Background
Martin, Edward Fontaine was born on March 24, 1942 in New Orleans. Son of Fontaine and Lillian (Galt) Martin.
Martin, Edward Fontaine was born on March 24, 1942 in New Orleans. Son of Fontaine and Lillian (Galt) Martin.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts| 1964). Tulane University (Bachelor of Laws, 1967). Columbia University (Master of Laws, 1968).
Order of the Coif.
Student Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1967.
Worked at Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Limited liability partnership (New Orleans, Los Angeles) specializing in Estate Planning Law, Estates Law, Employee Benefits Law. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Louisiana. Order of the Coif. Student Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1965-1967.
Author: "Fitting Qualified Plans and IRAs Into The Estate Plan," 36 Louisiana.B.J. 340 (1989).
"Tangling With Napoleonic Law: Louisiana Laws Affecting Estate Planning Foreign Non-Residents," Commerce Clearing House Financial And Estate Planning, paragraph 22, 051 (1992). "Louisiana"s Law of Trusts 25 Years After Adoption of the Trust Code," 50 Louisiana.L.Rev.
501 (1990). Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations.
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Louisiana State Chairman, 1989-1994. Council of Louisiana State Law Institute (1990).
Louisiana State Law Institute (Member, Trust Code Revision Committee, 1986, Reporter, 1986-1991, Chairman, 1991). New Orleans Estate Planning Council (Member, Executive Committee, 1993).
(Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization).
Member: New Orleans and Louisiana State Bar Associations. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Louisiana State Chairman, 1989-1994. Council of Louisiana State Law Institute (1990).
Louisiana State Law Institute (Member, Trust Code Revision Committee, 1986, Reporter, 1986-1991, Chairman, 1991).
New Orleans Estate Planning Council (Member, Executive Committee, 1993). (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Board Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization).
Married Jerrye Louise Baehr, April 11, 1970. Children: Marie Louise, Elizabeth Clarke, Alice Fontaine, Anna Baehr, Edward Jerome.