Background
Begam, Robert George was born on April 5, 1928 in New York City. Son of George and Hilda M. (Hirt) Begam.
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A superb legal thriller, based on a true railroad accident in Kingman, Arizona in 1973, pitting product liability against an Act of God defense. When a railroad tank car filled with liquid propane explodes, 27 people in Florian, Ohio, are killed, 107 are injured--and a giant lawsuit on behalf of the casualties is brought against the railroad, the tank car manufacturer, and the oil company.
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Begam, Robert George was born on April 5, 1928 in New York City. Son of George and Hilda M. (Hirt) Begam.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, 1949; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1952.
Worked at Begam, Lewis, Marks & Wolfe (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Trial Practice. Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Legal Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1952, New New York
1956, Arizona.
Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, 1952-1954.
Counsel, Arizona State Securities Department, 1956-1957. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (Member, Advisory Council, 1970).
Member, Committee on Jury Instructions, 1970, Chairman, Trial Section, 1971-1972, State Bar of Arizona. State Committeeman, 1961-1965, President, Phoenix Chapter, 1963-1964, Member, Board of Governors, 1965, National Vice President, 1974-1975, President-Elect, 1975-1976, President, 1976-1977, Chairman, Political Action Committee and Attorneys" Congressional Campaign Trust, 1980, Lifetime Faculty Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Member: Maricopa County, Federal and American Bar Associations.
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (Member of the Board and Legislative Chairman, 1964). Western Trial Lawyers Association (Member of the Board, 1963. President, 1969-1970).
American Board of Trial Advocates (Treasurer, Phoenix Chapter, 1967-1970).
American Academy of Forensic Sciences. American Judicature Society.
Fellow: International Society of Barristers. Military: 1st Lieutenant, United States Air Force, JAGD, 1954-1956 (Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization).
Founded in 1957, Begam, Lewis, Marks & Wolfe enjoys a diversified plaintiffs" practice in general tort litigation on a statewide and national level
The firm concentrates in product liability, medical malpractice and all types of personal injury litigation including automobile accidents, interstate trucking, construction site, aviation, railroad, boating, sports injuries, premises liability, professional liability and insurance bad faith cases.
(A superb legal thriller, based on a true railroad acciden...)
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (Member, Advisory Council, 1970). Member, Committee on Jury Instructions, 1970, Chairman, Trial Section, 1971-1972, State Bar of Arizona. State Committeeman, 1961-1965, President, Phoenix Chapter, 1963-1964, Member, Board of Governors, 1965, National Vice President, 1974-1975, President-Elect, 1975-1976, President, 1976-1977, Chairman, Political Action Committee and Attorneys" Congressional Campaign Trust, 1980, Lifetime Faculty Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Member: Maricopa County, Federal and American Bar Associations.
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association (Member of the Board and Legislative Chairman, 1964). Western Trial Lawyers Association (Member of the Board, 1963.
President, 1969-1970). American Board of Trial Advocates (Treasurer, Phoenix Chapter, 1967-1970).
American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
American Judicature Society. Fellow: International Society of Barristers. Military: 1st Lieutenant, United States Air Force, JAGD, 1954-1956 (Certified Specialist, Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation, Arizona Board of Legal Specialization).
Married Helen C. Clark, July 24, 1949 (deceased October 20, 2007). Children– Richard, Lorinda, Michael.