Legal News

Edward Sanders, Reed Smith attorney and senior advisor to President Carter, dies at 87

By Richard Binder

Edward Sanders, a Reed Smith attorney whose contributions included serving as senior advisor to President Jimmy Carter, passed away at home Monday morning at 87 years of age.

Sanders served as Senior Advisor to President Carter and the Secretary of State on the Middle East from 1978-1980. He was at Camp David when president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat, with President Jimmy Carter and Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin, came to an agreement and traveled with President Carter back to the Middle East the following year to finalize the treaty.

Prior to joining the Carter administration, Sanders was a partner at Irell & Manella for 28 years. Upon his return from Washington in 1980 he, along with Irwin Barnet, Russell Goldsmith, and son Michael Sanders, founded the law firm subsequently known as Sanders, Barnet, Goldman, Simons & Mosk, which merged with Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May in September 2000. Crosby Heafey later merged with Reed Smith, and Sanders became an active attorney in the firm?s Century City office.

Sanders is survived by his wife of more than 63 years, Rose Eisen Sanders. He is also survived by his son, Michael Sanders, who worked with his father at Reed Smith?s Century City office, his daughter, Susan Sanders Witkow, and four grandchildren. Services will be held this Thursday, December 10th at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90045; at 2:00 p.m. in the Large Chapel.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on December 09, 2009 (boomark / email).