Background
Enersen, Burnham was born on November 17, 1905 in Lamberton, Minnesota, United States. Son of Albert H. and Ethel (Rice) Enersen.
Enersen, Burnham was born on November 17, 1905 in Lamberton, Minnesota, United States. Son of Albert H. and Ethel (Rice) Enersen.
AB, Carleton College, 1927. Doctor of Humane Letters, Carleton College, 1974. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1930.
Associate McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, 1930-1943, partner, 1943-1978, counsel, from 1978. Director Pomfret Estates, Inc., California Student Loan Finance Corporation, 1981-1990. Chairman Governor's Committee Water Lawyers, 1957.
Member California Judicial Council, 1960-1964. Vice chairman California Constitution Revision Commission, 1964-1975. Member committee to review California Master Plan for Higher Education, 1971-1972.
Member of California Citizens Commission for Tort Reform, 1976-1977. Board directors of Association California Tort Reform, 1979-1993, chairman, 1979-1980. Member California Postsecondary Education Committee, 1974-1978.
Board directors of Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, 1982-1994, chairman board trustees, 1985-1986. Board directors of Fine Arts Museum Foundation, 1983-1994, president board trustees, 1987-1992. President United Bay Area Area Crusade, 1962, United Crusades of California, 1969-1971.
Trustee Mills College, 1972-1982, chairman, 1976-1980. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member of American Bar Association (house of deals 1970-1976), State Bar California (president 1960), Bar Association San Francisco (president 1955), Association of Bar of City of New York, American Judicature Society, American Law Institute, California City of C. (director 1962-1978, president 1971), California History Society (board trustees 1976-1978, 83-89), Bohemian Club, Pacific-Union Club, Commercial Club (president 1966), Commonwealth Club California, San Francisco Golf Club, Cypress Point Club.
Married Nina H. Wallace, July 21, 1935. Children: Richard W., Elizabeth.