Areas of Practice
Education
- Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1972; Order of the Coif; Tulane Law Review
- Tulane University, B.A., 1971
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1972
An attorney with Jones Walker for more than 30 years, David Edwards is a member of the Tax, Trusts & Estates Practice Group. He advises individual clients on wealth transfer at minimum tax cost, in addition to traditional estate planning areas of wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and the like. He also advises clients on marriage contracts and other aspects of property obligations stemming from marriage. The administration of decedent's estate and settlement of trusts, as well as charitable planning, compose the balance of Mr. Edwards' practice.
Mr. Edwards has been active in bar activities, including the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Mr. Edwards is a Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Administration by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.
Noteworthy
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 (Copyright 2007 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Trusts and Estates (listed annually since 2003)
- Listed in the 2008 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Estate Planning & Probate (also listed in 2007)
News
- Forty Jones Walker Attorneys Recognized in the 2008 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
- Forty-Seven Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in the 2007 Edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers; One In Top Ten, Four In Top Fifty, Two In Top Twenty-Five Women
- Fifty-Two Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007
- Forty-Eight Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006
- Edwards Elected Regent of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Taxation)
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, 1986 to date; State Chair, 1999–2004; Regent, 2005 to date)
- Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation (Trustee, 2001 to date)
- Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Sections on Trust, Estate, Probate and Immovable Law)
- Louisiana State Law Institute (Member, Successions and Donations Committee, 2000 to date)
- New Orleans Bar Association
- New Orleans Botanical Garden Foundation (President, 2008 to date; Trustee, 2006 to date; Chair, Long Range Planning and Development Committees, 2007 to date)
- New Orleans Estate Planning Council
- New Orleans Museum of Art (Trustee, 2002–2007; Member, Executive Committee, 2002–2007; Chair, Planned Giving Committee, 2002 to date; Secretary and Chair, Legal Committee, 2003–2004 and 2007–2008; Vice President, 2005–2006)
- Tulane Law Review (Member, Board of Advisory Editors, 1992 to date; Board of Student Editors, 1970–1972; Articles Editor, 1971–1972)
- Tulane Tax Institute (Member, Planning Committee, Tulane Tax, 1995 to date)
- Tulane University Health Sciences Center (Member, Board of Governors, 2002 to date; Secretary, 2004–2006; Vice President, 2007 to date; Member, Development and Legislative Affairs Committees, 2002 to date; Chair, Development Committee, 2004 to date)
- Tulane University President's Council (Member, 2006 to date)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Member, Graduate Education Advancement Board, 2005 to date)
- U.S. District Judge Herbert W. Christenberry, Eastern District of Louisiana (Law Clerk, 1972–1973)
