Background
Townsend Rich, John was born on March 10, 1943 in Lansing, Michigan, United States.
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John Townsend Rich
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Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1969).
Career
Worked at Shea & Gardner (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1970, New New York 1972, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Yale Law Journal, 1968-1969. Law Clerk: Chief Judge David L. Bazelon, United States.
Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1970-1971. Justice Harry A. Blackmun, United States.
Supreme Court, 1971-1972.
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1972-1975. Special Master, United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1985-1988.
Associate Independent Counsel, 1989-1990.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Company-Chairperson, Publications Committee, 1989-1991. Secretary, 1984-1985.
Member, Steering Committee, Division IV, 1983-1984. Company-Chairperson, Division IV Court Rules Committee, 1981-1983.
Company-Chairperson, District of Columbia Affairs Division, 1976-1978).
Bar Association of the District of Columbia. American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law. International Law; Labor and Employment Law.
Litigation.
Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law). Washington Council of Lawyers. Shea & Gardner was founded in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1947 by two former high-ranking government lawyers.
The firm, which now has 38 partners, is engaged in general civil and criminal litigation in the federal and state courts across the United States, rulemaking and adjudicative proceedings before administrative agencies, domestic and international corporate advice and transactions, legal counseling, commercial and labor negotiations, arbitration and mediation, and legislative representation.
The firm is nationally known for the quality of its lawyers, its responsive and efficient approach to the needs of its clients, and the results it achieves for clients with difficult problems.
Achievements
Membership
Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Company-Chairperson, Publications Committee, 1989-1991. Secretary, 1984-1985. Member, Steering Committee, Division IV, 1983-1984.
Company-Chairperson, Division IV Court Rules Committee, 1981-1983.
Company-Chairperson, District of Columbia Affairs Division, 1976-1978). Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law. International Law; Labor and Employment Law.
Litigation; Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law).
Washington Council of Lawyers.
