Background
Anderson, Austin Gothard was born on June 30, 1931 in Calumet, Minnesota, United States. Son of Hugo Gothard and Turna Marie (Johnson) Anderson.
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Austin Gothard Anderson
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Education
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1954; Juris Doctor, University of Minnesota, 1958.
Career
Associate, Spellacy, Spellacy, Lano & Anderson, Marble, Minnesota, 1958-1962;
director, Illinois Institute Continuing Legal Education, Springfield, 1962-1964;
director department continuing legal education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1964-1970;
associate dean general extension division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1968-1970;
partner, Dorsey, Marquart, Windhorst, West & Halladay, Minneapolis, 1970-1973;
associate director, National Center State Court Justices, St. Paul, 1973-1974;
director Institute Continuing Legal Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973-1992;
director, Institute on Law Firm Management, 1992-1995;
principal, AndersonBoyer Group, Ann Arbor
president, Network of Leading Law Firms, since 1995. Adjunct faculty University of Minnesota, 1974, Wayne State University, 1974-1975. Member of advisory board Center for Law Firm Management Nottingham Trent U., England.
Draftsman American Bar Association Guidelines for Approval of Legal Assistant Programs, 1973, Model Guidelines for Minimum Continuing Legal Education, 1988. Vice chair law practice management section State Bar Michigan, since 1997. Consultant in field.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman City of Bloomington Park and Recreation Advisory Commission, Minnesota, 1970-1972. Chairman Ann Arbor Citizens Recreation Advisory Committee, 1981-1989, Ann Arbor Parks Advisory Committee, 1983-1992, chair, 1991-1992. Representative Class of '58 University of Minnesota Law School, since 1996.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, State Bar Michigan Foundation. Member American Bar Association (vice chairman continuing legal education committee section legal education and admission to bar 1988-1993, standing committee continuing education of bar 1984-1990, chairman law practice management section 1981-1982, AII-American Bar Association commission on continuing professional education 1993-1996, secretary College of Law Practice Management 1993-1997, house of deals since 1993, commission on lawyer advertising 1994-1997), International Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, StateBar of Michigan (vice chair law practice management section), Illinois Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Association Continuing Legal Education Adminstrs., Association Legal Adminstrs. (president 1969-1970), Ann Arbor Golf and Outing Club.
Connections
Married Catherine AntoinetteSpellacy, January 2. 1954; children: Todd, Susan, Timothy, Linda, Mark.
