About Edward
Biography
Practice focuses on high-net worth clients, closely held and family businesses, and charitable planning.
Active in charitable community, including being general counsel for a large charity.
Represent foreign clients, mainly from India, Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Mexico.
Accepts a limited number of new clients per year.
Personal interests: photography, history, and sports.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
60 years | 200 cases
60 years | 200 cases
60 years | 50 cases
60 years | 200 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Sometimes
Payment Methods
- Check
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Chat withLicenses
Licensed in Texas for 65 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1960
No misconduct found
Licensed in District of Columbia for 47 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 1978
No misconduct found
Location
THE BLUM FIRM
300 CRESCENT COURT, STE 1350, DALLAS, TX, 75201
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Estate planning lawyer
Experience
Honors
2015
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
FIVE STAR ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY, Texas Monthly Magazine
2013
one of leading lawyers in America, Citiwealth
2013
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
one of No. Am. leading lawyers private wealth manangment, Citiwealth
2012
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2011
One of the top 100 wealth advisors in the United States, Citywealth Magazine
2011
Marquis Who's Who, Marquis Who's Who
2011
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2010
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2004
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2003
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
Work Experience
2016 - Present
SENIOR COUNSEL, THE BLUM FIRM
1966 - 2016
PARTNER, SENIOR COUNSEL, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
1966 - 1979
Adjunct Professor, Southern Methodist University
1965 - 1966
Captain,JAG, USAR
1961 - 1966
TRIAL ATTORNEY, ANTITRUST, TAX SECTIONS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Associations
1995 - Present
National Association of Estate Planning CouncilsAccredited Estate Planner
1982 - Present
American College of Trust and Estate CounselFellow
1963 - Present
United States Supreme Court BarMEMBER
1962 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1960 - Present
State Bar of TexasMember
1959 - Present
Order of Woolsackmember
1959 - Present
Order of Barristersmember
Member
Past President
Past President
Member
Member
MEMBER
Education
1960
JD - Juris Doctor
1957
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English