Background
Spears, Melvin Stanley was born on April 10, 1927 in San Bernardino, California, United States. Son of Julius Nathan and Margurite (Blaiss) Spears.
Spears, Melvin Stanley was born on April 10, 1927 in San Bernardino, California, United States. Son of Julius Nathan and Margurite (Blaiss) Spears.
University of California at Los Angeles (Associate of Arts, 1948). University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1951).
Worked at Ervin, Cohen & Jessup Limited Liability Partnership (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in Federal and State Taxation, Business, Corporation, Securities and Real Estate Law. General Business and Commercial Litigation in all State and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts with emphasis on Unfair Competition, Business Torts, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Insurance Coverage and Litigation. Environmental Law, Probate, Estate Planning and Trusts, Insolvency and Creditors" Rights Law, Health Care and Entertainment Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1952, California and United States.
Tax Court.
Nu Beta Epsilon. Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Southern California Law Review, 1949-1951.
Author: "Disposition of Non Marital Deduction Assets: Tax and Family Protection Considerations," 1975, New York University Institute on Federal Taxation 231. Company-Author: "Tax-Free Exchanges of Real and Business Property," J.K. Lasser"s Income Tax Techniques, 1965.
"Problems Relating to Administration of Trust Assets," Chapter 9, "Inter Vivos Trusts," Shepards Citations, Incorporated., 1975 and Chapter 12, "Drafting California Irrevocable Inter Vivos Trusts," California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1973.
Member, Faculty, University of Southern California Law Center, 1961-1968. Member, Planning Committee, University of Southern California Tax Institute, 1976-1993. Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
Ervin, Cohen & Jessup (ECJ) was founded in 1953.
The Firm has an extensive and diversified client base and practice. ECJ clients are involved in a wide variety of business pursuits, including real estate, banking and finance, venture capital, computers and data processing, health care, retailing, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, insurance, defense contracting, and scientific research and development.
The Firm encourages continuing professional development by all partners and associates, including their participation in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs
With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association.
Son of; married Suzann Pollock Chapman, August 14, 1949. Children: Briana London, Eric C.