Background
Curtis, Orlie Lindsey was born on February 27, 1934 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. Son of Orlie Lindsey and Lillian Esther (Barnes) Curtis.
Curtis, Orlie Lindsey was born on February 27, 1934 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States. Son of Orlie Lindsey and Lillian Esther (Barnes) Curtis.
Union College (Bachelor of Arts, with high distinction, 1954). Purdue University (Master of Science, 1956). University of Tennessee (Ph.D., 1961).
University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1977). Member, Order of the Coif.
Group chief Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1956-1963. Laboratory director, science fellow Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California, 1963-1977. Partner firm Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson, since 1980.
Visiting lecturer physics University California, Berkeley, 1970-1971. Advisory board physics department University Kentucky, 1970-1973. Lecturer National Symposia Products Liability and Insurance Law.
"Should Federal Income Tax Consequences of Divorce Depend on State Property Law," 49 Southern California Law Review 1401-1440, 1976.
Board directors Southern California Conference Seventh-day Adventists, 1970-1974, Newbury Park Academy, 1970-1974, Lodi Academy, 1979-1984, Northern California Conference Seventh-day Adventists, 1980-1986, 95—, Dameron Hospital Foundation, 1985-2000, North America Division Seventh-day Adventists, since 1997. Fellow American Physical Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (chairman radiation effects committee 1970-1973). Member Association Defense Council Northern California, Defense Research Institute, State Bar California, San Joaquin County Bar Association, Adventist Attorneys Association (president 1983-1984), International Association Defense Counsel, Order of Coif, American Board Trial Advocates.
Married Idella Mae Krueger, June 5, 1955. Children: Elizabeth, Victoria.