Background
Hartz, John Ernest was born on April 8, 1935 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of John Ernest and Helen (Hower) Hartz.
Hartz, John Ernest was born on April 8, 1935 in Berkeley, California, United States. Son of John Ernest and Helen (Hower) Hartz.
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1957). Oxford University (Diploma in Law. Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1961).
Order of the Coif.
Member and Associate Editor, California Law Review, 1960-1961.
Associate, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, 1962-1964;
attorney, Formost Diaries, Inc., San Francisco, 1964-1966;
senior attorney, Crown Zellerbach Corporation, San Francisco, 1966-1976;
senior vice president, Southeast Banking Corporation, Miami, Florida, 1976-1979;
senior vice president, general counsel, Genstar Company, San Francisco, 1979-1987;
partner, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, San Francisco, since 1987. Trustee Florida International U. Foundation, Inc., 1978-1979. Member of advisory committee GuideJud.
Counsel Arbitration Study, California. Member committee State Board governments, California, 1977. Member Florida Comptrollers Task Force on Foreign Banking, 1977.
Captain United States Army Reserve, 1957-1965. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, American Arbitration Association, American Society Corporation Sections, Orinda (California) Country Club, United Oxford and Cambridge U. Club, Orinda Country Club, Beefeaters Club.
Married Margaret Ellen Dwyer, February 18, 1966. Children: Kimberly Anne, Kevin Earnest.