Background
Schmidt, Junior, L. William was born on November 22, 1936 in Thomas, Oklahoma, United States.
Schmidt, Junior, L. William was born on November 22, 1936 in Thomas, Oklahoma, United States.
University of Colorado (Bachelor of Arts, 1959). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1962).
Worked at L. William Schmidt, Junior, P.C. (Denver, Colorado. Also Dallas, Texas) specializing in Estate Planning Law, Probate Law, Business Tax Planning Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Colorado and United States.
Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit. 1971, United States. Tax Court. 1989, Texas.
Phi Delta Phi.
Author: "Trust Distributions," University of Colorado Law Review, 1967. "Family Protection Under the UPC," Denver Law Journal, 1973. "Revocable Trusts Under the CPC," The Colorado Lawyer, 1975.
"Revocable Trusts Under the UPC," The Financial Planner, 1978. "Tax Traps in Estate Freezing Recapitalizations," Estate Planning Magazine, 1982. "How to Fund a Revocable Living Trust Correctly," Estate Planning Magazine, 1993.
"How to Live - and - Die - with Colorado Probate," Gulf Publishing, 1985. "A Practical Guide to the Revocable Living Trust," Kimberly Press, 1989. Co-Author: "Colorado Estate Planning Forms," Colorado Continuing Legal Education, 1975.
President, Rocky Mountain Estate Planning Council, 1970-1971. Member, Board of Directors, Lutheran Medical Center Foundation, 1984-1989. Member, Board of Directors, Lutheran Hospital, 1988-1992.
President, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Foundation, 1986. Member, Board of Directors, Bonfils Blood Center Foundation, 1995. Member, National Advisory Council for Planned Giving of National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, 1996.
Listed in: Who's Who in American Law, 1991. Who's Who in The World, 1992. Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1993.
Best Lawyers in America, 1989. Who's Who in America, 1996. Member: Denver, Colorado and American (Member, Will and Trust Drafting Committee, 1978.
Chairman, Committee on Special Problems of Farmers and Ranchers, 1979-1985. Chairman, Committee on Role, Function and Liabilities of the Estate Lawyer, 1985-1989. Chairman, Committee on Attorneys Acting in Other Fiduciary Roles, 1996.
Liaison to Standing Committee on Lawyer Competence. Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Judge Advocates Association.
American Judicature Society. Greater Denver Tax Counsels Association. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Colorado State Chairman, 1981).
Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, USAF, retired. Staff Judge Advocate, Colorado Air National Guard, 1969-1970 (Also Special Counsel to Hill, Held, Metzger, Lofgren & Peele, Dallas, Texas and Of Counsel, Law Offices of Gregory J. Morris, Las Vegas, Nevada).
Member, Board of Directors, Lutheran Medical Center Foundation, 1984-1989. Member, Board of Directors, Lutheran Hospital, 1988-1992. President, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Foundation, 1986.
Member, Board of Directors, Bonfils Blood Center Foundation, 1995. Member, National Advisory Council for Planned Giving of National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, 1996. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law, 1991.
Who's Who in The World, 1992. Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 1993. Best Lawyers in America, 1989.
Who's Who in America, 1996. Member: Denver, Colorado and American (Member, Will and Trust Drafting Committee, 1978. Chairman, Committee on Special Problems of Farmers and Ranchers, 1979-1985.
Chairman, Committee on Role, Function and Liabilities of the Estate Lawyer, 1985-1989. Chairman, Committee on Attorneys Acting in Other Fiduciary Roles, 1996. Liaison to Standing Committee on Lawyer Competence.
Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Judge Advocates Association. American Judicature Society.
Greater Denver Tax Counsels Association. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Colorado State Chairman, 1981). Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, USAF, retired.
Staff Judge Advocate, Colorado Air National Guard, 1969-1970 (Also Special Counsel to Hill, Held, Metzger, Lofgren & Peele, Dallas, Texas and Of Counsel, Law Offices of Gregory J. Morris, Las Vegas, Nevada). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Colorado State Chairman, 1981). Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General's Corps, USAF, retired.
Staff Judge Advocate, Colorado Air National Guard, 1969-1970 (Also Special Counsel to Hill, Held, Metzger, Lofgren & Peele, Dallas, Texas and Of Counsel, Law Offices of Gregory J. Morris, Las Vegas, Nevada).