Ashton Richard Hardy

Background

Hardy, Ashton Richard was born on August 31, 1935 in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. Son of Ashton Maurice and Alice (Baumbach) Hardy.

Education

Tulane University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1958. Juris Doctor, 1962). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member and Presiding Justice, Tulane Moot Court Board, 1960-1962.

Member, Personnel Board, Civil Service Commission, Jefferson Parish, 1971-1974.

Advance Representative for President of the United States, 1971-1974. General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1974-1976.

Member, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1974-1976. Guest Lecturer on Communications: Louisiana State University, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983.

University of Texas, 19801981.

Northern Arizona University, 1984, 1987. Loyola Law School, 19841985, 1988. Tulane Law School, 1985.

Career

Worked at Hardy and Carey (Metairie, Los Angeles) specializing in General Civil Practice, Telecommunications, Broadcasting, Cable Television, Copyright, Trademark, Intellectual Property, Regulatory and Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation and Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Louisiana. 1976, United States. Supreme Court.

1962, United States.

District Court, Western, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana. 1963, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits. 1974, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Omicron Delta Kappa.

Member and Presiding Justice, Tulane Moot Court Board, 1960-1962. Commissioner, Ethical and Financial Integrity Commission (EFICOM), 1992-1994. Member, Personnel Board, Civil Service Commission, Jefferson Parish, 1971-1974.

Advance Representative for President of the United States, 1971-1974.

General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1974-1976. Member, Administrative Conference of the United States, 1974-1976.

Guest Lecturer on Communications: Louisiana State University, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983. University of Texas, 1980-1981.

Northern Arizona University, 1984, 1987.

Loyola Law School, 1984-1985, 1988, 1990. Tulane Law School, 1985. Company-author: "Religious Freedom and the Federal Communications Commission," 16 Valparaiso University Law Review 59, 1981.

"What the Federal Communication Commission"s Fairness Doctrine Report Means to Grass-Roots Station Management," Television/Radio Age, November, 1974.

Member, Board of Directors, 1993—and Vice Chairman, Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association (Secretary, 1965-1966, Vice-Chairman, 1966-1967 and Chairman, 1967-1968, Young Lawyers Section.

Member, Board of Directors, 1967. Member, House of Delegates, 1987-1993).

Federal Communications Bar Association.

Copyright Society of the United States of America. Christian Legal Society. Military: Lieutenant, United States.

Navy, 1960-1962

The attorneys at Hardy and Carey have been practicing communications, copyright, trademark, and commercial law for many years. The firm"s founder, Ashton R. Hardy, served as General Counsel to the Federal Communications Commission from 1974 through 1976.

Since that time he has developed a nationwide practice representing clients in broadcasting, telephone, cable television, satellite, entertainment, and related enterprises.

The firm offers general legal services and specialized services in connection with communications, copyright, entertainment law, trademarks, general corporate law, and similar related areas. The firm has a nationwide clientele and serves as referral counsel to several major law firms. The firm provides representation before the Federal Communications Commission, state Public Service Commissions and various state and federal courts.

The firm has also provided representation in connection with developing and introducing legislation at the state and local level

Achievements

• Ashton Richard Hardy has been listed as a reputable practitioner, lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors New Orleans Mission, since 1989, Metropolitan Crime Commission New Orleans, since 1993, vice-chairman, 1997-2002, United Christian Charities, 1993-1999, Prison Fellowship/Louisiana, since 1976. Board directors National Religious Broadcasters Association, since 2004. Lieutenant United States Navy, 1958-1960.

Member Louisiana Bar Association (delegate house of deals 1987-1992), Federal Communications Commission Bar Association, National Religious Broadcasters (national board directors 2003— board directors Southwest chapter 1983-2003), Christian Legal Society, Metairie Country Club (president 1986), Comm Club.

Interests

• Golf, scuba diving.

Connections

Married Katherine Ketelsen, September 4, 1959. Children: Karin H. Wood, Katherine H. Foster.

Father:

Ashton Maurice Hardy

Mother:

Alice (Baumbach) Hardy

Spouse:

Katherine Ketelsen

child:

Katherine H. Foster Hardy

child:

Karin H. Wood Hardy