Background
Towne, Richard P. was born on January 5, 1951 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States.
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Richard P. Towne
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Education
University of Florida (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1972). University of California at Los Angeles (Master of Arts, 1975. Juris Doctor, 1979).
Career
Calder v. Jones, 465 United States. 783 (1984); Farrar v. Hobby, United States., 113 South.Ct. 566 (1992) (amicus); Nichols v. Romberg, United States., certified granted, 113 South.Ct. 1038 (1993); Credit Managers Association v. Kennesaw Life and Recording Insurance. 25 F3d. 743 (9th Circuit 1994); Alliance Insurance Company v. Colella, 995 F.2d 944 (9th Circuit 1993); Alaska Airlines, Incorporated. v. City of Long Beach, 951 F.2d 977 (9th Circuit 1991); Ford v. Superior Court, 188 Cal.App.3d 737 (1986); Burnett v. National Enquirer, Incorporated., 144 Cal.App.3d 991 (1983); Jones v. Calder, 138 Cal.App.3d 128 (1982)Admitted to the bar, 1979, California and United States. District Court, Central District of California. 1980, United States. District Court, Southern District of California.
1983, United States.
Supreme Court and United States. Tax Court; 1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States.
District Court, Northern District of California.
1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1988, United States. District Court, Eastern District of California.
Member, Moot Court Honors Program. Comment Editor, University of California, Los Angeles-Alaska Law Review, 1977-1979.
Teaching Associate, Legal Research and Writing, University of California School of Law at Los Angeles, 1978-1979.
Instructor, Entertainment Law and Litigation, and Faculty Advisor, University of California, Los Angeles Attorney Assistant Training Program, 1982. Guest Speaker, Chicago-Midwest Credit Management Association, Musical Instrument Credit Group. Christian Suppliers Credit Group (1994).
Riemer Reporting Service, Consumer Electronics and Major Appliance Manufacturers Credit Groups (1992).
Chairman, "Current Developments in Entertainment Litigation," and Lecturer, "Asserting and Settling Libel and Privacy Claims Before Publication or Litigation," University of California, Los Angeles Extension, March, 1987. Author: "Corporate Officer and Director Litigation," Parts I & II, C&C Legal Update, Spring, Fall 1992.
Member: State Bar of California (Member, Board of Editors, "California Litigation," Section on Litigation, 1986-1992). Association of Business Trial Lawyers.
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Membership
Member, Moot Court Honors Program. Comment Editor, University of California, Los Angeles-Alaska Law Review, 1977-1979. Teaching Associate, Legal Research and Writing, University of California School of Law at Los Angeles, 1978-1979.
Instructor, Entertainment Law and Litigation, and Faculty Advisor, University of California, Los Angeles Attorney Assistant Training Program, 1982.
Guest Speaker, Chicago-Midwest Credit Management Association, Musical Instrument Credit Group. Christian Suppliers Credit Group (1994).
Riemer Reporting Service, Consumer Electronics and Major Appliance Manufacturers Credit Groups (1992). Chairman, "Current Developments in Entertainment Litigation," and Lecturer, "Asserting and Settling Libel and Privacy Claims Before Publication or Litigation," University of California, Los Angeles Extension, March, 1987.
