Background
Friedman, K. Bruce was born on January 1, 1929 in Buffalo. Son of Bennett and Florence Ruth (Israel) Friedman.
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K. Bruce Friedman
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AB, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1950. Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1953.
Career
Worked at Friedman, Olive, McCubbin, Spalding, Bilter & Roosevelt, A, Professional Corporation (San Francisco, California) specializing in Estate Planning, Trust and Estate Administration. Admitted to the bar, 1955, New New York 1956, District of Columbia.
1958, California.
1963, United States. Supreme Court.
Company-editor, International Estate Planning, Matthew Bender, 1992, with updates. Lecturer in Law, University of California Law School, Berkeley, 1966-1976.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Chairman, Probate Committee, 1967. 1970); The State Bar of California (Member, Executive Committee, 1980-1983 and Advisor, 1983-1986, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section).
American Bar Association (Chairman, Estate and Tax Planning Committee, 1969-1973.
Council Member, 1974-1977. Company-Chairman, Committee on Estate and Gift Tax Changes, 1977-1979. Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law).
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Executive Council Member, 1990-1994).
American Law Institute. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
American Bar Foundation. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, and Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
Trustee World Affairs Council Northern California, San Francisco, 1970—1976. President San Francisco Estate Planning Council, 1973—1974. Board directors American College Trust and Estate Counsel Foundation, 2000—2006.
Board directors San Francisco chapter American Jewish Committee, 1960—1976. Regional director Northern California Harvard Alumni Association, 1981—1984. Fellow: American Bar Foundation, American College Trust and Estate Counsel.
Member: American Bar Association, University California San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco Committee Foreign Relations, American Law Institute, International Academy Estate and Trust Law (treasurer 1996—2006), San Francisco Bar Association, State Bar California, Harvard Club San Francisco (president 1976-1978), Commonwealth Club California, California Tennis Club, University Club.
Connections
Married Lois G. Rosoff, June 15, 1986.
