Background
Cavanagh, John Edward was born on November 15, 1918 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of John and Mary Ann (McGarty) Cavanagh. came to the United States, 1920, naturalized, 1942.
Cavanagh, John Edward was born on November 15, 1918 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of John and Mary Ann (McGarty) Cavanagh. came to the United States, 1920, naturalized, 1942.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Oregon, 1942; Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1949; Master of Laws, George Washington University, 1952.
Worked at McKenna & Cuneo, Limited liability partnership Admitted to the bar, 1949, District of Columbia. 1957, California.
Order of the Coif.
Delta Theta Phi. Member, George Washington Law Review, 1948-1949.
Lecturer in Government Contract Law, University of Santa Clara Law School, 1964-1968. Counsel, 1958-1961, Company Counsel, 1961-1968, Chief Counsel, 1968-1973, Vice President-General Counsel, 1971-1978, Senior Vice President-General Counsel, 1978-1983 and Senior Vice President-Special Assistant, 1983, Lockheed Corporation.
Member: Los Angeles County, Federal and American (Member, Special Committee to Study Product Liability, 1982. Member of Council, 1969-1972 and Chairman of General Counsels Committee, 1982-1984, Section on Public Contracts Law.
Chairman, Committee on Aerospace Law, Section on International Law, 1970-1974.
Member, Committee on Corporate Law Departments, 1980-1983, Chairman of Subcommittee on Product Liability, 1982-1983 and Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Tort Law Reform, 1983-1988, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. National Contract Management Association (Member, National Board of Advisors, 1991).
The State Bar of California.
Military: Major, United States. Army, 1941-1945.
Member, George Washington Law Review, 1948-1949. Lecturer in Government Contract Law, University of Santa Clara Law School, 1964-1968. Counsel, 1958-1961, Company Counsel, 1961-1968, Chief Counsel, 1968-1973, Vice President-General Counsel, 1971-1978, Senior Vice President-General Counsel, 1978-1983 and Senior Vice President-Special Assistant, 1983, Lockheed Corporation.
Member: Los Angeles County, Federal and American (Member, Special Committee to Study Product Liability, 1982.
Member of Council, 1969-1972 and Chairman of General Counsels Committee, 1982-1984, Section on Public Contracts Law. Chairman, Committee on Aerospace Law, Section on International Law, 1970-1974.
Member, Committee on Corporate Law Departments, 1980-1983, Chairman of Subcommittee on Product Liability, 1982-1983 and Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Tort Law Reform, 1983-1988, Section on Corporation, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
National Contract Management Association (Member, National Board of Advisors, 1991).
The State Bar of California. Military: Major, United States. Army, 1941-1945.
Married Mary Adele Brophy, May 9, 1953. Children– John E., Clare Adele, Cathleen Rose, Sally Annual.