Admitted
1975, Colorado, U.S. Tax Court; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. Claims Court; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
De Paul University, J.D., 1975; University of Miami, LL.M., in Estate Planning, 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
University of Denver, B.S.B.A., 1972
Memberships
Denver, Colorado (Member, Tax Section Council, 1982-1984; Chairman, Probate Rules and Forms Committee, 1984-1986) and American (Chairman, Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1993-1996) Bar Associations; Greater Denver Tax Counsels Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1981); Denver Estate Planning Council (President, 1991-1992); Denver Tax Association (President, 1985); Centennial Estate Planning Council (President, 1993-1994)
Biographical
Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1989—; Who's Who in American Law, 1996—; Who's Who in America, 1996—. Assistant Business Manager, DePaul Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: Optional Basis Adjustments Upon the Death of a Partner, The Colorado Lawyer, June, 1982; The Rule Against Perpetuities in Colorado, The Colorado Lawyer, October, 1983; Planning for the Generation-Skipping Tax Goes Far Beyond Traditional Estate Planning, The Journal of Taxation of Trusts and Estates, Fall, 1988; Chapter 31, Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax, Colorado Estate Planning Manual, Revised 1989. Adjunct Professor: Graduate Tax Program, University of Denver College of Law, (1976-1977, 1984). Instructor: School of Advanced Career Studies, The American College, 1977-1980; Continuing Professional Education Programs, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1978—. Lecturer, Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, University of Denver College of Law, 1980—. Editor, Tax Tips Column, The Colorado Lawyer, 1982-1984. Program Chairman, Advanced Estate Planning Symposium, University of Denver College of Law, 1986—. Member, Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Fiduciary Income Tax Committee, 1992—; Chair, 1997-2000; Colorado State Chairman, 1996-2001). Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel.