Gerald Thomas Richards

Background

Richards, Gerald Thomas was born on March 17, 1933 in Monrovia, California, United States. Son of Louis Jacquelyn Richards and Inez Vivian (Richardson) Hall.

Education

Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, 1957. Master of Science, Purdue University, 1963. Juris Doctor, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, 1976.

Career

Bar: California 1976, United States.Dist. Court (northern district) California 1977, United States Patent Office 1981, United States Ct.Appeals (9th circuit) 1984, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1984. Computational physicist Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1967-1973, planning staff lawyer, 1979, manager technical transfer office, 1980-1983, assistant laboratory counsel, 1984-1993.

Sole practice, Livermore, 1976-1978, Oceanside, California, 1994-1997.

Emeritus attorney pro bono participant California State Bar, Concord, 1998, Contra Costa Senior Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, 1998. Construction law instructor Contrs.

State License Schools, Van Nuys, California, 1998. Member Executive Committee, policy advisor Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer, 1980-1988.

Panelist, delegate White House Conference on Productivity, Washington, 1983.

Delegate National Conference on Technology and Aging, Wingspread, Wisconsin, 1981. Commissioner Housing Authority, City of Livermore, 1977, vice chairperson, 1978, chairperson, 1979. President Housing Choices, Incorporated., Livermore, 1980-1984.

Board directors Valley Volunteer Center, Pleasanton, California, 1983, president, 1984-1986.

Achievements

• Gerald Thomas Richards has been listed as a reputable lawyer, consultant, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Commissioner Housing Authority, City of Livermore, 1977, vice chairman, 1978, chairman, 1979. Member Board Administrn. Appeals, City of Antioch, California, 2003-2005, Contra Costa Count Advisory Council on Aging, since 2005, secretary, 2007, president, 2008-2010.

Elected member California Senior Assembly, since 2010. Secretary Contra Costa for Every Generation, 2006-2009. President Housing Choices, Inc., Livermore, 1980-1984.

Board directors Valley Volunteer Center, Pleasanton, California, 1983, president, 1984-1986. Staff California Boys' State American Legion, since 1996. Major United States Army, 1948-1967.

Member American Bar Association, California State Bar (convention alternate delegate 1990-1992, delegate 2000, 04-, member committee senior lawyers 2002-2005), Alameda County Bar Association, Contra Costa County Bar Association, Eastern Alameda County Bar Association (secretary 1978, board directors 1991-1992, chair lawyers referral committee 1992-1993), Los Angeles County Bar Association, Santa Barbara County Bar Association, San Diego County Bar Association, Bar Association Northern San Diego County, San Francisco Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa (Northern California chapter board directors, newsletter chair 2001-2007), Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma.

Connections

Children: Patricia M. Richards Grauf, Laura J., Dag Hammarskjold. Married Mary Lou Richards, December 27, 1986.

Father:

Louis Jacquelyn Richards Hall

Mother:

Inez Vivian (Richardson) Hall

Spouse:

Mary Lou Richards

child:

Laura J. Richards

child:

Dag Hammarskjold Richards

child:

Patricia M. Richards Grauf Richards