Background
Rowan, Robert Allen was born on November 15, 1947 in New Orleans. Son of Robert Leroy and Mary Louise (Brockmeyer) Rowan.
Rowan, Robert Allen was born on November 15, 1947 in New Orleans. Son of Robert Leroy and Mary Louise (Brockmeyer) Rowan.
United States Military Academy. University of Missouri (Bachelor of Arts, with general honors, 1970). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1973).
Student Contributor: White and Summers, Uniform Commercial Code, West Publishing, 1972.
Worked at Nixon & Vanderhye, Professional Corporation (Arlington, Virginia) specializing in Patent, Trademark and Unfair Competition Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Hawaii. 1974, United States. Claims Court.
1975, United States.
Tax Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1978, United States. Supreme Court.
1985, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States.
Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit and United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
1986, Maryland. 1989, Virginia. United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits. 1994, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Student Contributor: White and Summers, Uniform Commercial Code, West Publishing, 1972. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Hawaii, Maryland, Virginia and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation and Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations.
Commissioner McLean Youth Inc. Basketball, 1990-1992. Member Virginia State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar., Maryland.
Bar, Hawaii State Bar Association.
Married Gillian Halpenny, August 11, 1974. Children: Matthew, Christian, Megan.