Garvin F. Shallenberger

Background

Shallenberger, Garvin F. was born on January 7, 1921 in Beloit, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Garvin D. and Grace (Hubbell) Shallenberger.

Education

Bachelor in Pre-law, University Montana, 1942; Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, 1949; Doctor of Laws (honorary), Western State University, Fullerton, California, 1988.

Career

Worked at Rutan & Tucker, LLP (Costa Mesa, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Municipal Law, Real Estate, Corporate, Securities, Employment and Labor Relations (Management and Public Sector), Taxation, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate, Environmental and Land Use Law, Municipal Finance, Water Rights, Education Law, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1949, California and United States.

District Court, Southern District of California. 1957, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1961, United States. Supreme Court.

Founder and First Secretary, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1959. Chair, State Bar Commission on Judicial Nominee Evaluation, 1980. Member: Orange County Bar Association (Secretary, 1969.

Vice President, 1970. President, 1972; Recipient, Franklin West Award for Service to the Profession, 1978. Member, Business Litigation Section).

The State Bar of California (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1977. President, 1977-1978). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Military: Captain, United States. Army, 1943-1947

Firm founder, Alexander Rutan, began practicing law in Orange County in 1906. In 1936 he formed the firm of Rutan & Tucker with former Utah Superior Court Judge James B. Tucker.

Today, with more than 100 attorneys, Rutan & Tucker is the largest Orange County, California based law firm. The Firm's practice extends throughout the United States and includes both the representation of foreign companies doing business in the United States and domestic companies engaged in activities abroad.

Achievements

• Bar: California 1949, United States District Court (central district) California 1949, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1949, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1961, United States District Court (northern and southern districts) California 1963.

Membership

Member: Orange County Bar Association (Secretary, 1969. Vice President, 1970. President, 1972; Recipient, Franklin West Award for Service to the Profession, 1978.

Member, Business Litigation Section). The State Bar of California (Member, Board of Governors, 1975-1977. President, 1977-1978).

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Military: Captain, United States. Army, 1943-1947; Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Military: Captain, United States. Army, 1943-1947.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, writing.

Connections

Married Mary L., May 5, 1945. Children: Diane, Dennis Clark.

Father:

Garvin D. Shallenberger

Mother:

Grace (Hubbell) Shallenberger

Spouse:

Mary L.

child:

Diane Shallenberger

child:

Dennis Clark Shallenberger