Hastings Alumni Bulletin Vol.11, No.2 (1961)

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2 HASTINGS A Itfhhi h'd/c&ti Published by Hastings College of the Law Alumni Association Vol. 11 JUNE, 1961 No. 2 President's Message We are happy to report of two highly successful Spring meetings recently conducted by the Governors of your Association in the southern part of the State. On the afternoon of February 4, the Board met in Visalia, California. This meeting followed a luncheon sponsored by the Tulare County Bar Association at which Dean David E. Snodgrass was the honored guest. The Dean spoke of the great importance of the contribution made to the law and to society in general by those who have passed their sixtyfifth birthday. Later a reception honoring the Dean was held by the local Alumni group. The attendance at each affair was excellent and Hastings' graduates were attracted from the surrounding Counties of Kern, Kings and Fresno. Co-chairmen for the affair were Orly 0. Davis, '34, of Visalia, and Kenneth A. Kuney, '49, of Tulare. The second meeting of the Board was held in San Diego, California on the afternoon of April 7, It was preceded by an earlier luncheon meeting of the San Diego Bar Association held in the U.S. Grant Hotel. This gathering of over 140 lawyers and judges had been called for the purpose of hearing our inimitable Dean discuss the unique advantages resulting from the establishment of the sixty-five year old minimum age for full-time Professor at Hastings. A subsequent reception for all Hastings Alumni in the area was held at the fashionable Kona Kai Club. It was an outstanding success. Chairman for the day's events was Henry A. Dietz, '33, Board Governor and County Counsel for San Diego. The next meeting of the Board will be held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association during the State Bar Convention in Monterey, California. This Annual Meeting and luncheon will be held in the Mark Thomas Inn, Monterey, at noon on Wednesday, September 27, Governor Edmund G. Brown will be the guest of honor and luncheon speaker. The Hastings' Man of the Year Award will be conferred upon a distinguished alumnus, and new members of the Board will be elected for the coming year. Be certain to plan your presence early, as a record attendance is expected by Thomson J. ("Tom") Hudson, '49, the General Chairman. The 1961 Alumni Directory was recently mailed to all graduates. It reveals the names and addresses of 2,238 members of the Association who are dispersed throughout every section of the State and over adjacent borders. It can be readily understood that, through our common ties, we are able to and should respond to each other's need, particularly when the expense and effort is insignificant. So, if you need or hear of an opening for an Hastings' graduate, may we urge that you communicate with the Alumni Placement Bureau? Richard Timm, Placement Director, 198 McAllister Street, San Francisco, will welcome your cooperation. INGEMAR E. HOBERG

3 HASTINGS Auimiil&fulktilt Published by HASTINGS COLLEGE OF LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 198 McAllister Street, San Francisco 2, Calif. Officers INGEMAR E. HOBERG, '28.President MAx K. JAMISON, '45... Vice-President BEN K. LERER, '33...Vice-President ENOS C. REID, '39.Vice-President WILLIAM C. SANFORD, '43. Vice-President PHILIP C. WILKINS, '39. Vice-President JAMES R. BANCROFT, '49...Treasurer PHILIP T. BOYLE, '35 Secretary Board of Governors ANTHONY A. CARDOZO, '35 HENRY A. DIETZ, '33 JOHN M. ENNIS, '33 ALBERT G. EVANS, '32 LESTER J. GENDRON, '52 HON. Louis E. GOODMAN, '15 MARLIN W. HALEY, '34 RAYMOND A. LEONARD, '46 MAX H. MARGOLIS, '32 JOHN A. PETTIS, JR., '48 WALTER S. ROUNTREE, '26 L. KENNETH SAY, '31 Editor RUTH CHURCH GUPTA, '48 Editorial The onset of the summer months means vacations