Background
Tennyson, Peter Joseph was born on March 18, 1946 in Winona, Minnesota, United States. Son of Richard Harvey and Sylvia Josephine (Jadrich) Tennyson.
Tennyson, Peter Joseph was born on March 18, 1946 in Winona, Minnesota, United States. Son of Richard Harvey and Sylvia Josephine (Jadrich) Tennyson.
Purdue University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1975). Order of the Coif. (Resident in Irvine).
Associate attorney, O'Melveny & Myers, Los Angeles, 1975-1982; vice president, general counsel, Cannon Mills Company, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 1982-1984; partner, Stradling, Yocca, Newport Beach, California, 1984-1989; partner, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Irvine, California, 1990-1995; partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Costa Mesa, California, since 1995. Member California Commision on Future of Legal Profession and State Bar, 1994;lecturer in field.
Member advising committee St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, 1987-1993. Board directors Lincoln Club Orange County, 1991-1993, South Coast Symphony, 1989-1992. Captain United States Army, 1968-1972.
Member Orange County Bar Association, Performing Arts Business Alliance South Coast Repertory Silver Circle.
Married Mary Eileen Fay, January 3, 1970. Children: Mark Christian, Rachel Christine, MatthewPatrick, Erica Ruth/.