George Downing

Background

Downing, George was born on October 21, 1934 in Girard, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jerome Francis and Anna M. (Strasswimmer) Downing.

Education

Gannon College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1956). Case Western Reserve University Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1962). Phi Delta Phi. John Rufus Ranney.

Lead Articles Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review.

Career

Worked at Baker & Hostetler Limited Liability Partnership (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Ohio. Phi Delta Phi. John Rufus Ranney Scholar.

Lead Articles Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review.

Author: "The Duration and Indestructibility of Private Trusts," 16 Case Western Reserve Law Review 350 (1965). Trustee, The Cleveland Law Library Association, 1970—.

Member: Ohio State (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section) and American (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Section) Bar Associations. Copyright Society of the United States.

American Law Institute.

Achievements

• George Downing has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Community advisor Cleveland Music School Settlement. Member American Bar Association, Ohio Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association, Copyright Society, Cleveland Law Library Association (trustee, vice president since 1974), Philosophical Club (Cleveland, president 1982-1983), Cleveland Skating Club, Rowfant Club.

Interests

• Avocations: music, literature, theatre.

Connections

Married Molly Bruce, December 30, 1966. Children: Matthew, Gwynne.

Father:

Jerome Francis Downing

Mother:

Anna M. (Strasswimmer) Downing

Spouse:

Molly Bruce

child:

Gwynne Downing

child:

Matthew Downing