Background
McElhinny, Harold John was born on January 5, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Harold James and Margaret I. (Mahoney) master of Civil Engineering.
McElhinny, Harold John was born on January 5, 1947 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Harold James and Margaret I. (Mahoney) master of Civil Engineering.
University of Santa Clara (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). University of California, Hastings College of the Law. University of California, Berkeley (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Order of the Coif.
Thurston Society. Law Clerk to Judge M. Joseph Blumenfeld, United States. District Court, Hartford, Connecticut, 1975-1976.
Member, 1986-1989 and Chair, 1989, Review Department, State Bar Court. Trial Observer, American Bar Association International Human Rights Trial Observers Project, 1987.
Worked at Morrison & Foerster Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1976, California. Order of the Coif; Thurston Society.
Law Clerk to Judge M. Joseph Blumenfeld, United States. District Court, Hartford, Connecticut, 1975-1976.
Chair, Review Department, State Bar Court, 1989.
Director, 1993-1994 and President, 1996-1997, Northern California Association of Business Trial Lawyers. Morrison & Foerster is one of the world"s largest international law firms with over 500 lawyers in 14 offices worldwide. The firm"s legal practice encompasses every major area of commercial law, including corporate finance, project finance, institutional lending, financial services, real estate, environmental and land use planning, mining and natural resources, multimedia, intellectual property, energy, communications, computer technology, insurance, alternative dispute resolution, product liability, bankruptcy and workouts, estate planning, probate, trust administration, financial transactions, labor and employment, immigration, civil, criminal and securities litigation, entertainment and sports, food and beverage, health care, hotel and resort, antitrust, international business, international litigation and arbitration, trade regulation, transportation and tax
Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, State Bar California (review department 1986-1989, chairman 1988), San Francisco Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Association Business Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors 1992-1997, president 1997).
Married Mary Ellen McElhinny, June 22, 1968. Children: Hannah, Jennifer, William.