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 & Estates Practice Group. He advises individual clients on wealth transfer at minimum tax cost, in addition to traditional estate planning areas of wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. He also advises clients on marriage contracts and other aspects of property obligations stemming from marriage. Furthermore, Mr. Edwards' practice includes the administration of decedent's estate and settlement of trusts, as well as charitable planning. He is a Board-Certified Estate Planning and Administration Specialist as certified by the Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization.
Mr. Edwards has been an active participant in bar activities and associations, including the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, in which he has been a Fellow for more than 20 years. He is currently a Regent in the College and serves on its Executive Committee. He is also a member of the American Bar Association's Sections on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Taxation, as well as a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association's Sections on Trust, Estate, Probate and Immovable Law.
In the community, Mr. Edwards is a member of the Board of Advisory Editors of the Tulane Law Review, a member of the Planning Committee of the Tulane Tax Institute, a member of the Tulane University President's Council, President of the Board of Governors of the Tulane Health Sciences Center, a member of the Graduate Education Advancement Board of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Trustee of the Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation, a Director of A Studio in the Woods, and President and Trustee of the New Orleans Botanical Garden Foundation. He is also a Trustee of the New Orleans Museum of Art, Secretary and Chair of its Legal Committee, a member of its Executive Committee, and formerly served as its vice president.
Noteworthy
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, 1986 to date; State Chair, 1999–2004; Regent, 2005 to date)
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 (Copyright 2009 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC) in the area of Trusts and Estates (listed annually since 1991)
- Listed in the 2010 edition of Louisiana Super Lawyers in the area of Estate Planning & Probate (listed annually since 2007)
- AV® Peer Review Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
- Thirty-Seven Attorneys Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2010
- 2010 Best Lawyers in America Rankings Showcase Jones Walker’s Depth, Growth
- Thirty-Eight Jones Walker Attorneys Listed in 2009 Issue of Louisiana Super Lawyers
- Sixty-Three Jones Walker Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009; Jones Walker Top-Listed in Louisiana
- 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
Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member, Sections of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and Taxation)
- Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation (Trustee, 2001 to date)
- Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Sections of 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 2008
- 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)
- A Studio in the Woods (Director, 2008 to date)
- 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, 2004–2007)
- 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)
