Background
O'Brien, James Edward was born on March 22, 1912 in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. Son of George A. and Alice A. (Lapsley) O'B.
O'Brien, James Edward was born on March 22, 1912 in Trinidad, Colorado, United States. Son of George A. and Alice A. (Lapsley) O'B.
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1932; Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, 1935.
Practice in, San Francisco, 1935-1966;
associate, partner, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, 1935-1966;
vice-president, director, Standard Oil Corporation California, San Francisco, 1966-1977;
of counsel firm, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, 1977-1992. Director William Polk Fuller & Company, El Portal Mining Company, Abercrombie & Fitch Company. President of the board directors Stanford Hospital.
Board directors Academy for Ednl. Development New York, National Fund for Medical Education, American Enterprise Institute. Trustee International and Comparative Law Center, Dallas, Southwestern Legal Foundation, Mills College, San Francisco Asian Art Commission.
Chairman Friends of Bancroft Library. Served as lieutenant colonel United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, San San Francisco Chamber of C. (past vice president, director), International Chamber of C., American Society International Law, International Law Association, American Law Institute Clubs: Pacific-Union (San Francisco), Bohemian (San Francisco), City (San Francisco).
Married Mary Louise James, January 2, 1936 (deceased 1978). Married Jeanne Gilmore LaClair, 1979.