NATIONAL LAW FOUNDATION - Key Persons

Hal Measley Jr., Esquire founded the National Law Foundation in 1976. A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School with a Masters in Tax and Estate Planning from New York University, Hal's vision was to hold regular conferences led by Estate Planning masters whereby Estate Planning attorneys would have the opportunity to learn from the best about high level estate planning techniques. In the early stages, National Law Foundation hosted Estate Planning Conferences led by EP legends of the time. Byrle Abbin, Bernie Barnett, Dick Covey and Edward Halbach were frequent speakers at National Law Foundation conferences held in New York. As the need for larger and more frequent conferences grew, Hal's wife Margo took on the role of Office Manager. Together they expanded to hold conferences in more locations. The annual Great Western Estate Planning Conference in Las Vegas, NV regularly drew hundreds attendees from all across the country. A winter conference was added in the Caribbean (St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. Lucia to name a few). Hal and Margo particularly enjoyed organizing the Caribbean conference as it drew a repeat group of attendees for 25 years. For those unable to attend in-person learning, National Law Foundation offered recordings of these programs.