Background
Holbrook, Donald B. was born on January 5, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Holbrook, Donald B. was born on January 5, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Colorado College; University of Utah (Juris Doctor, 1952). Order of the Coif. Delta Theta Phi. Phi Kappa Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Utah Law Review, 1951-1952.
President, Alumni Association, University of Utah, College of Law, 1957.
Worked at Jones, Waldo, Holbrook & McDonough, A Professional Corporation (Salt Lake City, Utah) specializing in Antitrust Law, Public Utility Law, Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1953, Utah and United States. District Court of Utah.
Order of the Coif.
Delta Theta Phi. Phi Kappa Phi. Editor-in-Chief, Utah Law Review, 1951-1952. President, Alumni Association, University of Utah, College of Law, 1957.
Recipient: Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Utah, 1985.
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Salt Lake Community College, 1987. Lawyer of the Year, Utah State Bar, 1989.
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws, University of Utah, 1990. Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities, Utah Valley State College.
Light of Learning Award, Utah State Board of Education, 1994.
Assistant City Attorney, Salt Lake City, 1955-1957. Member, Board of Commissioners, Utah State Bar, 1954-1957 and 1983-1987. Member, 1954-1969, Vice-Chairman, 1964-1966 and Chairman, 1967-1969, Board of Regents, University of Utah.
Vice-Chairman and Chairman, 1969-1977 and Member, 1969-1979, Utah State Board of Regents.
Chairman, Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, 1981-1982. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Utah Partnership for Educational and Economic Development, 1988-1995.
Chairman, Ballet West, 1982. Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, American Stores Company, 1979-1985.
Member: Salt Lake County (President, 1964-1965) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law.
Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. Utah State Bar (Commissioner, 1982-1988. Recipient, Lawyer of the Year, 1989).
Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation.
Member, Board of Commissioners, Utah State Bar, 1954-1957 and 1983-1987. Member, 1954-1969, Vice-Chairman, 1964-1966 and Chairman, 1967-1969, Board of Regents, University of Utah. Vice-Chairman and Chairman, 1969-1977 and Member, 1969-1979, Utah State Board of Regents.
Chairman, Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, 1981-1982.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Utah Partnership for Educational and Economic Development, 1988-1995. Chairman, Ballet West, 1982.
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, American Stores Company, 1979-1985. Member: Salt Lake County (President, 1964-1965) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law.
Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations.
Utah State Bar (Commissioner, 1982-1988. Recipient, Lawyer of the Year, 1989). Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
American Bar Foundation.