Background
Lacovara, P. Philip was born on March 25, 1914 in New York City. Son of Philip and Theodora (Perillo) Lacovara.
Lacovara, P. Philip was born on March 25, 1914 in New York City. Son of Philip and Theodora (Perillo) Lacovara.
AB, City College of New York, 1993. Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1936.
With Trusts & Estates Magazine, New York City, 1936—1965, editor-in-chief, 1964—1965. Senior vice president, general counsel Fiduciary Trust Company, New York City, 1965—1979. Sole practice, since 1979.
Editor The Probate Lawyer, since 1974, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal, 1966—1976. Lecturer Columbia University Law School, 1977, New York University Law School, 1945—1946, Southwestern Legal Institute, 1967, 74. Editor Columbia Law Review, 1934—1936.
Member committee on trust & estate gift plans Rockefeller University, since 1973. Member committee estate & gift taxes New York State Bankers Trust Division, 1967—1978. Member executive committee, 1969—1972.
Trustee Marymount Manhattan College, Phi Kappa Theta Foundation. Fellow: American College Probate Counsel (honorary). Member: Columbia University Law School Alumni Association (director since 1981), Corporation Fiduciaries Association New York City (secretary-treasurer 1971-1978), American Bankers Association (trust counsel committee 1975-1976), Estate Planning Council New York City, New York County Lawyers Association, American Bar Association.
Married Elvira Mangieri Lacovara, January 9, 1938. Children: Carole Ciano, Philip A., Doreen Rusch.