Background
Atwood, James R. was born on February 21, 1944 in White Plains, New York, United States. Son of Bernard D. and Joyce Rose Atwood.
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James R. Atwood
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Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1966). Stanford University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, Valedictorian, 1969).
Career
Worked at Covington & Burling. Admitted to the bar, 1971, District of Columbia. Order of the Coif. Articles Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1968-1969.
Law Clerk to: Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, United States. Supreme Court, 1970-1971. Judge Shirley M. Hufstedler, United States.
Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1969-1970. Co-Author: Antitrust and American Business Abroad, 2d Edition, 1981. Acting Professor of Law, Stanford University, 1980.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, 1978-1979. Deputy Legal Adviser, United States. Department of State, 1979-1980.
Chairman, Subcommittee on International Unfair Competition, American Bar Association, Antitrust Section, 1983-1985.
Membership
Member of the board visitors Law School Stanford University, 1995-1997. Member American Bar Association, American Society International Law, Washington Institute Foreign Affairs, Distric.Bar Association.
Connections
Married Wendy Fisler, August 22, 1981 (divorcedJuly 1993). Children: Christopher Charles, Carl Fisler.
