Background
III, Robert James Dodds was born on September 19, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Robert James Junior and Kathryn (Bechman) D.
III, Robert James Dodds was born on September 19, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Robert James Junior and Kathryn (Bechman) D.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1965; Bachelor of Laws, University of Pennsylvania, 1969.
Associate, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, 1969-1977; partner, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, 1978-1991; partner, Rose, Kohl, Davenport & Dodds, LLP, Santa Fe, since 1992; of counsel, Strassburger, McKenna, Gutnick & Potter, Pittsburgh, since 1991. Board directors Association of Tennis Professionals Inc., Davison Sand & Gravel Company, Pittsburgh. President HomewoodCemetery, Pittsburgh, 1980-1991, now board directors.
Trustee Museum Art, Carnegie Institute, 1974-1984, Westmoreland Museum Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Young Men’s Christian Association of Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Mellon U. Director, president Pittsburgh Plan for Art, 1981-1985. Director, chairman West Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation, Carnegie Mellon Art Gallery.
Board directors Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Western Pennsylvania Healthcare Systems Inc., Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Institute American Indian Arts Foundation, Santa Fe.
Married Deborah N. Detchon, June 25, 1966 (divorced March 1989). Children: Zachary Bechman, Seth Detchon. Married D.J. Knowles, December 27, 1990.