Background
IV, Gideon Franklin Rothwell, was born on March 30, 1928 in Moberly, Missouri, United States. Son of Gideon Franklin IIIand Chlora (Duncan) R.
IV, Gideon Franklin Rothwell, was born on March 30, 1928 in Moberly, Missouri, United States. Son of Gideon Franklin IIIand Chlora (Duncan) R.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, U. Missouri, 1949; Juris Doctor with honors, George Washington University, 1956.
Founding partner, Sughrue, Rothwell, Mion, Zinn & Macpeach, Washington, 1956-1981; founding member, Bernard, Rothwell & Brown, Professional Corporation, Washington, 1981-1989; founding senior member, president, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Kurz, Professional Corporation, Washington, since 1990.
President Brookdale Citizens Association, Chevy Chase, Maryland., 1965. President, founder Surfside Plaza Owners Association, Dewey Beach, Delaware, 1968, 76. Board directors Sea Gate Homeowners Association, Dewey Beach, 1984-1986.
Corporal United States Army, 1950-1952. Member American Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Association, District of Columbia Bar Association (president patent section 1962), United States Trademark Association, International Association for Protection Industrial Property, Licensing Executives Society, International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association.
Married Henrietta Scott Byerly, September 11, 1954. Children: Gideon Franklin V, John Duncan, Anne Scott.