Background
Olson, Robert Howard was born on July 6, 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Robert Howard and Jacquline Olson.
Olson, Robert Howard was born on July 6, 1944 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Son of Robert Howard and Jacquline Olson.
Bachelor in Government summa cum laude, Indiana University, 1966. Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1969.
Bar: United States District Court (northern district) Ohio 1970, United States District Court (northern District) Indiana 1970, United States District Court (southern District) Ohio 1971, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1973, Arizona 1985. Association Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Limited liability partnership, Cleveland, 1969, 70-71, 76-81, partner, 1981, partner, Phoenix, 1985. Senior law clerk United States District Court, Northern District Indiana 1969-1970.
Chief civil rights division Ohio Attorney General" General’ General’ s Office, Columbus, 1971-1973, chief consumerprotection, 1973-1975, chief counsel, 1975, 1st assistant (chief of staff), 1975-1976.
Instructor Law School, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1974. Member Center Phoenix commission to advise city council and mayor, 1987-1989.
Board directors Orpheum Theater Foundation, 1989, secretary, 1989-1990, president, 1990-1997, member exec.com., 1997. Board directors The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest, 1988, member Executive Committee, 1990-1994, 97, treasurer 1992-1993, 97, vice president, 1993-1994.
Member Arizona Center for Disability Law, 1994-1996, treasurer 1994-1995.
Member Valley Leadership Class XIV, Arizona Town Hall, 1977.
Board directors 1st Unitarian Church Phoenix, 1987-1989, 98-2001, vice president, 1987-1989, 2000-2001, president 1998-1999, Mount Diablo Unitarian Church, since 2009, 1st Unitarian Church Foundation, 1987-1993, president, 1990-1993. Board directors Mount Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, since 2009. Member Finance Committee Public Advisers, Inc., since 2006.
Executive committee San Francisco (California) Heartwalk, American Heart Association, 2005. Fellow American College Board Counsel. Member Arizona State Bar Association, California Bar Association Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Diane Carol Thorsen, August 13, 1966. Children: Jeffrey, Christopher.