Background
Curtin, Daniel Joseph was born on January 7, 1933 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Daniel Joseph and Nell Helen (Lenihan) Curtin.
Curtin, Daniel Joseph was born on January 7, 1933 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Daniel Joseph and Nell Helen (Lenihan) Curtin.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, U. San Francisco, 1954; Juris Doctor, U. San Francisco, 1957.
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1958, California. 1966, United States. Supreme Court.
Author: "California Land Use & Planning Law," Seventeenth Edition, 1997.
"Subdivision Map Acting Manual," 1993 Edition, Solano Press, Berkeley. Company-Author: "California Subdivision Map Acting Practice," Continuing Education of the Bar, 1987.
Instructor: Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, 1979-1983. John F. Kennedy School of Law, Walnut Creek, 1983-1987.
University of San Francisco School of Law, 1988-1992.
Lecturer, Land Use Law, University of California Extinct and Continuing Education of the Bar, 1974. Counsel to Assembly Committee on Municipal and County Government, Sacramento, 1959-1960. President, City Attorneys Department, League of California Cities, 1973-1974.
City Attorney, Walnut Creek, 1965-1982.
Member, Board of Advisors, Environmental Affairs, Boston College School of Law, 1987. Recipient, Distinguished Leadership Award, American Planning Association, 1988.
Recipient, Charles South. Rhyne Award for Lifetime Achievement, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 1992. Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee, 1976-1978.
Member of the Council, the governing body of the State and Local Government Law Section, 1991-1997).
National Institute of Municipal Law Officers (Chairman, Zoning and Planning Committee, 1969-1979. Regional Vice-President, 1979-1982. Chair, Land Development, Planning and Zoning Section, 1994-1995).
(Resident, Walnut Creek Office).
Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation. Environmental and natural resources.
Healthcare. Intellectual property.
Biotechnology; antitrust and trade regulation. Torts; product liability.
Insurance. Maritime; agribusiness.
White-collar crime; appellate. Corporate; banking; finance.
Insolvency. Real estate and land use.
Construction; tax and employee benefits. Labor and employment.
International trade law. Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.
Member, Board of Advisors, Environmental Affairs, Boston College School of Law, 1987. Recipient, Distinguished Leadership Award, American Planning Association, 1988. Recipient, Charles South. Rhyne Award for Lifetime Achievement, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 1992.
Member: American Bar Association (Chairman, Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee, 1976-1978.
Member of the Council, the governing body of the State and Local Government Law Section, 1991-1997). National Institute of Municipal Law Officers (Chairman, Zoning and Planning Committee, 1969-1979.
Regional Vice-President, 1979-1982. Chair, Land Development, Planning and Zoning Section, 1994-1995).
(Resident, Walnut Creek Office).
Married Myrtle Rose Wanke, February 7, 1959. Children: Kathleen, Mary, Patricia, Thomas, Carol.