AREAS OF EMPHASIS

• Estate Planning
• Charitable Bequests
• Disposition of Property Interests
• Corporate Law
• Tax Law
• Banking Law

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

• State of Washington
• District Court, Eastern District of Washington
• United States Supreme Court
• Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals
• United States Tax Court

EDUCATION

• Harvard University, 1951
• University of Washington Law School, 1954
• New York University School of Law, L.L.M. (tax law), 1955

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT

• Attorney-advisor to Judge Bruce M. Forrester, United States Tax Court
• Tax Law Research, Ford Motor Company
• Author of the Tax Law Review note - The Lease with Option to Purchase. Is Allocation the Issue?

PROFESSIONAL, AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES

• Former Chairman - Spokane Chamber of Commerce
• Former President - Spokane Symphony Orchestra
• Former Director - Foundation Northwest
• Former member - Board of Directors of Islanders Bank
• President and Member of Board of Directors, Spokane Estate Planning Council
• Former President - Sacred Heart Hospital
• Former Member - Board of Directors, Washington Trust Bank
• Former member - Board of Directors - Pacific Northwest Bell Telephone Company
• Member of Board of Directors of Bank of Pullman and Landers Bank
• Former Member - Board of Directors of R.A. Pearson Company, Idaho Forest Industries, and Jensen Distributing
• Member of the Tax Law and the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section of the ABA and State of Washington Bar Association
• Member, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Lawyers
• Member, Inland Empire Council - Boy Scouts of America
• Former member - Governor's Super Collider Committee
• Current member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, nominated by President Clinton in 1986
• Organized six different banks

HONORS

• Honorary degree in law, Gonzaga University, 2000
• Director Emeritus, Spokane Symphony Foundation
• Distinguished Eagle Scouts and Silver Beaver Award holder
• Served for 24 years - Congressional Chairman for the Reelection of Thomas S. Foley, U.S. House of Representatives
• Served for 12 years as a Member of Board of Regents, Washington State University
• Listed in "Best Lawyers in America"

OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Golf, Manito Golf Club and Northwest Senior Golf Association
• Skiing, Sun Valley, Idaho