Education

J.D. McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, 1989

M.P.A. University of Arizona, 1985, Phi Alpha Alpha Honor Society

B.S.P.A. University of Arizona, 1982

Bar Admissions

California

Affiliations

Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Judicial Council of California, Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee

State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section Executive Committee, 2004-2010

State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section Executive Committee Vice-Chair Elect, 2010-2011

State Bar of California, Litigation and Trusts and Estates Section

American Trial Lawyers Association

Sacramento County Bar Association, Probate and Estate Planning Section

Sacramento Estate Planning Council

Founding Member and past co-chair of SacFast (Sacramento Financial Abuse Specialty Team)

Anthony M. Kennedy American Inns of Court

Northern California Super Lawyer, 2004-2009

Edward J. Corey, Jr.

Contact information:

Shareholder

ecorey@weintraub.com

T: 916.558.6017

F: 916.446.1611

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Practice Areas

• Estate Planning, Tax and Fiduciary Abuse
• Litigation

Ed is a shareholder in the firm's Estate Planning, Tax and Fiduciary Abuse and Litigation groups. Ed’s practice focuses on estate and trust litigation, financial/fiduciary abuse, elder financial abuse, trust administration, probate, and conservatorships. Ed also has extensive trial, arbitration, mediation and appellate experience, and has successfully litigated a number of high profile trust and elder financial abuse cases in Northern California.

Ed regularly speaks as a panelist on issues of estate and trust litigation and elder financial abuse. Ed also participated as a panelist for continuing legal education programs in CEB including the following courses: Durable Powers of Attorney; Litigating Will Contests; Undue Influence and Capacity Cases; Assessing Capacity and Undue Influence: Avoiding Will Contests; Representing Fiduciaries; Counseling Fiduciaries (Avoiding Minefields) (2006 and 2009), Estate Planning and Administration (23rd and 24th Annual Developments); Crisis in Conservatorships; Fundamentals of Trust Administration; and Elder Law Litigation/Remedies for Financial Abuse. Ed has also spoken for various county bar associations on issues of estate and trust litigation and elder financial abuse, including the Sacramento County Bar, the Contra Costa County Bar and at the Placer County Bar Associations 2000 and 2006 Granlibakken CLE Conference. Ed has also spoken statewide on SB 1018 (The Financial Abuse Reporting Act of 2005). In 2005 Ed worked extensively on SB1018, the mandatory bank reporting bill on elder financial abuse. Ed has also taught courses at a local paralegal college, including Wills and Trusts and Legal Research and Writing.

Ed co-authored an article published in the California Trusts and Estates Quarterly entitled “Crisis in Conservatorships,” and has co-authored several articles on attorney malpractice and ethics, published in the Daily Journal, including: "When Is Actual Injury Triggered?"; "The Repercussions of Ethical Violations"; "Meeting the Standard of Care"; "To Whom Do the Statutory Recoveries Belong?"; "To Whom Does an Attorney Owe a Duty of Care?"; "When Opposing Counsel Represents a Client's Affiliate"; and "Fees for Defending Malpractice Actions by Corporations."

Ed was recently selected to serve as the Vice-Chair of the State Bar of California Trusts and Estates Executive Committee for 2010-2011, and a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES

Ed is a founding member and has served as co-chair of SacFast (Sacramento Financial Abuse Specialty Team) since 2000. In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, Ed was also honored as an outstanding volunteer by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors for his work on the Sacramento Financial Abuse Specialty Team. In addition to his legal work, Ed has testified before the California State Legislature and Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on issues of trusts, estates and elder financial abuse, and has assisted legislators and staff in drafting laws pertaining to elders and in matters relevant to trusts, estates, conservatorships and suitability of annuity sales to seniors.

LEGISLATURE

As a member of the California State Bar's Trusts and Estates section, Ed is involved in drafting and testifying on significant legislation in the areas of Estates and Trusts, Conservatorships, and Elder Financial Abuse. In 2005, among other legislation, Ed was involved in SB 1018, the Mandatory Bank Reporting Bill, which was effective on January 1, 2007. In 2006, Ed worked extensively on the Omnibus Conservatorship and Guardianship Reform Act of 2006. In 2007, Ed was appointed to the Judicial Council's Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee. The Committee's primary duties are to make recommendations to the council for improving the administration of justices in proceeding involving decedents' estates, trusts, conservatorships, guardianships and mental health and developmental disability issues.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Ed spends time giving to the community including participation as a former member of the Board of Directors of Family Support Programs and volunteer fundraising for St. Hope Academy. He is also an active member of Sutter Heritage Advisors and is a graduate of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce Leadership Sacramento Program. Ed was also a recipient of the American Legion Award and a two-time nominee for the People Helping People Awards. He also served two years as PTA President.