Background
Abel, Brent Maxwell was born on May 6, 1916 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles and Susan Alice (Maxwell) Abel.
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Brent Maxwell Abel
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Phillips Exeter Academy. Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1937). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1940).
Fellow, American College of Probate Counsel, since 1963.
Member, Board of Overseers, Harvard College, 1974-1980. Chairman, Overseers Committee to Visit Harvard Law School, 1979-1980.
Career
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1940, New New York 1946, California.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1963.
Member, Board of Overseers, Harvard College, 1974-1980.
Chairman, Overseers Committee to Visit Harvard Law School, 1979-1980. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (President, 1964).
The State Bar of California (President, 1974-1975). The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.
(Retired Partner)
Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation.
Environmental and natural resources. Healthcare; intellectual property. Biotechnology; antitrust and trade regulation.
Torts.
Product liability. Insurance. Maritime; agribusiness. White-collar crime; appellate.
Corporate.
Banking; finance. Insolvency. Real estate and land use. Construction; tax and employee benefits.
Labor and employment.
International trade law. Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors San Francisco chapter American Cancer Society, 1957-1963, president, 1959-1960. Trustee Anna Head School, Oakland, California, 1962-1971, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, 1959-1975, 80-84, board overseers Harvard University, 1975-1981. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946.
Captain Reserve; Member Phillips Exeter Academy General Alumni Association (president 1964-1966), Bar Association San Francisco (president 1964), American Bar Association, State Bar California (board governors 1972-1975, president 1974-1975), Harvard Law School Association Northern California (president 1961), San Francisco Legal Aid Society (president 1967-1968), Associate Harvard Alumni (president 1971-1972) Clubs: Bohemian (San Francisco), Bankers (San Francisco), Pacific Union (San Francisco). Harvard (New York City).
Connections
Married Georgiana Powell, May 17, 1941 (divorced 1972). Children: Brent Maxwell, Molly Abel Warner. Married Corinne W. VanHorne, November 2, 1973.
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Nationality
American