45 Failed Foreign Asset Protection Trusts? — August 20 Webinar

A list circulating online claims that 45 court cases prove foreign asset protection trusts do not work. This free educational session, The Truth About Offshore Case Law, goes through that list with Attorney Blake Harris, live on Thursday, August 20th, 2026 at 1:00 PM Eastern. No pitch, no pressure — just the opinions, on screen, and what they actually held.

The goal is to replace a talking point with the record. By the end you should be able to read any "offshore trusts fail" claim and know which questions to ask of it — and how offshore asset protection actually works when a structure is built properly.

What you will learn

The session works through the six things the "45 failures" argument leaves out:

• Where the list of 45 came from, who circulates it, and how it gets used in a sales conversation
• Why several entries involve no offshore trust at all — offshore bank accounts, annuities, credit cards, and corporate funds counted as "trust failures" (the case-by-case review →)
• What a contempt order actually is, and why sanctioning a debtor is not the same as a court reaching trust assets (contempt cases explained →)
• The two patterns behind every genuine loss: transfers made too late, and control the settlor never gave up
• How duplicate entries and cases that cannot be located inflate the count, and what an honest tally looks like
• Live Q&A with Attorney Blake Harris

Why this list deserves a closer look

The "45 FAPT Cases Gone Wrong" list is cited constantly and read almost never. Its rhetorical force comes from the number itself: forty-five sounds like an overwhelming body of authority, and few people go check.

Our case-by-case review found that the number does not survive scrutiny. Two entries duplicate other cases already on the list. Two could not be located despite extensive research. Several involve no Cook Islands Trust — or any offshore trust — anywhere in the facts. And in a number of the most-cited matters, the settlor was sanctioned personally while the trust assets stayed offshore and undisturbed, which is evidence the structure held rather than evidence it failed.

None of that makes offshore planning risk-free. It does mean the cases reward a careful reading, because what they consistently punish is bad timing and retained control — not the structure itself.

If you want the underlying analysis before the session, you can download the full case-by-case review (PDF), which covers all 45 entries.

Who should attend

This webinar is designed for high-net-worth individuals, business owners, real estate investors, medical and legal professionals, and anyone who has been shown this list — or a version of it — while evaluating asset protection options.

It is equally useful if you are on the other side of the conversation. Attorneys, CPAs, and advisors who field the "but offshore trusts lose in court" objection will get a case-level answer to it.

The session requires no prior knowledge of offshore planning or case law. The goal is plain-language clarity, not legal jargon.

Webinar details

• Date: Thursday, August 20th, 2026
• Time: 1:00 PM Eastern · 10:00 AM Pacific
• Format: Live video — access link sent via email upon registration
• Cost: Free

About the presenter

Attorney Blake Harris is the Managing Attorney of Blake Harris Law, a firm focused exclusively on offshore asset protection planning. He is a U.S.-licensed attorney who has been approved in the Cook Islands to hold a trust company license. Attorney Harris has authored multiple books on asset protection, teaches continuing legal education courses for attorneys nationwide, and speaks at national and international conferences on offshore planning strategies.