Ronald Osburn Osburn Dederick

Background

Dederick, Ronald Osburn was born on August 26, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Clint Goddard and Isabel Lucille (Osburn) Dederick.

Education

Bachelor, University of Virginia, 1957; Juris Doctor, University of Virginia, 1962.

Career

Worked at Day, Berry & Howard. Admitted to the bar, 1963, New York. 1969, Connecticut.

Chairman, Executive Committee, Section on Trusts and Estates, Connecticut Bar Association, 1988-1990.

Member, Executive Committee, Stamford-Norwalk Regional Bar Association, 1984-1988. Member, Committee on International Property, Estate and Trust Law, 1978—. Chairman, Committee on Special Problems of Multi-Jurisdictional and Migrant Clients, 1980-1986, American Bar Association.

President, 1980-1981 and Director, 1979-1982, Estate Planning Council of Fairfield County (Past President). Member, General Practice Section, International Bar Association. Member: International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.

Connecticut Bar Foundation, James W. Cooper Fellow. Fellow, American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel. One of New England's largest and oldest law firms, Day, Berry & Howard represents foreign and domestic clients in a wide variety of matters throughout the United States.

Day, Berry & Howard lawyers advise clients on structuring direct and portfolio investments in the United States. and abroad, represent clients before Federal and state courts and regulatory bodies in the United States., represent clients in multijurisdictional estate and financial planning matters and in federal and state taxation matters, and otherwise advise clients with respect to United States. legal matters and business practices. Through offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Hartford and Stamford Connecticut, the Firm's 200-plus lawyers practice in the following areas: Alternative Energy. Antitrust and Trade Regulation.

Automotive Industry Law. Banking and Insurance Regulation. Bankruptcy, Workouts, Insolvency and Receiverships.

Canadian Trade and Investments. Closely Held Business. Cogeneration; Commercial and Real Estate Lending.

Commodities Trading Regulation. Computer Law; Construction Law. Corporate Finance; Creditors Rights.

Employee Benefits, Labor and Employment Law. Environmental Law and Litigation. ERISA Litigation; Governmental Affairs.

Health Care; Institutional Finance. Insurance Coverage Litigation. Intellectual Property.

International Transactions. Mergers and Acquisitions. Mortgage-Backed Securities.

Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies. Municipal Finance; National and Regional Litigation Counsel. Partnerships and Joint Ventures.

Products Liability Litigation. Professional Malpractice Litigation. Public Utilities; Real Estate Leasing, Development and Finance.

Secured Transactions. Securities Regulations and Litigation. State and Federal Tax Law and Litigation.

Tax-Exempt Organizations. Technology Licensing. Telecommunications; Trusts and Estates Litigation.

Venture Capital; Zoning. Several lawyers in the Firm are proficient in foreign languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, German and Taiwanese, among others. Contact partners: H. Lawrence Tafe III (Boston: 617-345-4639), William H. Cuddy (Hartford: 860-275-0217) or F. Lee Griffith III, (Stamford: 203-977-7317).

Achievements

• Bar: New York 1962, United States District Court (southern district) New York 1964, Connecticut 1969, United States District Connecticut 1970, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1990.

Membership

Board of directors Volunteer Action Council, Stamford, 1972-1979, Guardianship AdvocacyResource Program, Inc., Stamford, since 1984. Trustee, secretary West Connecticut Multiple Sclerosis Society, since 1985. Chair Greenwich (Connecticut) Arts Council, 1990-1994.

Captain United States Naval Reserve, retired. Fellow American College Trust and Estates. Member American Bar Association (chair multistate committee 1984-1987), Council Bar Association (chair probate section 1988-1990), Connecticut Bar Foundation (James W. Cooper fellow), Stamford Regional Bar Association (board directors 1982-1988), International Bar Association, International Academy Estate and Trust Law, Rotary (president Stamford 1980-1981, Paul Harris fellow 1984), Milbrook Club (president 1980-1981).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, fishing.

Connections

Married Dorothy Hope Spence. Children: Cynthia Rae Dederick Stroili, Kenneth Scott.

Father:

Clint Goddard Dederick

Mother:

Isabel Lucille (Osburn) Dederick

Spouse:

Dorothy Hope Spence

child:

Cynthia Rae Dederick Stroili Dederick

child:

Kenneth Scott Dederick