Background
Curtis, John Joseph was born on November 23, 1942 in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States. Son of John Joseph and Marie Francis (Christopher) Curtis.
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John Joseph CURTIS
John Joseph Curtis, American lawyer, writer. Bar: West Virginia 1967, Illinois 1972, California 1979.
Education
West Virginia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960. Juris Doctor, 1967). Member, West Virginia University Law Review, 1966-1967. Board Member, 1979— and President, 1983-1985 and 1989, Los Angeles Taxpayers Association.
Board Member, 1974— and President, 1977-1978, California Taxpayers Association.
Career
Private practice law, South Charleston, West Virginia, 1967-1968. Chief counsel, assistant director West Virginia Tax Department, Charleston, 1968-1971. Tax attorney Sears, Roebuck & Company, Chicago, 1971-1973.
Chief tax counsel, director taxes Pacific Lighting, Los Angeles, 1973-1987. Partner Baker & Hostetler, 1987-1993, Law Offices of John Curtis, Los Angeles, since 1994.
Achievements
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Bar: West Virginia 1967, Illinois 1972, California 1979.
Works
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Author: The Code, 2004.
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Membership
Los Angeles County Contract Services Advisory Commission, 1979-1981. Los Angeles City Budget and Finance Committee, 1983. Chairman, American Gas Association Taxation Committee, 1980-1981.
Chairman, American Gas Association Tax Legislative Subcommittee, 1980-1985. Member, Los Angeles County Assessor’s Advisory Committee, 1987. Member: Los Angeles County, Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
The State Bar of California. West Virginia State Bar. (In Los Angeles, California).
Interests
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Skiing, scuba, fishing.
Connections
Married Shirley Ann Slater, October 15, 1971 (divorced June 1993). Children: Christopher, Kevin.
- Father:
- John Joseph Curtis
- Mother:
- Marie Francis (Christopher) Curtis
- Spouse:
- Shirley Ann Slater
- child:
- Christopher Curtis
- child:
- Kevin Curtis
