Background
Jenson, M. Katherine was born on March 4, 1958 in Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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M. Katherine Jenson
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Cleveland State University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1980). Ohio State University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1983).
Career
Worked at Rutan & Tucker, Limited Liability Partnership (Costa Mesa, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Municipal Law, Real Estate, Corporate, Securities, Employment and Labor Relations (Management and Public Sector), Taxation, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate, Environmental and Land Use Law, Municipal Finance, Water Rights, Education Law, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1983, California.
1984, United States.
District Court, Central District of California and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1991, United States. Supreme Court.
Order of the Coif.
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Evidence and Torts. Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Significant Legal Scholarship. John East. Hallen Memorial Award.
Donald C. Power Fund.
John Rosenbrough Memorial Scholarship. Staff Member, 1981-1982 and Issue Planning Editor, 1982-1983, Ohio State Law Journal.
Author: "State v. Thomas: The Final Blow to Battered Women?" 43 Ohio State Law Journal 491, 1982.
"Free Legal Services: A Matter of Choice?" South Coast Metro, 1984. "A Plaintiff With Standing - Every Lawsuit Needs One," Los Angeles Daily Journal, Practitioner, 1993.
San Francisco Daily Journal, Practitioner, 1993. "Nonresident Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Challenge Amendment to Redevelopment Plan," Redevelopment Journal, 1995.
American Planning Association-State Conference 1990, "The Right of Access to Information Held by Public Agencies;" 1991 Continuing Education Seminar for Municipal Attorneys, Emerging Trends in 1983 Liability "Avoiding Section 1983 Liability for Regulation of First Amendment Rights." American Planning Association Orange County Nuts and Bolts Conference, "Recent Developments Regarding the California Environmental Quality Acting." Deputy City Attorney for City of Yorba Linda, City of Palm Springs and City of San Clemente.
Member: Orange County (Director, Harbor Division, 1995. Appellate Law Section, Vice Chair, 1992, Chair, 1993) and Federal Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Public Law).
Robert A. Banyard American Inns of Court (pupil, charter year 1987-1988.
Barrister, 1993).
Firm founder, Alexander Rutan, began practicing law in Orange County in 1906. In 1936 he formed the firm of Rutan & Tucker with former Utah Superior Court Judge James B. Tucker.
Today, with more than 100 attorneys, Rutan & Tucker is the largest Orange County, California based law firm. The Firm"s practice extends throughout the United States and includes both the representation of foreign companies doing business in the United States and domestic companies engaged in activities abroad.
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Membership
Member: Orange County (Director, Harbor Division, 1995. Appellate Law Section, Vice Chair, 1992, Chair, 1993) and Federal Bar Associations. The State Bar of California (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Public Law).
Robert A. Banyard American Inns of Court (pupil, charter year 1987-1988.
Barrister, 1993).
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American
Awards
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Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Evidence and Torts. Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Significant Legal Scholarship. John East. Hallen Memorial Award.tempSpaceDonald C. Power Fund. John Rosenbrough Memorial Scholarship.Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Evidence and Torts. Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Significant Legal Scholarship. John East. Hallen Memorial Award.tempSpaceDonald C. Power Fund.
John Rosenbrough Memorial Scholarship.