Edward A. Landry is a senior partner with the law firm of Musick, Peeler & Garrett in Los, Angeles, California. His forty year career with the firm includes specialization in its probate and trust department and he has handled the estates of many prominent Californians, such as the late J. Paul Getty.

In addition to his work with Musick, Peeler & Garrett, Landry is involved in many career related activities and has lectured at UCLA Law School, California Continuing Education of the Bar, USC Estate Planning Institute, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and various other programs and institutes. He is a member of the American, California and Los Angeles Bar Associations. Landry has served as a member of the CEB-UCLA Estate Planning Institute advisory board, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and the Chancery Club. He has also been an adjunct professor of law at UCLA Law School. He has appeared in Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who in California, and International Who’s Who.

Landry is a Knight of St. Gregory, a Knight of Malta and sits on the board of The Watson Land Company. He is also a member of the California Club and the Bohemian Club. He is a trustee of the Dan Murphy Foundation, the Flora L. Thornton Foundation, Harvey Mudd College, the Jaquelin Hume Foundation, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens, and the Walter Lantz Foundation. He has served as director of the Estelle Doheny Eye Institute, the Foundation for Teaching Economics, the Los Angeles Music Center Opera, and the Watson Land Company.

Landry is a food and wine conoisseur and a member of the Chevalier du Tastevin, the Commanderie du Bordeaux, the California Vintage Wine Society, the Southern California Food and Wine Association, The California Eight, The Best Bottle Society, the Chablis Society and the Alsacian Wine Society. He has appeared as a guest chef at the California Club and at several well known Los Angeles restaurants.

Landry is a native of New Orleans. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration, with honors, from Louisiana State University in 1961. He received his law degree from UCLA in 1964, where he was law school student body president, a member of the UCLA Law Review, and elected Order of the Coif. Landry has been married for 42 years to Madeleine Landry. They have two daughters, three grandchildren and live in Santa Susana, California.

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