Ralph J. Swanson III

Background

Swanson III, Ralph J. was born on January 21, 1947 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.

Education

Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969). University of Santa Clara (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1975).

Career

Worked at Berliner Cohen (San Jose, California) specializing in Litigation, Environmental. Admitted to the bar, 1975, California. Editor in Chief, Santa Clara Law Review, 1974-1975.

Author: Comment, "Toward an End to Consumer Frustration: Making the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Acting Work," 14 Santa Clara Law Review 575, 1974.

Judicial Extern to Honorary Mathew O. Tobriner, Associate Justice, California Supreme Court, 1974. Law Clerk to Honorary Oliver J. Carter, Chief Judge, United States.

District Court, Northern District of California, 1975-1976. President, Board of Directors, Cystic Fibrosis Research, Incorporated.

Member: Santa Clara County (Chairman, Environmental Law Executive Committee, 1996) and American Bar Associations.

State Bar of California. Military: Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Naval Reserve, active duty, 1969-1972.

Achievements

• Ralph J. Swanson III has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Santa Clara County (Chairman, Environmental Law Executive Committee, 1996) and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California. Military: Lieutenant (junior grade), United States Naval Reserve, active duty, 1969-1972.