Background
Van Hoften, Ellen L. was born on July 25, 1942 in New York, New York, United States.
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Ellen L. Van Hoften
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with great distinction, 1964. Master of Arts, 1965). University of San Diego (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1982).
Career
Worked at Cowley & Chidester (Rancho Santa Fe, California) specializing in Domestic and International Estate Planning. Trust, Will and Probate Law. Charitable Giving and Nonprofit Organizations.
Admitted to the bar, 1983, California.
1985, Hawaii; 1986 District of Columbia. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, San Diego Law Review, 1980-1982.
Author: "Drafting Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts: the "Whys" and "What Ifs"," American Bar Association Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 7th Annual Continuing legal education Meeting, 1996. "Planning for Flexibility with Intentionally Defective Grantor Trusts," 9 The Practical Tax Lawyer 31, 1995.
"Challenges Arising in Postmortem Administration of Wills and Trusts That Fund Charitable Remainder Trusts," Estate Planning, 1995 at 107 (University of California, Los Angeles-Continuing Education of the Bar).
"Materials Related to Estate Tax ReturnsPrivileged Communications?" California Estate Planning Trust and Probate News, 1984. "Surrogate Motherhood in California: Legislative Proposals," 18 San Diego Law Review 341, 1981. Adjunct Professor, Wills and Trusts, University of Hawaii, 1986.
Foreign Legal Consultant, Braun, Moriya, Hoashi & Kubota, Tokyo, Japan, 1988-1992.
Member: San Diego County (Member, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section), Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Chair, Committee on Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates, 1995-1996.
Taxation) Bar Associations. State Bar of California.
Cowley & Chidester was formed in 1991 by James M. Cowley and Steven J. Chidester, both formerly of Latham & Watkins.
The firm has extensive experience in all aspects of sophisticated domestic and international estate planning, including charitable giving and estate and trust administration. The firm"s practice also emphasizes the representation of tax-exempt organizations, including private foundations, museums, universities, churches, trade associations, social clubs, and sporting event organizers, with regard to tax, corporate, and other legal matters.
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Member, San Diego Law Review, 1980-1982.
