WORTH MAGAZINE NAMES LUCE FORWARD PARTNER BRUCE S. ROSS TO ITS LIST OF “TOP 100 ATTORNEYS”

LOS ANGELES - Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps Partner Bruce S. Ross has been named to Worth magazine’s list of “Top 100 Attorneys” for 2007. The list of Top 100 Attorneys is published in the magazine’s December issue and honors trust and estate lawyers serving affluent families. This is the second year in a row that Ross has been so honored.

Ross, a nationally recognized trial lawyer, has more than 30 years of experience litigating trust, estate and conservatorship cases. He currently serves as Immediate Past President of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is the former Chair of the Executive Committee of the California Bar’s Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section. Ross is also a member of the Executive Council of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, and the author of the leading textbook on probate administration in California, “California Practice Guide: Probate” (The Rutter Group), which he has supplemented annually since it was first published in 1986.

“We congratulate Bruce wholeheartedly on this incredible honor and are pleased that he is being recognized for his professional work, extraordinary skill and immense dedication to his practice,” said Robert J. Bell, Luce Forward’s Managing Partner.

Attorneys named to the Top 100 list were selected based on readers’ recommendations of outstanding lawyers who provided legal services and advice on trust and estate work, philanthropy advice, and tax concerns, in addition to nominations by professionals including financial advisors, family office executives, accountants and consultants. Worth editors selected nominees working in personal law who have professional affiliations, publishing history and serve clients with sufficient net worth, demonstrating they can provide extraordinary expertise to a Worth reader.

Founded in 1873, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP is a full-service California law firm with offices in San Diego, Carmel Valley/Del Mar, Los Angeles, Orange County, Rancho Santa Fe and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.luce.com.