Background
Hightower Gagliardi, Elaine was born on June 23, 1960 in Missoula, Montana, United States.
Hightower Gagliardi, Elaine was born on June 23, 1960 in Missoula, Montana, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). University of Montana (Juris Doctor, with high honors, 1985). New York University (Master of Laws, Taxation, 1990).
Worked at George Law Offices. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Montana. 1988, Washington; 1990, Connecticut.
Recipient, West Publishing Company Award, Highest Scholastic Average, University of Montana School of Law, 1985.
Harry J. Rudick Memorial Award, Distinction in Graduate Tax Program, 1990. Articles Editor, Montana Law Review, 1984-1985.
Law Clerk to Honorary William J. Jameson, United States. District Court, District of Montana, 1985-1986.
Law Clerk to Honorary James R. Browning, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1986-1987. Author: "Montana Uniform Probate Code: A Checklist for Probate," 46 Montana L. Review 179 (1985). Company-Authored: "Marital Deduction: Interaction with Unified Credit, GST Tax, and Fiduciary Responsibility," American Language Institute -American Bar Association Course of Study Marital Deduction Skills Workshop, Boston, Massachusetts (1991).
"Administration of Insolvent Estates in Connecticut," 29 Connecticut Bar Association Estates & Probate Newsletter 3 (October, 1993).
Visiting Professor, Estate Planning, University of Montana, Spring, 1995.