Don Ross Weigandt

While in private practice, Don Weigandt handled a wide array of tax related transactions and also counseled individual clients in estate planning matters. After transitioning to private banking with JPMorgan, he advised banking clients about tax and estate planning opportunities, and worked with their attorneys to implement them.

Educational & Employment History • BA, Yale University, 1969 • JD, Columbia Law School, 1974 • Private practice specializing in tax law and estate planning in New York as an associate with Roberts & Holland (1974 to 1979) and in Los Angeles as a partner with the Pillsbury firm (1979 to 1998) • Private banking as a managing director with JPMorgan in Los Angeles (1998-2015) • Teaching tax courses as an adjunct professor in the Tax LLM program at Loyola Law School (2010-present) • Retired in 2015

Achievements & Other Notable Experience • Speaker at the USC Tax Institute and the Hawaii Tax Institute • Author of several articles on tax law in various publications • Commentator for journalists on tax issue's for various publications, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, US News and World Report, Business Week, Barrons and many others. Educator on tax law • Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office of the Pillsbury firm (1992 to 1994); member the Pillsbury Executive Committee (1994 to 1998)