Lawrence S. Branton

Public Policy, Mediation
701 B Street, Suite 1255
San Diego, California 921018187


Public Policy

Admitted

1971, California

Law School

Hastings College of Law, University of California, J.D., 1970

Law School Graduation Year

1970

College

Indiana University, B.S., 1967

Memberships

Biographical

Associate Research Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1969-1970. Author: A Re-examination of Internal Revenue Code Section 2042 as Applied to California Community Property Laws, 20 Hastings Law Journal, pp. 1330-1354. Co-Author: Use of Voluntary Contributions Increases Qualified Plan Benefits, 50 Journal of Taxation, April, 1979, pp. 230-235; Should Employers Permit Voluntary IRA-type Contributions to Qualified Retirement Plans? 57 Journal of Taxation, December, 1982, pp. 378-384. Author: Using Private Reverse Split-Dollar to Avoid Gift Tax Liability-IRS Shows the Way, 88 Journal of Taxation, pp. 216-220, April, 1998. Author: 1992-1999 updates to Attorney's Guide to California Professional Corporations, 4th Edition, California Continuing Education of the Bar. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Diego School of Law, 1979-1984 (Tax Policy). Member, Taxation Law Advisory Commission, 1983-1986. Member, California Board of Legal Specialization, 1986-1987. Named as one of the Best Attorneys The Best Lawyers in America. Chairman, Taxation Law Advisory Commission, 1986-1987. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization)

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