Background
Hook, John B. was born on September 30, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Hook, John B. was born on September 30, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1955). Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge William C. Mathes, 1955-1956.
Worked at Long & Levit Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1956, California. Law Clerk to United States.
District Judge William C. Mathes, 1955-1956. Author: "Actual Cash ValueFair Market Value," Insurance Law Journal (Commerce Clearing House) March, 1971.
Company-Author: "Use of Discovery Materials," California Civil Procedure During Trial (Continuing Education of the Bar 1982).
Author: "Multiple Policy Period Losses and Liability Under First Party Policies," Tort and Insurance Law Journal, Volume 21, Number. 3, Spring 1986. Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Chairman, Continuing Education Committee, 1968-1970. Member: Board of Directors, 1971-1972.
Trial Lawyers Section).
State Bar of California (Member, Insurance Committee, 1967-1969. Member, 1973-1979, Vice-Chairman, 1977-1978 and Chairman, 1978-1979, Continuing Education of the Bar Joint Advisory Committee.
Chairman, Trial Practice Subcommittee, 1976-1978. Chairman, Continuing Education of the Bar Special Subcommittee on Programs and Assessment, 1975-1978.
Member, Committee on Administration of Justice, 1995).
American Bar Association (Property Insurance Law Committee. Litigation Section; Tort and Insurance Practice). San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.
Consumer Attorney of California.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Judicature Society.
Northern California Association of Defense Counsel. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Past Chair, Property Insurance Section.
Past-Editor-Update-Extra Contractual Liability Section).
Defense Research Institute.
Member: Bar Association of San Francisco (Chairman, Continuing Education Committee, 1968-1970. Member: Board of Directors, 1971-1972. Trial Lawyers Section).
State Bar of California (Member, Insurance Committee, 1967-1969.
Member, 1973-1979, Vice-Chairman, 1977-1978 and Chairman, 1978-1979, Continuing Education of the Bar Joint Advisory Committee. Chairman, Trial Practice Subcommittee, 1976-1978.
Chairman, Continuing Education of the Bar Special Subcommittee on Programs and Assessment, 1975-1978. Member, Committee on Administration of Justice, 1995).
American Bar Association (Property Insurance Law Committee.
Litigation Section. Tort and Insurance Practice). San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association.
Consumer Attorney of California.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Judicature Society. Northern California Association of Defense Counsel.
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Past Chair, Property Insurance Section.
Past-Editor-Update-Extra Contractual Liability Section). Defense Research Institute.