Admitted
1992, California; 1994, Nevada
Law School
University of Southern California, J.D., 1992
Law School Graduation Year
1992
College
George Washington University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1989
Memberships
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Presenter, Tax Section Washington Delegation, 1996 and 1997; Exempt Organizations Committee of Tax Section, Secretary, 1995-1996, Vice Chair, 1996-1997, Chair, 1997-1998; Tax Section Executive Committee, At-Large Member, 1998-1999); State Bar of California (Chair, Westside Young Tax Lawyers Committee, 1992-1994).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Constitutional Law II. Member, Southern California Law Review, 1991. Editor, Southern California Interdisciplinary Journal, 1992. Director, National Committee on Planned Giving, 1999-2002; Chair, National Conference, 2002. Member, University of Southern California Institute on Federal Taxation. Member, Orange County Planned Giving Roundtable, 2001—. Member, Southern California Planned Giving Roundtable, 1995-1999, Government Relations Chair, 1997—. Director, Nevada Planned Giving Roundtable, 1995-1999, Vice President, 1997-1998, President, 1998-1999. Chair, Church Charitable Foundation of Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, 2000—. Author: Putting More Flexibility Into Net Income Limitation on Charitable Remainder Unitrusts, Journal of Taxation of Exempt Organizations (July/Aug. 1995); Reconciling the Self-Dealing Rules with the Trustee-Beneficiary Relationship in Net Income Charitable Remainder Trusts, Exempt Organization Tax Review (December 1996); Understanding Family Partnerships, Journal of Gift Planning (3d Qtr. 1998). Co-Author: The IRS Tightens Rules on Family Limited Partnerships, Los Angeles Lawyer (Feb. 1998). Member, Editorial Board, Los Angeles Lawyer, 1994-1996.