Background
Townsend, Junior, Earl C. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
Townsend, Junior, Earl C. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1936). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1939).
Worked at Townsend & Townsend (Indianapolis, Indiana) specializing in Personal Injury Law. General Civil Trial Practice. Airplane Crash Litigation, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice.
Admitted to the bar, 1939, Indiana and United States. District Court, Southern District of Indiana. 1962, United States. District Court, Northern District of Indiana.
1973, Michigan, United States. Supreme Court, United States. Courts of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh Circuits and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. 1975, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1992.
Editor, American Trial Lawyers Association Law Journal, 1959-1970. Member, Indiana Judges Association's Committee on Revision of Indiana Pattern Jury Instructions, 1975-1985. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Committees on: Trial Techniques, 1968-1990.
Aviation and Space Law, 1976. Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1985) Bar Associations. Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Vice President, 1959-1960).
Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1962-1963. Lifetime Director); American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member, Diplomate, President, Indiana Chapter, 1983-1985). Fellow: Indiana College of Trial Lawyers (President, 1984-1989).
International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Aviation and Space Law Committee, 1974). International Society of Barristers. The Roscoe Pound-American Trial Lawyers Foundation (Founder and Lifetime Fellow).
Indianapolis Bar Foundation (Charter Member, Distinguished Fellow). Townsend & Townsend was established in 1939 by EARL C. TOWNSEND, JR. and brother JOHN F. TOWNSEND. They began their practice in Indianapolis after graduating from the University of Michigan Law School.
Member, Indiana Judges Association's Committee on Revision of Indiana Pattern Jury Instructions, 1975-1985. Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State and American (Member, Committees on: Trial Techniques, 1968-1990. Aviation and Space Law, 1976.
Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1985) Bar Associations. Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Vice President, 1959-1960). Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1962-1963.
Lifetime Director); American Board of Trial Advocates (Charter Member, Diplomate, President, Indiana Chapter, 1983-1985). Fellow: Indiana College of Trial Lawyers (President, 1984-1989). International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Aviation and Space Law Committee, 1974).
International Society of Barristers. The Roscoe Pound-American Trial Lawyers Foundation (Founder and Lifetime Fellow). Indianapolis Bar Foundation (Charter Member, Distinguished Fellow).