Samuel Donaldson is a professor of law at Georgia State

University. Prior to joining the Georgia State faculty in 2012,

he was on the faculty at the University of Washington School of

Law in Seattle for 13 years. During his tenure at the University

of Washington, he was a five-time recipient of the Philip A.

Trautman Professor of the Year award from the School of Law’s

Student Bar Association. Sam received his JD from the University

of Arizona and LL.M (Taxation) from the University of Florida.

Pamela Jones Davidson, JD, is president of Davidson Gift

Design in Bloomington, Indiana, a consulting firm specializing

in all aspects of gift planning and training, and excelling in

motivational presentations. She is also emeritus for Thompson

& Associates, offering estate planning services to nonprofits.

She was with Indiana University Foundation for 11½ years,

leaving as its executive director of planned giving and associate

counsel, quadrupling expectancies in only 2½ years.

Phil Purcell, JD/MPA Indiana University, BA Wabash College, has

enjoyed a 30-year career in planned giving and counsel to nonprofits.

He currently serves as the director of planned giving for the Central

Territory of The Salvation Army. Phil is a member of the Indiana

and American Bar Associations and serves as vice chair of the

legislation committee of the American Bar Association charitable

organizations and planning group. He also serves on the Internal

Revenue Service tax exempt organizations council.

Charles Slamar, Jr., JD, LLM, is an attorney based in

Chicago, Illinois, whose private practice includes advising

individuals on tax, estate and charitable planning; charitable

organizations on governance, gift planning and litigation; and

corporate fiduciaries on tax exemption. He also is a Senior

Vice President of Thompson & Associates.