may be driving back to Valparaiso, Indiana, and instead you can watch it online,” he said. He added that the only difficulty with having some people online is being able to field their questions.
So far, about 35 people have registered for the 2023 seminar. The cost is $349, which has been the same price since the seminar started. There is also an option to receive materials either in the form of links via DropBox or a USB flash drive for $249.
“I’ve been in this a long time, obviously, since I was reared in it so to speak, since I was a rather unsophisticated teenager,” William said. “I’ve learned something new every single year nobody knows at all.”
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