Background
Kinney, James Howard was born on March 2, 1937 in Oklahoma City. Son of William Edgar and Chrissie (Ballingall) Kinney.
lawyer real estate company executive
Kinney, James Howard was born on March 2, 1937 in Oklahoma City. Son of William Edgar and Chrissie (Ballingall) Kinney.
Bachelor of Science cum laude in Business Management, California State University, Long Beach, 1963. Juris Doctor, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966.
Worked at O'Melveny & Myers LLP (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Litigation, Appellate Practice, and Criminal Trials Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative; Antitrust. Banking; Bankruptcy; Commercial.
Communications; Construction. Corporation and Corporate Financing. Environmental; Immigration and Naturalization.
Insurance Coverage Defense. Intellectual Property. International Business.
Labor and Employment. Employment Benefits; Media and Entertainment. Municipal, Municipal Zoning and Municipal Finance.
Natural Resources; Oil and Gas. Patent, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition. Probate, Trusts and Estate Planning.
Public Utilities; Real Estate. Securities; and Tax Law. Admitted to the bar, 1966, California.
City Councilman, 1983-1990 and Mayor, 1985-1986. 1988-1989, Palos Verdes Estates, California. Member: Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
(Century City Office). O'Melveny & Myers LLP, founded over 110 years ago on January 2, 1885, is the oldest law firm in Los Angeles. Since that time, we have grown from two attorneys in two rooms specializing in the local concerns of a frontier community to a firm of more than 500 lawyers involved in matters of regional, national and global concern.
Councilman City of Palos Verdes Estates, California, since 1983, Mayor, 1985-1986, 88-. Served to sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1955-1958. Member Los Angeles County Bar Association, International Council Shopping Centers, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married June Lassick, March 26, 1961. Children: Karen Jill, Scott James.
