Background
Perkins, John Allen was born on September 13, 1919 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ralph Chamberlain and Louise Allen (Perkins) Perkins.
(This book is written to help individuals address the huma...)
This book is written to help individuals address the human issues involved in the transmission of their estates. These are issues and values that, as each individual sees them for himself or herself, are central to the process of estate planning. The book undertakes the challenge of addressing these concerns, purposes, beliefs and values in a way to help individuals find wise and just solutions. From a legal career seeking answers the author brings to the challenge experience, insight, common sense and human understanding.
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Perkins, John Allen was born on September 13, 1919 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ralph Chamberlain and Louise Allen (Perkins) Perkins.
AB, Harvard University, 1940. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1943.
Of counsel Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Boston. Clerk Social Law Library, 1961-1983. Graduate researcher University College, Oxford University, 1978.
Board directors Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc., 1972-1991.
Bar: Massachusetts.
(This book is written to help individuals address the huma...)
Author: The Prudent Peace– Law as Foreign Policy, 1981, The Heart of the Art: Reflections on the Human Side of Estate Planning, 2006. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member Dedham (Massachusetts) School Committee, 1959-1965, chairman, 1963-1965, town counsel, Dedham, 1971-1972. Member American Law Institute, American College Trust and Estate Counsel, Massachusetts Bar Association (director 1973-1975), International Academy Estate and Trust Law (executive council 1990-1994), Boston Bar Association (council 1972-1975, vice president 1981-1982, president 1982-1984).
Married Lydia Bullard Cobb, September 9, 1944. Children: John A., Susan W., Robert C., William B.
