Background
MERRITT, VALERIE was born on October 13, 1947 in Palo Alto, California, United States.
MERRITT, VALERIE was born on October 13, 1947 in Palo Alto, California, United States.
Occidental College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1969). University of California at Los Angeles (Juris Doctor, 1976). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta.
Order of the Coif.
Member, University of California at Los Angeles Law Review, 1974-1975.
Working as a partner of KINDEL & Anderson. Admitted to the bar, 1977, California. 1986, United States. Tax Court.
Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County (Chair, Probate and Trust Section, 19851986. Member, Executive Committee, Delegation to Conference of Delegates, 1983-1986) and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Taxation); The State Bar of California (Member, Exectutive Committee, Estate Planning, Probate and Tmst Law Section, 1987—■).
Women Lawyers Association of Los Los Angeles
California Women Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel.
Estate Planning, Probate Law, Trust Law, Taxation, Pre Nuptial Agreements.