Herbert C. Livsey

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Mr. Livsey has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the list of The Best Lawyers in America in Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. He also maintains an AV Preeminent (5.0) rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating awarded to attorneys for professional competence and ethics. He has also been selected for inclusion in Mountain States Super Lawyers in the category of Tax and has been voted by his peers throughout the state as one of Utah’s “Legal Elite” in the category of Estate Planning (as published in Utah Business Magazine).

Education 

New York University, L.L.M., 1971

  • Graduate Editor, TAX LAW REVIEW, 1970-71

University of Utah, J.D., 1969

  • Order of the Coif
  • Associate Editor, UTAH LAW REVIEW, 1968-69

University of Utah, B.S., Accounting, 1967

  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Delta Theta Phi
Admitted to Practice 
  • Utah State Bar
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
  • United States District Court, District of Utah
  • United States Tax Court
  • Utah Supreme Court
Professional Affiliations and Memberships 
  • Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
  • Past Chair, Tax Section, Utah State Bar Association
  • Member, Tax Section and Estate Planning and Probate Section, Utah State Bar Association
  • The Best Lawyers in America - Trusts and Estates
Professional and Civic Activities 
  • Trustee and Member of Advisory Committee, S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation
  • Chair of Board of Trustees, Utah Symphony & Opera
  • Member, Board of Trustees, Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation
  • Trustee, Ray Quinney & Nebeker Foundation
  • Past Trustee, University of Utah Law School Alumni Association
  • Past Chairman, Deferred Gifts Committee, Primary Children's Medical Center
  • 2002 Alumnus of the Year, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
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Recent News
Sep 13, 2011
Forty-one Ray Quinney & Nebeker attorneys have been selected for the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for excellence in their respective practice areas.
Jun 29, 2011
Ray Quinney & Nebeker is pleased to announce that thirty-two attorneys have been selected as 2011 Super Lawyers, Mountain States Edition and Rising Stars. Only the top five percent of attorneys in each state are honored as Super Lawyers in this annual list, and Rising Star selection is limited to just 2.5 percent of eligible attorneys.
Jan 28, 2011
Fifty-four attorneys, more than half of the Firm, are included on the 2011 edition of this impressive list of legal leaders as selected by their peers.

AV® Preeminent ™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.