for some Hastings students, summer jobs for others, and a period of preparation for the Bar Examination for the graduates. For Hastings lawyers it means that we earmark our calendars right now for the Annual Meeting of the Alumni Association. Wednesday, September 27, 1961 at Monterey, during the State Bar Convention. Attendance at our annual meetings is always of record proportions. Advance reservations, however, never reflect the size of the crowd that will arrive. If you do not like to eat lunch sitting out in the lobby, where you cannot see or hear much of what is going on, the remedy is simple. Send your reservation in, when you receive your mailed notice of the meeting. President Hoberg will see to it that the program for the Annual Meeting is outstanding, so you should not miss this one. Remember, Monterey, September 27. Dean's Message The academic year has ended, with the graduation of 117 Seniors. We are likely to have a student body of 700, and a First-Year class of , in For the 84th and, probably, for the last time, no College graduate who wishes to begin the study of law at Hastings will be turned away. Three new members are about to be added to our 65-Club: Hon. J. Warren Madden (71), first Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, who since 1941 has been a Judge of the U. S. Court of Claims, and who from 1927 until 1938 was a Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh; Dr. Rudolph H. Nottelmann (70), a member of the University of Washington Law School Faculty from 1927 until 1961; and Professor Roscoe T. Steffen (68), who taught Law at Yale University from 1925 until 1949, and at the University of Chicago from 1949 until The 1962 Budget will contain an appropriation of funds for the construction of additional Faculty offices on the roof of our building, and for the enlargement of our main Reading Room. Both Faculty and Students will be subjected to crowded and difficult conditions, in the meantime; but the situation will be more favorable in Of one thing every Alumnus may be sure: the growth and development of Hastings are nowhere nearly over. If you are not yet proud of the College, you will be! Faithfully yours, DAVID E. SNODGRASS, Dean NEWS NOTES Hastings' Patriarch, Charles Albert Adams, '87, still practices law as senior member of the firm of Adams and Adams, in the Monadnock Building, San Francisco. At 93, his interest in public education is unabated. Robert Taylor Adams, '35, President of the Washoe County Bar Association, is the father of Richard Taylor Adams, who was born at Reno on February 28, Weight: 6 lbs., 13 oz. James A. Cobey and William J. Adams, '55, have formed a partnership for the general practice of law. Their offices are at West 20th and 0 Streets, Merced.

4 "Uninsured Motorist Coverage - A New Source of Protection in Automobile Personal Injury Cases," was discussed by Robert P. Aguilar, x-'58, and Elva Soper Aguilar, in the March-April issue of the State Bar Journal. Donald H. Albrecht, '56, has become a member of the Los Angeles law firm of Kindel and Anderson. Robert E. Carlson, '58, is one of his associates. James R. Knapp, '61, and Philip K. Sweigert, '61, not yet admitted to practice, joined the organization on June 5, Thomas C. Perkins, Frances Newell Carr, and Eugene Anderson, '60, have announced. the formation of a partnership for the practice of law, at 926 Jay Street, Sacramento. Sylvester N. Andriano, '15, has been named as St. Mary's College Alumnus-of-the-Year. He is a former Supervisor, Library Commissioner, and Police Commissioner of San Francisco. Raymond J. Arata, Jr., '60, was married to Elaine Janice Greco, at San Francisco, on May 6, He is the son of Superior Judge Raymond J. Arata, '31. Nevada's Governor Grant Sawyer named John W. Barrett, '49, to the District Court of Washoe County on April 21, The new judge