Background
Kareken, Francis A. was born on March 30, 1930 in Buffalo. Son of Michael and Gertrude (Lang) Kareken.
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Francis A. Kareken
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University of Buffalo (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1954). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1958). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Managing Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1958.
Law Clerk, South.R. Waterman, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1958-1959.
Trial Attorney, United States. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, 1960-1962.
Vice President and General Counsel, Weyerhaeuser Company, 1975-1980.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Penn Central Corporation, 1980-1987.
Career
Worked at Davis Wright Tremaine Limited Liability Partnership (Seattle, Washington) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Admiralty; Maritime and Fisheries. Antitrust; Banking and Commercial Law.
Bankruptcy.
Business. Communications and Media Law. Construction Law and Government Contracts.
Employee Benefits. Employment Law. Intellectual Property.
Health Law; International.
Land Use and Environmental Law. Litigation; Real Estate. Retail; Securities; Software.
Tax.
Trusts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1959, District of Columbia. 1961, New York; 1968, Washington.
Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Managing Editor, University of Chicago Law Review, 1958.
Law Clerk, South.R. Waterman, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1958-1959. Vice President and General Counsel, Weyerhaeuser Company, 1975-1980. Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Penn Central Corporation, 1980-1987.
Since its founding in the early 1900s in Seattle, Washington, Davis Wright Tremaine has continued to grow and change in response to the needs of its clients.
Today the firm is organized by practice industry groups, and offers a wide range of legal services to regional, national and international clients through offices in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, California, Washington District of Columbia, Hawaii and Shanghai, China. A state-of-the-art communications network provides our clients the benefit of immediate access to shared knowledge, experience and resources of attorneys firm-wide.
Dedicated to a tradition of public and professional service, the people of Davis Wright Tremaine are active in professional groups at the national, state and local levels.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Bar Association, Washington Bar Association, Association General Counsel, Order of Coif., Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married Margaret Holland, September 10, 1955. Children: Michael, Susan.
