Background
Frieden, Clifford E. was born on March 8, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Sidney S. and Norma (Stern) Frieden.
Frieden, Clifford E. was born on March 8, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Sidney S. and Norma (Stern) Frieden.
University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1971). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Rutan & Tucker, LLP (Costa Mesa, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Municipal Law, Real Estate, Corporate, Securities, Employment and Labor Relations (Management and Public Sector), Taxation, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate, Environmental and Land Use Law, Municipal Finance, Water Rights, Education Law, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1974, California.
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Property, 1972. Member: Orange County Bar Association (Chairman, Judiciary Committee, 1986-1987.
Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1991. Delegate to State Bar Conference of Delegates). The State Bar of California.
Firm founder, Alexander Rutan, began practicing law in Orange County in 1906. In 1936 he formed the firm of Rutan & Tucker with former Utah Superior Court Judge James B. Tucker. Today, with more than 100 attorneys, Rutan & Tucker is the largest Orange County, California based law firm.
The Firm's practice extends throughout the United States and includes both the representation of foreign companies doing business in the United States and domestic companies engaged in activities abroad.
Active Medical Disaster Response, Newport Beach, California, 1990-1991, OrangeCounty chapter American Red Cross, since 1995. Member Orange County Bar Association (delegate state convention 1983-1995, chair judiciary committee 1987-1988, board directors 1989-1991), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Dinah S. Baumring, June 20, 1971. Children: Jamie, Kari, Curtis.