Louis Morris Brown

Background

Louis Morris Brown was born on September 5, 1909 in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Education

Louis attended the University of Southern California and Harvard University.

Career

Louis Brown's career began in 1933 and continued throughout the remainder of his life at firms such as Irell and Manella. He also was in business, serving companies such as Dura Steel Products as vice president. In 1950, he joined the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, as a lecturer in law, becoming a full professor of law in 1974. He was named professor of law emeritus in 1980. In 1963, he founded the Emil Brown Fund for Preventive Law prize and served as the award’s administrator until 1985. Throughout his career, he also taught at schools such as Southwestern University Law School and Whittier College Law School. In 1978, he worked with the Beverly Hills Bar Association to design attorney services for unmarried couples, mainly for those who were planning to live together. Writing was also a part of his activities. He wrote the “Legal View” column for the Los Angeles Times, beginning in 1991. He also penned numerous books, including "Preventive Law", "How to Negotiate a Successful Contract", "Lawyering Through Life: The Origin of Preventive Law", and "Legal Audit: International Corporate Investigations" (with Anne O. Kandel).

Achievements

• In 1963, Louis founded the Emil Brown Fund for Preventive Law prize and served as the award’s administrator until 1985. He also founded Client Counseling Competition, which was renamed in his honor in 1993 as the Louis M. Brown International Client Counseling Competition. Awards from the American Bar Association and the Los Angeles County Bar Association were also named in his honor.

Works

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• book

  • Lawyering Through Life: The Origin of Preventive Law
  • Preventive Law.
  • The Legal Audit: Corporate Internal Investigation (Corporate Law Series.)
  • Manual for periodic legal checkup