Background
McCormick, Junior, Homer L. was born on November 11, 1928 in Frederick, Maryland, United States.
McCormick, Junior, Homer L. was born on November 11, 1928 in Frederick, Maryland, United States.
George Washington University and San Jose State College (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). Hastings College of the Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1961).
Worked at McCormick, Kidman & Behrens, Limited Liability Partnership (Costa Mesa, California) specializing in General Civil Practice and Litigation in all State and Federal Courts. Environmental Law, Water Law, Special Districts, Municipal Law, Real Property, Real Estate Transactions and Real Estate Finance, Estate Planning and Probate, Land Use, (including CEQA Compliance), Natural Resources (including Oil and Gas Matters), Property Tax Matters, and Condemnation Actions. Admitted to the bar, 1961, California, United States.
District Court, Central District of California, United States.
District Court, Northern District of California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1976, United States. District Court, Southern District of California.
1977, United States. Tax Court, United States. Claims Court and United States.
Supreme Court.
Delta Theta Phi. Order of the Coif; Thurston Society.
Member, 1959-1961 and Associate Editor, 1961, Hastings Law Review.
Lecturer, Real Property Remedies, 1976-1977, 1979-1980, 1982, 1988 and Proposition 13 and Property Tax Matters, 1980-1981, 1987, California Continuing Education for the Bar. Author: "Recovery in Deceit Actions in California," 11 Hastings Law Journal 183. Contributing Author: "Real Property Remedies," California Continuing Education for the Bar Book, 1982.
Speaker Alternative Dispute Resolution State Bar Convention, 1988.
Member, Board of Governors, 1966 and President, 1973, Hastings Alumni Association. President, Board of Trustees, Hastings 1066 Legal Foundation, 1975-1977.
Selected Hastings Alumnus of the Year, 1992. Judge Pro Tem, Orange County Superior Court, 1975, 1981, 1984.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: The Bar Association of San Francisco. Orange County (Member, Judiciary Committee, 1982-1985. Administration of Justice Committee, 1990.
(Chairman, 1991-1992).
Lawyers Reference Service 1993. Liaison to State Commission of Future of The State Bar and Legal Profession, 1993-1994.
Delegate State Bar, 1985-1993), Federal and American (Member: Condemnation and Condemnation Procedure Committee, Section on Local Government Law, 1963. Committee on Legal Education, 1975.
Committee on Natural Resources, 1973) Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California (Member: Condemnation Law and Procedure Committee, 1965-1968. Public Law Section; Litigation Section). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Orange County Chapter, 1973).
American Judicature Society. Orange County City Attorneys Association (President, 1972).
California Condemnation Lawyers Group. National Health Lawyers Association.
Consumer Attorneys of California.
The partners and associates of McCormick, Kidman & Behrens have specialized in representing municipalities, special districts, business entities and individuals state-wide in matters of public law, eminent domain, water rights, environmental and land use issues. The firm"s extensive experience in representing public entities enables it to provide a unique expertise to public entities as well as private companies and individual clients in these areas. The firm also provides representation and advise in the area of probate and estate planning, business transactions and litigation with considerable expertise.
lieutenant is the philosophy of the firm to provide clients with attentive and efficient legal services.
Member, 1959-1961 and Associate Editor, 1961, Hastings Law Review. Lecturer, Real Property Remedies, 1976-1977, 1979-1980, 1982, 1988 and Proposition 13 and Property Tax Matters, 1980-1981, 1987, California Continuing Education for the Bar.