Background
Ott, Michael Duane was born on June 9, 1948 in San Bernardino, California, United States. Son of Thomas Russell and Beverly Louise (Pentland) Ott.
Ott, Michael Duane was born on June 9, 1948 in San Bernardino, California, United States. Son of Thomas Russell and Beverly Louise (Pentland) Ott.
University of California, San Diego (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). University of Iowa (Juris Doctor, 1974).
Worked at Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom, Incorporated. (Fresno, California) specializing in General Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporate, Probate and Insurance Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, California.
1977, Oregon; 1982, United States. Supreme Court.
Note & Comment Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1973-1974.
Law Clerk: Honorary A. Andrew Hauk, United States. District Court, Central District of California, 1974-1975.
Author: "Pendent Jurisdiction and Minimal Diversity," 59 Iowa Law Review 197, 1973.
"Close Corporations and the Federal Income Tax Laws-Should the State Label Control?" 59 Iowa Law Review 552, 1974. "Federal Law and Erosion of Sovereign Immunity," Fresno County Bar Bulletin, 1982. "The Closed Session Debate: May a Local Legislative Body Meet in closed Session in Situations Not Explicitly Authorized by the Brown Acting?" 11 Public Law News, 1987.
"A Tail of Two Cases, Claims Against a Public Entity," California Defense Journal, Winter, 1989.
Instructor, Municipal Law, Humphreys College School of Law, Fresno County, 1982. Senior Deputy County Counsel, Lake County, 1979-1981.
Senior Deputy County Counsel, Fresno County, 1981-1983. County Counsel, Madera County, 1983-1988.
Judge Pro Tem, Madera County Superior Court, 1986-1988.
Member, Editorial Board, Fresno County Bar Bulletin, 1986-1987. Member: Fresno County (Editorial Board, Fresno County Bar Bulletin, 1986-1987), Madera County (Secretary, 1986. Treasurer, 1987) and American (Member, Sections on: Urban, State and Local Government Law.
Natural Resources Law.
Litigation) Bar Associations. The State Bar of California.
Oregon State Bar.
Ericksen, Arbuthnot, Kilduff, Day & Lindstrom is a state-wide, civil litigation and insurance defense firm founded in 1950. This multiple office approach ensures uniform procedures and capabilities for both out-of-state and California-based clients.
Experienced attorneys, backed by a well-trained paralegal staff, handle cases involving liability defense and insurance coverage and general civil litigation.
Member, vice chairman Lake County Democratic Center Committee, Lakeport, 1979-1981. Member Madera County Action Committee, 1987-1988. Member State Bar of California (Executive Committee, Republican section 1986-1988), Fresno County Bar Bulletin (editorial board 1986-1988), Madera County Bar Association (secretary 1986, treasurer 1987), University of California San Diego Alumni Association (board directors 1976-1977, general counsel 1978-1979).
Married Karen Hiroko Matsumoto, December 23, 1967 (divorced January 1989). Children: Jonathan Thomas, Steven Michael. Married Cynthia Lee Fontana, July 15, 1989.