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Parent, Gerald B. was born on February 25, 1932 in South Bend, Indiana, United States.
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Gerald B. PARENT
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GERALD PARENT, American Lawyer, Partner of HATCH AND PARENT, specializing in the field of State and Federal Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Administrative, Environmental and Municipal Law. Water Rights, Land Use and Hazardous Materials, Business, Banking, Real Estate and Personal Injury. Probate, Estate Planning and Taxation.
Education
Culver Military Academy and University of California at Los Angeles (Bachelor of Arts, 1954). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Bachelor of Laws, 1959). Phi Alpha Delta. Airport Commissioner, 1962-1969.
Legal Aid Foundation, Member, Board of Directors, 1968-1983, President, 1982 and Attorney Referral Service, 1976-1979.
Career
Worked at Hatch and Parent (Santa Barbara, California) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Agriculture, Business, Bankruptcy, Creditors" Rights, Commercial Transactions, Condemnation, Construction, Corporate, Securities, Elder, Employment, Labor, Equal Opportunity, Environmental, Toxic, Estate Planning, Probate, Governmental and Regulatory, Homeowners" Associations, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Land Use, Non-Profit Organizations, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Natural Resources, Tax and Zoning. Specialty Practices: Water (Private and Governmental), Public Contracting, Land Use, Federal Civil Service, Civil Rights Litigation and Complex Litigation.
Admitted to the bar, 1960, California.
1965, United States. Supreme Court. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization).
Founded in 1968, Hatch and Parent is a full service law firm with a practice extending throughout California. Hatch and Parent is recognized as one of the premier water and land use firms in California and is engaged in major water and real estate projects.
The firm"s business section covers the full range of client needs from formation to workouts, mergers and acquisitions.
The tax and estate planning needs of the firm"s clients are handled by attorneys that are well-respected and highly regarded in the Santa Barbara community. Its litigation practice is conducted by seasoned, successful trial attorneys who are well acquainted with the need to efficiently and effectively handle litigated matters. Several landmark cases have been handled by the firm.
Clients range from major corporations and governmental agencies to start-up companies and individuals.
Besides its primary Santa Barbara office, it maintains offices in Lake Tahoe and Oxnard, California.
Achievements
Membership
Santa Barbara County (President, 1975), Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California. Barristers Club of Santa Barbara.
[First lieutenant, Infantry, United States.
Army, 1955-1956]. Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning.
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American
Education
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1960
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1965