David J. Estes, Partner

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The partners and associates of Rosepink & Estes

David J. Estes, Partner

· Biography

· PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DISTINCTIONS

· Program Lecturer

· Publications

· Community Activities

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Robert J. Rosepink, Partner

DAVID J. ESTES is a partner in the Scottsdale law firm of Rosepink & Estes. Mr. Estes received his B.S. degree in Business Administration in 1977 from the University of Arizona , where he graduated with Highest Distinction. He received his J.D. degree in 1981 from the Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley , where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. Mr. Estes has been an author and lecturer for the State Bar of Arizona and the Maricopa County Bar Association; he is a co-editor of the Arizona Probate Code Practice Manual (Third Edition); and he was formerly Co-Chair of the Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Arizona. Mr. Estes is also a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND DISTINCTIONS

· av Rating (Individual and Law Firm), Martindale Hubbell Law Directory

· Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Ninth Edition: 1998-1999)

· Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

· State Bar of Arizona Section of Probate and Trust Law

§ Co-Chairman, 1991 - 1992;

§ Secretary/Treasurer, 1990 - 1991;

§ Executive Council Member, 1989 - 1992

· Chairman, Arizona Probate Code Revision Committee, 1992 - 1995

· Maricopa County Superior Court

§ Judge Pro Tem, 1990 - 1998;

§ Commissioner Pro Tem, 1989 - 1998

· State Bar of Arizona

§ Section of Probate and Trust Law, Member

§ Section of Taxation, Member

DAVID J. ESTES: Program Lecturer

· American College of Trust and Estate Counsel:

"Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts" (1994)

· American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA):

"Use of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning" (1996);

"Community Property Issues in Estate Planning" (1997)

· National Law Foundation:

"Use of Family Limited Partnerships in Estate Planning" (1994);

· State Bar of Arizona:

"Professionalism Course" (1998);

"Estate Planning for the Moderately Wealthy Client" (1997);

"Revisions to the Arizona Probate Code" (1994; 1993);

"Charitable Gift Planning" (1994);

"The Probate Zone Revisited" (1994);

"Advanced Income Tax Planning and Drafting" (1992);

"The Probate Zone" (1989);

"Arizona Probate Code Practice Manual" (1989);

"Arizona Legal Skills--Probate" (1987);

"Practical Will Drafting and Basic Probate" (1986)

· Arizona Supreme Court:

"Private Fiduciary Certification Training Course" (1998)

· Maricopa County Bar Association:

"Advanced Estate Planning" (1991);

"Basic Estate Planning" (1990)

· Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council:

"Arizona Probate Code: Legislative Update" (1995);

"Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts" (1995);

"Spousal Property Rights, Interests, and Elections" (1991)

· Prescott Estate Planning Council:

"Spousal Property Rights, Interests, and Elections" (1991);

"Community Property Issues in Estate Planning" (1998)

· Valley Estate Planners:

"Spousal Property Rights, Interests, and Elections" (1990)

· Tucson Community Foundation and University of Arizona Foundation:

"Selected Ethical Considerations in EstatePlanning and Administration" (1994)

· Associated Accounting Firms International:

"Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts" (1995)

· Arizona State University: College of Extended Education:

"Legal and Financial Issues in Caring for Elders" (1995)

· Law Seminars International:

"Probate and Estate Planning for Legal Secretaries and Legal Assistants" (1990)

· National Business Institute, Inc:

"Practical Estate Planning Techniques in Arizona" (1988);

"Basic Drafting of Wills and Trusts in Arizona" (1988);

"Basic Probate in Arizona" (1987);

"Estate Planning & Probate in Arizona" (1987)

· Arizona Paralegal Association:

"Estate Planning and Probate in Arizona" (1991; 1990)

· Phoenix Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce:

"Estate Planning for Business Owners" (1988)

· Arizona Association for Hospital Development:

"Effect of the 1986 Tax Reform Act on Hospital Development" (1986)

· Jennings, Strouss & Salmon; Series 8:

"Planning For Owners of Family Businesses in a Hostile Tax Environment" (1989);

"Living Trusts: A Closer Look" (1988)

DAVID J. ESTES: PUBLICATIONS

Arizona Probate Code Practice Manual (Third Edition), State Bar of Arizona (1989; Supplement 1997)

DAVID J. ESTES: COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Catholic Social Service of Phoenix

Secretary, 1989 - 1990;

Executive Committee Member, 1988 - 1990;

Chairman, Fundraising Committee, 1988 - 1990;

Board Member, 1987 - 1990

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