Scott Lukins
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 Islanders 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