James Richard Oppenheimer

Background

Oppenheimer, James Richard was born on July 27, 1921 in St. Paul. Son of William Henry and Marion Louise (Joslin) Oppenheimer.

Education

Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, 1943). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1948).

Career

Associate, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly and predecessor firm, St. Paul, 1948-1954; partner, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly and predecessor firm, St. Paul, 1954-1991; of counsel, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly and predecessor firm, St. Paul, since 1992.

Achievements

• Bar: Minnesota 1948, United States District Court Minnesota, 1950, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1963.

Membership

Trustee Charles K. Blandin Foundation, Grand Rapids, Minnesota, since 1958, president and chair, 1972-1989. Trustee Charles K. Blandin Residuary Trust, Minneapolis, since 1968, Tozer Foundation, St. Paul, since 1978. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTOand Atlantic.

Member American Bar Association, Minnesota Bar Association, Ramsey County Bar Association, St. Paul Chamber of Commerce(board directors 1978-1981), Rotary (St. Paul club president 1957-1958), White Bear Yacht Club (commodore 1988-1989).

Connections

Married Mary Ensign Dunning, January 14, 1944 (divorced 1957). Married Christine Kurth White, October 14, 1960 (deceased 1979). 1 child, Susan.

Father:

William Henry Oppenheimer

Mother:

Marion Louise (Joslin) Oppenheimer

Spouse:

Christine Kurth White

Spouse:

Mary Ensign Dunning

child:

Susan Oppenheimer