Background
Deer, Richard Elliott was born on September 8, 1932 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Leon Leslie and Mary Jane (Ostheimer) Deer.
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Richard Elliott Deer
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AB, DePauw University, 1954. Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1957.
Career
Bar: Indiana 1957, United States District Court (northern and southern districts) Indiana 1957, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1957, United States Court Appeals (9thcir.) 1990, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1962. Association firm Barnes & Thornburg and predecessor firm, Indianapolis, 1957-1965, partner, 1965, chairman management committee,1990-1993. Director Flagship Capital Corporation, Indianapolis.
Achievements
Membership
Member Indianapolis Council Foreign Relations, Indiana Corps. Survey Commission, 1983—2000. Fellow: Indiana Bar Foundation, American Bar Foundation.
Member: American Bar Association (drafting committee, executive planning group of legal opinion project section business law, 3d party legal opinion report 1991), American Law Institute, Indiana State Bar Association (past chairman corporation, banking and business law section), Indianapolis Bar Association, Columbia Club, Players Club, Hillcrest Country Club.
Connections
Married Lee Todd, February 22, 1958. Children: William K., Laura A., Susannah T., Thomas East. Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1954.
