Richard S. Kinyon

Background

KINYON, RICHARD was born on November 1, 1939 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

Education

Dartmouth College; University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1961. Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1965). Member, 1963-1965 and President, 1964-1965, Minnesota Law Review.

Director, 1980-1985 and President, 1982-1983, University of Minnesota Law Alumni Association.

Director, 1974-1981 and President, 1980-1981, San Francisco Estate Planning Council. Member, 1974-1977, State Bar Probate and Trust Law Committee.

Chairman, 1979-1988, Committee on Tax Legislation and Regulations: Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, American Bar Association. Academician, since 1978, International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.

Chairman, 1979-1982, State Inheritance and Gift Tax Committee, California State Bar Section of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law.

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, since 1978. Member, Tax Advisory Group, American Law Institute, 1984-1987. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, California Board of Legal Specialization).

Career

Worked at Morrison & Foerster Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1966, California. President, Minnesota Law Review, 1964-1965.

President, San Francisco Estate Planning Council, 1980-1981. Member, Probate and Trust Law Committee, 1974-1977, Chairman, State Inheritance and Gift Tax Committee, 1979-1982, Section of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, State Bar of California.

Chairman, Committee on Tax Legislation and Regulations: Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, American Bar Association, 1979-1988.

President, Law Alumni Association, University of Minnesota Law School, 1982-1983. Academician, International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, 1978—. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1978—.

Member, American Law Institute, 1991—.

(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Morrison & Foerster is one of the world"s largest international law firms with over 500 lawyers in 14 offices worldwide.

The firm"s legal practice encompasses every major area of commercial law, including corporate finance, project finance, institutional lending, financial services, real estate, environmental and land use planning, mining and natural resources, multimedia, intellectual property, energy, communications, computer technology, insurance, alternative dispute resolution, product liability, bankruptcy and workouts, estate planning, probate, trust administration, financial transactions, labor and employment, immigration, civil, criminal and securities litigation, entertainment and sports, food and beverage, health care, hotel and resort, antitrust, international business, international litigation and arbitration, trade regulation, transportation and tax

Achievements

• Richard S. Kinyon has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Probate and Trust Law Committee, 1974-1977, Chairman, State Inheritance and Gift Tax Committee, 1979-1982, Section of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, State Bar of California. Chairman, Committee on Tax Legislation and Regulations: Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, American Bar Association, 1979-1988. President, Law Alumni Association, University of Minnesota Law School, 1982-1983.

Academician, International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, 1978—.

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1978—. Member, American Law Institute, 1991—.

(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 1978—.

Member, American Law Institute, 1991—.

(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).