Edmond R. Davis
(September 24, 1928 - August 19, 2011)
EDMOND R. DAVIS specializes in estate planning, trusts and
estates law. He also advises individual and corporate fiduciaries
concerning trust and estate administration matters, charity law
matters, estate tax and gift tax matters, and a wide variety of other
fiduciary law matters. Ed represents individuals, trust companies,
and bank trust departments.
Education
- J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1952
- Pepperdine University, 1949
Honors
- Order of the Coif
- Thurston Society – Hastings College of the Law
- Pepperdine University “Alumnus of the Year”
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law
- 1991 recipient of the Arthur K. Marshall award as outstanding trust and estate Lawyer
- Listed in Super Lawyers for Los Angeles County (2004 to present)
Bar and Professional Associations - American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Former California Chair
- American Bar Association
- California State Bar, First Chair, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section;
- Certified Taxation Law Specialist
- California State Bar, Ad Hoc Committee on Uniform Probate Code
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Former Chair, Probate and Trust Law Section
- International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
- Chancery Club
Professional Background
- Partner, Davis & Whalen LLP, May, 1999
- Partner, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, 1987 to May, 1999
- Partner, Overton, Lyman & Prince, 1967 to 1987
- Trust Counsel, Security Pacific National Bank, 1960 to 1967
Publications
Co-Author, along with Michael Whalen, California Wills & Trust, Lawgic Publishing Company, November, 1998
Community Affiliations
- Board Member of Braille Institute of America, Inc.
- Board Member of Children's Bureau of Southern California
- Board Member of Children's Bureau Foundation
- Board Member of Fifield Manors
- Board Member of University Board, Pepperdine University
- Former Trustee of WM Group of Funds mutual fund (1989-2007)
Family
Lives in San Marino, with his wife Ruby. They have two children; Phillip, who has three daughters; and Sandra, who has a daughter and son.
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