had served as a Deputy Attorney General from 1952 to 1955, when he entered private practice in Reno. William D. Began, '52, is a member of the new Lohg Beach firm of Baker, Farnham and Began, which has opened law offices in the Security Building. He served with the City Public Defender's office before entering private practice. William A. Bentley, '49, San Francisco lawyer, was married to Barbara Finn on May 2, Robert A. Borgen, '51, has been appointed as an Associate Counsel of the State Industrial Accident Commission. He was formerly a Senior Attorney in the office of San Francisco's City Attorney, Dion R. Holm, x-'15. Presiding Justice A. F. Bray, '10, of the First District Court of Appeal, has been named to the newly created nine-member Commission on Judicial Qualification. He will serve for four years. Edward D. Bronson, Jr., '52, now the father of five children, has become a member of one of San Francisco's outstanding law firms, Bronson, Bronson and McKinnon. Charles M. Bufford, '01, aged 83, died in San Francisco on January 11, He had retired from active practice, in John A. Burke, '59, was married to Marleen Foley, of San Francisco, on February 4, State Controller Alan Cranston has appointed William E. Byrne, '57, Placerville attorney, as Inheritance Tax Appraiser for El Dorado County. Richard A. Callejo, '59, is with the French branch of American Overseas Petroleum Limited. His address is c/o Amofrance, 39 Rue Cambon, Paris 1 er. Paul G. Camera, '60, is associated with Messrs. Field, De Goff and Rieman, a prominent San Francisco law firm, of which Martin E. Field, '41, and Walter R. Rieman, '51, are members. William H. Card, '50, is Chief County Counsel of Santa Cruz County. John A. Waner, '57, is one of his two Deputies. Donald R. Carpenter, '49, is Company Attorney for Aerojet-General Neucleonics, the atomic energy subsidiary of Aerojet-General Corporation, producers of propulsion systems for missiles and space exploration. His address is Box 77, San Ramon. Gary M. Caylor, '60, is associated with Attorneys G. Randolph Miller and James A. McKechnie, in the practice of law. They maintain offices in the Bank of America Building, Whittier, and at 2125 East Whittier Boulevard, Pico Rivera. Anthony J. Chargin, '41, Stockton attorney, has been named by Lieutenant Governor Glenn M. Anderson as one of seven men who are to succeed him, in the event of war or enemy-caused disaster. Their order of succession has not been specified. Marvin J. Christiansen, '56, former Deputy Attorney General of California, has opened offices for the practice of law at 1552 Los Padres Boulevard, Santa Clara. Antone G. Cincotta, Jr., '56, is the first named Assistant Court Commissioner of the Superior Court of San Francisco. Elizabeth M. Claros, '55, is the bride of Malcolm J. Rainsford, Boalt '56. The new firm of Rainsford and Rainsford maintains law offices at 703 Market Street, San Francisco. Edward E. Colby, '39, who has yet to visit the "new" Hastings Law Building, is an active member of the Bar of Albuquerque, New Mexico. His offices are in the Simms Building. Thomas A. Cooke, '48, and Bruce D. Roberts, '49, have formed a partnership. Their law offices are at 15 East First Street, Reno. Peter G. Stone, '61, is Law Clerk to U. S. District Judge Oliver J. Carter, '35. His office is in the Post Office Building, San Francisco. Richard E. Costello, '34, is General Attorney for the Erie-Lackawana Railroad Company. His office is at 140 Cedar Street, New York City. After spending 25 years on the Superior Bench in San Mateo County, Judge Aylett R. Cotton, '96, retired from active duty on December 31, 1960, at the age of 86. Robert E. Coyle, '56, has become a partner in the new law firm of McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard and Coyle. They maintain offices in the Equitable Building, at Fresno.

