Background
Oberlink, James Richard was born on February 20, 1953 in Vandalia, Illinois, United States. Son of James Wendell and Gladys Mae Oberlink.
lawyer environmental association executive
Oberlink, James Richard was born on February 20, 1953 in Vandalia, Illinois, United States. Son of James Wendell and Gladys Mae Oberlink.
AB, University of Illinois, 1976; Juris Doctor, University of California, Berkeley, 1980.
Law clerk, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, San Francisco, 1979; attorney, Law Office of Robert Lane, Oakland, California, 1982-1983; attorney, Law Office of Garrett Riegg, Oakland, 1989-1992; executive director, Californians for Population Stabilization, Sacramento, since 1992. Member Chancellor's Committee on Conservation and Environmental Quality, Berkeley, 1978-1979. Speaker, writer in field.
Served with United States Army, 1971-1973, Germany. Member Sierra Club, East Bay Bicycle Coalition.