Background
Boyd, David E. was born on May 22, 1946 in Sacramento, California, United States.
Boyd, David E. was born on May 22, 1946 in Sacramento, California, United States.
University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (Juris Doctor, with distinction, 1976). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Traynor Honor Society.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law and Contracts.
Associate Editor, Pacific Law Journal and Staff Member, Legislative Review, 1975-1976.
Worked at Hansen, Boyd, Culhane & Watson (Sacramento, California) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Business, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Lender Liability, Insurance, Corporate, and Personal Injury Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, California.
1983, Iowa.
1985, Colorado. 1996, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Traynor Honor Society.
Associate Editor, Pacific Law Journal and Staff Member, Legislative Review, 1975-1976.
Author: "Noncompliance with Federal Airworthiness Certification Standards," CTLA (California) Forum, Volume XVI, Number. 3, 1986; "Airworthiness Directives in Aviation Litigation," American Trial Lawyers Association Trial Magazine, Volume 22, Number.
8, 1986. "Bad Law on Bad Faith in Colorado," CTLA (Colorado) Trial Talk, Volume 35, Number.
11, 1987; "Evidence Code Section 771: Conflict With Privileged Communications," 6 Pacific Law Journal 612-630, 1975. Company-author: "Review of Selected 1974 California Legislation, Civil Procedure," 6 Pacific Law Journal 195-238, 1975.
Adjunct Professor, McGeorge School of Law (Adviser. Torts, 1990). Arbitrator, Sacramento County Superior Court, 1988.
Judge Pro Tem, Sacramento County and Placer County Superior Court, 1988.
Member: Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Midtown Busines Association. (Board of Directors; Chairman of Planning and Development, 1992-1993).
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
State Bar of California, Special Master. Member: Sacramento County (Member, Bar Council.
Chair, Lawyer Referral and Information Service, 1982-1983) and American (Member, Business Torts and Litigation Section) Bar Association. State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Rules of Court Procedure.
Conference of Delegates).
Folson Chamber of Commerce. Military: Naval Aviator, United States Navy, 1968-1973. Captain, United States Naval Reserve (retired).
Hansen, Boyd, Culhane & Watson was formed in 1975 as a partnership between Mr.
Hartley T. Hansen and Mr. Robert T. Matsui. Following Mr.
Matsui"s election to the United States Congress in 1978, Mr. Hansen, David East. Boyd and Kevin R. Culhane became the founding partners in the firm which is today known as Hansen, Boyd, Culhane & Watson.
Sacramento County (Member, Bar Council. Vice Chair, Lawyer Referral and Infomation Service, 1982-1983. Member, Conference of Delegates, 1978-1982) and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Rules of Court Procedure, 1979-1982).
Capital City Trial Lawyers Association (Vice-President, 1980-1982). California Trial Lawyers Association.
Colorado Trial Lawyers Association. Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
[Naval Aviator, United States Navy, 1968-1973.
Captain, United States Naval Reserve]. Civil Trials, Products Liability and Aviation.