5 Charles F. Craig, '00, a San Francisco attorney, who had practiced for more than half a century, died on January 15, Peter J. Crosby, Jr., '33, is President of the Alameda County Bar Association. He practices in Oakland. William J. Crowell, '37, of Carson City, is General Counsel for the Nevada Industrial Commission. Edmond R. Davis, '52, has joined the Legal Section of the Trust Department of Security First National Bank. His office is at Sixth and Spring Streets, Los Angeles. Kenneth B. Dawson, '25, former Assemblyman from San Francisco, died in Honolulu on February 16, He had practiced law in Hawaii for twenty years. While a San Franciscan, he served as local Campaign Manager for Frank H. Merriam, former Governor of California. Superior Judge George M. De Wolf, x-'32, of Fresno, died on April 17, A former Deputy District Attorney, his judicial career began in 1938 whkn he was appointed as a Justice of the Peace of Fresno Township. After being reelected in 1942 and 1946, he was named to the Superior Bench in Merton R. Downing, '60, is Law Clerk to the Superior Court of Alameda County. Duane W. Dresser, '56, was an important contributor to the November issue of the Hastings Law Journal. His subject: "Procedural Control of Damages by Election of Remedies." Herbert E. Dudley, '48, Pacific Grove Lawyer, died on February 24, Hastings Director Sidney M. Ehrman, '98, and retired Judge Aylett R. Cotton, '96, were among the twenty "Old Grads" of the Lincoln Grammar School, who assembled, on February 11, 1961, for the 53rd Annual Reunion of their association. Until destroyed by the earthquake and fire of 1906, the school stood at Fifth and Market Streets, in San Francisco. Established in 1865, it was the first school to bear the name of President Lincoln. Robert C. Field, '60, is an Assistant Counsel for the Regents of the University of California. His office is at 590 University Hall, Berkeley. Joseph H. Filice, '54, has become a partner in the Martinez-Richmond law firm of Tinning and De Lap, of which T. H. De Lap, '10, is senior partner. William H. Dunn and David R. Finch, '58, are associated for the general practice of law, under the firm name of Dunn and Finch. They have offices at 1340 Lincoln Street, San Jose, and at 415 East Campbell Street, in Campbell. Stanley Friedman, '60, is a Deputy City Attorney for San Diego. Nathan A. Gilbert, x-'59, is associated with the firm of Tarbox and Jue, of which Robert E. Tarbox, '53, and. Joseph G. Jue, '54, are members. Their law offices are at 3 The Embarcadero North, San Francisco. Leslie C. Gillen, '28, has been elected as President of the Northern California Chapter of the National Association of Claimants' Counsel of America. Jack H. Werchick, '49, is First Vice-President of the Chapter. Joe S. Gray, '60, is associated with the expanding law firm of Wilke, Fleury and Sapunor, of which Sherman C. Wilke, '37, and Gordon A. Fleury, '39, are members. Their offices are in the 926 "J" Building, Sacramento. Judge Richard R. Hanna, '36, retired from Nevada's First Judicial District Bench on April 15, He has established a law office at 402 North Carson Street, Carson City. His new landlord is William J. Crowell, '37, former President of the State Bar of Nevada. Judge Priscilla Haynes, '51, of the Manteca- Ripon-Escalon Justice Court, has been reappointed to membership in the State Judicial Council. Willon A. Henderson, '30, is House Counsel for the Ralph M. Parsons Company. His new office is at 617 West Seventh Street, Los Angeles. Alfred J. Hennessy, '19, a former Superintendent of Schools in Monterey County, who became one of San Francisco's most colorful trial lawyers, died on May 31, He was 89. John Wynne Herron, '38, of San Francisco, contributed a 25-page article on "The Art of Jury Argument" to the December, 1960 issue of the Practical Lawyer. His conclusions are those of a specialist in jury trials. Loyd E. Hewitt, '23, Yuba City lawyer, died on February 12, He had been a partner of James R. McBride, '34, continuously since Frederick B. Hulting, '60, has opened offices for the general practice of law, at 400 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. Joseph Jedeikin, '51, San Francisco lawyer, has announced the acquisition of a brandnew daughter, Lorraine Silvia Jedeikin, who was born on May 1, Attorney General Stanley Mosk recently added William E. Johnston, '60, of Los Angeles, to his legal staff, and assigned him to the "ten-percenter" trust deed cases. Thomas W. Jones, '60, is associated with Francis R. Crable, in the general practice of law. Their offices are at 142 West Second Street, Chico. Arthur H. Kanzee, Jr., '35, Marin County realtor and Mayor of Ross, died suddenly, on February 12, Stephen H. Kaufman, '60, is associated with Kennedy, Bloom and Fletcher, a bi-city law firm. Their offices are at 1005 "A" Street, San Rafael, and 57 Post Street, San Francisco.

