Edward Jay Beckwith, partner, Baker & Hostetler, LLP; B.S., Pennsylvania State University (1971); J.D., Georgetown University Law Center (1974); M.L.T., Georgetown University Law Center (1983); Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; member, Bar of the District of Columbia (1975); member, American Bar Association (Sections on Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); member, American Law Institute; fellow, American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel; Founder and Chair, Advanced Estate Planning Institute, Georgetown University Law Center (1988-Present); member Estate Planning Council, Washington, D.C.; Who's Who in America.