James Donovan Geissinger

Background

Geissinger, James Donovan was born on August 3, 1911 in Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States. Son of John Dewalt and Ellen Josephine (Anderson) Geissinger.

Education

Student, University Minnesota, 1930. Bachelor, University Colorado, 1932. Juris Doctor, University Colorado, 1935.

Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1933.

Career

Deputy district attorney, Pueblo, Colorado, 1937-1942. Practiced law, 1942-1944, Denver, 1948-1953. Assistant attorney general State of Colorado, 1946-1948, 62-68, special assistant attorney general for water matters, 1969-1976.

Special assistant to solicitor Department Interior, Washington, 1953-1954, regional solicitor Denver region, 1954-1961. Member Bowman, Shambaugh, Geissinger & Wright, Denver, 1962-1982. Special water counsel City of Englewood (Colorado), 1975-1981.

Director recodification Colorado Water Law, 1968-1969.

Achievements

• James Donovan Geissinger has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1944-1946. Member Denver, Colorado bar associations Lodges: Masons (33d degree).

Connections

Married Martha Dollena Cooper, December 23, 1956. Children: James Donovan, Richard Clifton, Gary Adams.