6 William Kiriakis, '60, and W. James Knowles, '60, have formed a partnership for the general practice of law. They maintain offices at Foothill Boulevard, Hayward, and in the Phelan Building, at 760 Market Street, San Francisco. Henry C. Krivetsky, '60, is associated with the firm of Garrett and Speier, of which Dan L. Garrett, '48, is a member. Their law offices are in the TWA Building, at 240 Stockton Street, San Francisco. Manuel L. Kugler, '50, former Deputy County Counsel of San Diego and until recently City Attorney of Chula Vista, has been named as a Judge of the San Diego Municipal Court. Christine Blanche La Barraque, '99, first blind woman to be admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of California, died on February 10, She preferred the Concert Hall to the Courtroom, later becoming a successful teacher of voice. During two world wars, she took a leading part in the work of re-educating blind and crippled soldiers. John H. Laugenour, '59, has become associated with the progressive law firm of Bradford, Cross, Dahl and Hefner. Their offices are in the Forum Building, at Sacramento. Superior Judge George A. Lazar, Jr., '35, of San Diego, has been promoted to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Douglas T. Y. Lee, '60, is a Deputy in the office of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, John H. Peters, '27. Ben K. Lerer, '34, former President of the Barristers Club of San Francisco, has been elected as Secretary of the San Francisco Bar Association. He also has assumed the duties of First Vice-President of the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District. James H. Lewis, x-'08, veteran oil man and former President of Sunset Oil Company, died at Los Angeles on May 7, Members of the Nevada State Bar and of the Washoe County and American Bar Associations have placed a silver plaque in the Washoe County Courthouse, in Reno, in memory of Eli Liverato, '52, and Edwin C. Mulcahy, '52, who died of gunshot wounds inflicted there on November 23, Foone Louie, '60, is associated with Zeppelin W. Wong, x-'54, of San Francisco. Their law offices are at 551 Montgomery Street, in the Bank of Canton Building. Frank D. Macbeth, '97, of San Francisco, who for 33 years had been Grand. Secretary of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, died, in retirement, on March 17, Doris Hoffman Maier, '35, is the first woman Assistant Attorney General in California's history. After 16 years as a Deputy A. G., she was named to her new position on May 8, Gene S. Maxwell, '58, and Robert W. Rodolf have formed a partnership for the general practice of law, with offices at 1218 Broadway, Santa Ana. North Judge Leonard I. Meyers, '41, is Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Fresno. Harry Mock, Jr., '60, is associated with Pratt and Berman, a San Francisco law firm. Their offices are at 995 Market Street, San Francisco. James S. Moore, III, '50, is Assistant Trust Officer of the Oakland. Main Office of the Wells Fargo Bank-American Trust Company. His office is at 14th and Broadway. Thomas C. Morris, '55, has been elected as Prosecuting Attorney for Benewah County, Idaho. His office is in the Courthouse, at St. Maries. Edwin N. Ness, '54, is associated with the Oakland law firm of Sturgis, Den-Kulk, Douglas and Anderson. They display their shingles at 1322 Webster Street. Andrew Downey Orrick, '47, former Securities and Exchange Commissioner, is one of five lawyers who became members of the first Board of Directors of United California Bank, a new institution resulting from the merger of California Bank and First Western Bank and Trust Company. Mark Owens, Jr., '54, Assistant Counsel of the Regents of the University of California, is also Professor of Contracts at San Francisco Law School. His lectures are said to be equally reminiscent of Williston and Snodgrass. Richard H. Perry, '47, former Assistant Attorney General, contributed an article on "New Concepts in Sovereign Immunity" to the January-February, 1961 issue of the State Bar Journal. Emil C. Peters, '00, former Chief Justice of the Territory of Hawaii, died on January 15, at the age of 83. David C. Pierson, '60, is associated with William P. Malloy in the practice of law, at 143 North La Brea Avenue, Inglewood. Senator Edwin J. Regan, '31, is one of two California Legislators who have been designated as members of the State's Judicial Council. Richard Rockwell, '51, formerly of the office of the District Attorney of Contra Costa County, is associated with Hamm, Arnason and Waldie, an Antioch law firm. Their offices are at 113 "G" Street. Ronald H. Rouda, '59, is associated with Lewis and Stein, San Francisco attorneys, in the general practice of the law. Their offices are in the De Young Building. The well known San Francisco law firm of Ryan and Ryan has moved its offices to the Grant Building, at 1095 Market Street. Its junior-partner is Thomas Michael Ryan, '54, son of Thomas C. Ryan. '28. and nephew of Daniel V. Ryan, '28, who is a Director of the Bar Association of San Francisco.

