Background
Avery, Luther James was born on July 25, 1923 in New London, Connecticut, United States.
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Luther James Avery
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University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Science, 1946. Master of Business Administration, 1947). Stanford University (Juris Doctor, 1952).
Phi Alpha Delta (Justice).
Certified Public Accountant, California, 1950.
Career
Worked at Avery & Associates (San Francisco, California) specializing in Taxation Law, Probate Law, Trust Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Tax Exempt Organizations. Admitted to the bar, 1953, California. Certified Public Accountant, California, 1950.
Lecturer: Taxation, University of San Francisco, 1955-1966.
Law Office Management, University of Santa Clara Law School, 1983-1986. University of California at Berkeley, 1984.
Golden Gate University Law School, 1984-1985. Member, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1975-1995.
Included in Naifeh and Smith, The Best Lawyers in America, "Taxation" 1987-1992.
Partner, Bancroft, Avery & McAlister, 1957-1992. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco. State Bar of California (Member of Executive Committee, and Chairman, Section on Legal Services, 1980-1981.
Member, Sections on Law Practice Management, Taxation, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate, Real Estate, Business Law, Family Law, Litigation and Criminal Law).
American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section Committee on Court Procedure, 1961-1974 and Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, 1974 and Section Chair, 1974-1975, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Section on Law Practice Management, 1976-1996.
Chair, 1988-1990). The Lawyers" Club of San Francisco (Member, Board of Directors, 1984.
President, 1988-1989). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Law Institute. International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1984).
Fellow: American Bar Foundation.
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. The American College of Tax Counsel. American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
Achievements
Membership
Member, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1975-1995. Included in Naifeh and Smith, The Best Lawyers in America, "Taxation" 1987-1992. Partner, Bancroft, Avery & McAlister, 1957-1992.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco.
State Bar of California (Member of Executive Committee, and Chairman, Section on Legal Services, 1980-1981. Member, Sections on Law Practice Management, Taxation, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate, Real Estate, Business Law, Family Law, Litigation and Criminal Law).
American Bar Association (Member, Tax Section Committee on Court Procedure, 1961-1974 and Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, 1974 and Section Chair, 1974-1975, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Section on Law Practice Management, 1976-1996.
Chair, 1988-1990); The Lawyers" Club of San Francisco (Member, Board of Directors, 1984.
President, 1988-1989). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Law Institute.
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1984).
Fellow: American Bar Foundation. The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
The American College of Tax Counsel. American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
