Background
McDonald, Joseph F. was born on February 6, 1956 in Rockville Center, New York, United States.
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Joseph F. McDonald
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Saint Anselm"s College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1978). Suffolk University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1983). Boston University School of Law (Master of Laws, cum laude, 1986).
Career
Worked at Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. (Concord, New Hampshire) specializing in General Civil Practice. Corporate, Banking, Real Estate, Environmental, Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate, Civil Litigation in State and Federal Courts, Administrative Practice before Local, State and Federal Boards and Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1983, New Hampshire and United States.
District Court, District of New Hampshire.
1985, United States. Supreme Court. Pi Gamma Mu; Omicron Delta Epsilon.
Member: Tax and National Moot Court Teams. Author: "Why Can"t the Black Robe Trust the Invisible Hand? Rolf and the Politics of Probate Fee Regulation in New Hampshire," 34 New Hampshire Bar Jour, 65 (September, 1993).
"A Business Plan for Building a Niche Practice," 132 Trusts and Estates 34 (February, 1994).
"Transfer Tax Reform Hedging Strategies: A Client"s Guide," J. of America Society of Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant (July, 1994). Vice Chairman, Concord New Hampshire Hospital Giving Advisory Committee, 1991.
Incorporator, Concord Hospital, 1992.
Director, Concord New Hampshire Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1992. Member, New Hampshire Estate Planning Council and Lawyers" Committee for the Arts, 1993.
Member: New Hampshire (Member, Committee on Legislation) and American (Member: Committee on Fiduciary Investment. Sections on Taxation, Real Property, Trust and Probate Law).
Fellow: New Hampshire Bar Foundation.
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Cleveland, Waters and Bass, P.A. was established in 1959. Since that time the firm has developed a state-wide practice with a commitment to excellence by meeting clients" needs with the highest quality legal services, being accessible to clients, and responding to clients" cost concerns.
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Membership
Member: Tax and National Moot Court Teams. Fellow: New Hampshire Bar Foundation. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