7 William Thomas Sheehan, '59, was married to Margot Felicia Plant, a Boalt Hall graduate, on April 21, Both bride and groom are law clerks for the First District Court of Appeal, in San Francisco. Edgar Sinton, '12, of San Francisco, has been named as a member of the first Board of Directors of United California Bank. A well known Probate specialist and philanthropist, he has been engaged in active practice for nearly 50 years. Merritt G. Smalley, '53, is Vice-President and Counsel for International Aircraft Services, Inc., a world-wide organization engaged in aircraft maintenance and sales. His headquarters are at Cloud Way, Hayward. Professor James B. Smith, x-'42, of the Golden Gate College School of Law, dealt extensively with "Contractual Controls of Damages in Commercial Transactions," in the November issue of the Hastings Law Journal. Gabriel W. Solomon, '58, is a Deputy District Attorney for Kern County. His office is in the Courthouse, at Bakersfield. Ralph H. Winkler and Lessing C. Solov, '58, have formed a partnership, for the general practice of law, at 6399 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles. Jesse H. Steinhart, '01, a Regent of the University of California and head of the San Francisco law firm of Steinhart, Goldberg, Feigenbaum and Ladar, celebrated his 80th birthday, on May 12, Robert P. Sullivan, '36, who served as a Municipal Judge in Stockton from 1952 until 1961, has been elevated to the San Joaquin County Superior Bench. Harry B. Swanson, '53, Nevada Legislator, has been named as "Young Man of the Year" by the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented by William J. Raggio, '51, District Attorney of Washoe County, who won it in the next previous year. Wilmont Sweeney, '55, who finished second in a field of seven candidates, has been elected to the Berkeley City Council. Tenney Z. Tongg, '60, has been appointed as a Deputy Attorney General for the State of Hawaii. He resides at 5475 Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu. Benjamin Travis, '60, is associated with Hiawatha T. Roberts, '53, of the Oakland. Bar. Their law offices are in the Easton Building. Russell W. Walker, '59, is a Deputy in the office of San Diego County Counsel Henry A. Dietz, '33, from whom he took a course in Administrative Law at Hastings, in John Van de Poel, '59, former Law Clerk of the Third District Court of Appeal, is asociated with the Oakland law firm of Berry, Davis and Channell. Its membership includes Robert M. Davis, '37, and William R. Channell, '49. Superior Judge Allison B. Ware, '32, of Butte County, has resigned from the judicial office to which he was reelected, without opposition, in He will return to private practice, in Chico. The Judge landed in Normandy with the 245th Combat Engineers, on June 6, 1944, and until wounded in action, on September 16, 1944, was Company Commander. His military decorations include the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. Benjamin Warwick, x-'56, is engaged in the general practice of law, in the Howden Building, at 337 Seventeenth Street, Oakland. "California Franchise Tax as Applied to Commencing and Dissolving Corporations" is the title of an article which Edward A. Weiss, '59, contributed to the August issue of the Hastings Law Journal. Robert W. Wyckoff, '60, is a Law Clerk for Division One of the First District Court of Appeal. Appointed by Presiding Justice A. F. Bray, '10, he has an office in San Francisco's State Building. William M. Young, '58, is associated with the law firm of Stutsman, Nagel and Ferrari. Gerald W. Stutsman, '39, and Jack L. Nagel, '41, are members of the firm. Their offices are at 1360 "L" Street, Fresno. Kenneth C. Zwerin, '35, dealt authoritatively with the subject of Probation in a nine-page article in the January-February, 1961, number of the State Bar Journal. Governor Brown appointed Jean Morony, '36, to the Superior Court of Butte County, on June 19, Hastings College of Law Alumni Association 198 McAllister Street San Francisco 2, California Form 3547 Requested U. S. POSTAGE PAID Sec , P. L. & R. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. PERMIT No. 6100