Alumni

Max Gutierrez '59, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Max Gutierrez specializes in planning for family wealth transfers, complicated valuation issues, and work on complex multi-state or multinational estates. In 2006, Max was listed as one of the Best Lawyers in America and was selected as one of the top ten Super Lawyers in Northern California for the second consecutive year. Gutierrez has served as chair of the Executive Committees of the Probate and Trust Law and the Family Law Sections of the State Bar of California; president and chancellor of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law; regent of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; and chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association. A frequent lecturer, he also has written numerous articles on taxes, estate planning, trust and estates, and family law. He is the author of Gutierrez on Marital Deduction Planning. "If you had to pick one alum in USF's storied history that best represents all that we are, it might very well be Max," said Dean Jeffrey Brand. "He is smart, without peer when it comes to respect in his areas of practice. He is an ethical, decent human being who understands that quality lawyering is about serving your client, as well as the profession at large."