Robert Cross Hawley

Background

Hawley, Robert Cross was born on August 7, 1920 in Douglas, Wyoming, United States. Son of Robert Daniel and Elsie Corienne (Cross) Hawley.

Education

Bachelor with honors, University Colorado, 1973. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1949. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1989.

Career

Admitted to the bar, 1950, Wyoming and Colorado. 1960, Texas; United States. Supreme Court, United States.

Court of Appeals, District of Columbia, Fifth, Eighth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits. Elected Living Legend, University of Colorado, 1993. Recipient: Arthritis Humanitarian Award, 1993.

Lifetime Achievement Award, Law Club of Denver, 1993. Co-Author: "Landman's Legal Handbook," F. H. Gower, 1957. "Law of Federal Oil and Gas Leases," Matthew Bender, 1974.

Author: "Problems of Surface Damages in Oil & Gas Lease," Dicta, 1956. "Federal Oil and Gas Leases, The Sole Party in Interest Debacle," Matthew Bender, 1981. President, Associated Alumni, University of Colorado, 1957-1958.

Chairman, University of Colorado Development Foundation, 1959-1960. President, Harvard Law School Association, Colorado, 1979-1981. Member, Petroleum Pioneers (President, 1991-1992).

Colorado Treasurer, Colorado Wyoming & Montana Arthritis Foundation. Past Director and Treasurer, Colorado Division American Cancer Society, Honorary Life Member, 1995. Bank of Denver (Director, 1971—.

Member: Denver, Colorado (Chairman: Convention Committee, 1975-1979. Mineral Law Section, 1979-1980), Federal Energy and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Wyoming State Bar.

Interstate Oil Compact Commission. Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association. Law Club of Denver (President, 1958-1959).

Denver Petroleum Club (President, 1978-1979). Denver Association of Oil and Gas Title Lawyers (President, 1983-1984). Major clients of Robert C. Hawley: Conoco Inc.

The Forest Oil Company. Cody Energy, Inc,; NARCO. Mobil Exploration and Production.

Palo Petroleum, Inc. J.N. Oil and Gas Company. Roughstock Riders Association.

Benson Mountain Green Developing Company.

Achievements

• Bar: Wyoming 1950, Colorado 1950, United States District Court Colorado 1950, United States District Court Wyoming 1954, United States Court Appeals (10th circuit) 1955, Texas 1960, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1960, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1960, United States District Court (southern district) Texas 1961, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1961, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1979, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1981, United States District Court (western district) Texas 1987.

Membership

Treasurer American Cancer Society, Denver, 1981—1982. Chairman University Colorado Development Foundation, 1960—1961. Secretary Rocky Mountain Arthritis Foundation, 1993—1994, vice chairman Colorado, since 1994.

Member advisory board American Red Cross, since 1988. Chairman 1st Annual Retarded Children Campaign, 1963. Director East Seal Chapter, 1966—1968.

Board directors American Cancer Society, Denver, 1967—1987, Rocky Mountain Arthritis Foundation, since 1987, Craig Hospital, 1964—1968. Member of American Bar Association, Wyoming Pioneer Association, Rocky Mountain Petroleum Pioneers (president 1991-1992), Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, Harvard Alumni Association, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Comn., Federal Energy Bar Association (legal and lands committee), Wyoming Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Denver Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association (board governors since 1999), Associated Alumni University Colorado (president and board directors 1956-1957), Harvard Law School Association Colorado (president 1980-1981), Denver Association Oil and Gas Title Lawyers 1983-1984, University Colorado Alumni Club (Living Legend award), Mile High Club, Colorado Arlberg Club, Garden of the Gods Club (Colorado Springs), University Club Denver, Gyro Club, Petroleum Club, Denver Country Club, Chevaliers du Tastevin, Denver 1958-1959, Law Club, Denver Petroleum Club 1978-1979.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Hawley McClellan, March 3, 1944. Children: Robert Cross, Mary Virginia, Laurie McClellan.

Father:

Robert Daniel Hawley

Mother:

Elsie Corienne (Cross) Hawley

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Hawley McClellan

child:

Mary Virginia Hawley

child:

Laurie McClellan Hawley

child:

Robert Cross Hawley