Robert Knickerbocker Dorsey

Background

Dorsey, Robert Knickerbocker was born on January 20, 1931 in New York City. Son of Leo Patrick and Ruth Ella (Knickerbocker) Dorsey.

Education

Student, Princeton University, 1949-1953; Juris Doctor, University of Virginia, 1958.

Career

Law clerk to presiding justice, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit), San Francisco, 1958-1959; associate, Elwood Wilson Attorney, Monterey, California, 1959-1960; associate, Dorsey & Burke, New York City, 1960-1961; research and bill drafter, Nevada Statute Revision Commission, Carson City, Nevada, 1962; deputy district attorney, Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1963; sole practice, Las Vegas, 1963-1978, 80-; sole practice, Torrance, California, 1978-1980.

Achievements

• Robert Knickerbocker Dorsey has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Panel member Nevada Local Government Employee Relations, Las Vegas, since 1981. Served with United States Army, 1953-1955, Korea. Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, California Bar Association, Nevada Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyes American, California Trial Lawyers Association, Nevada Trial Lawyers Association, Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association.

Interests

• Avocations: photography, aviation.

Connections

Married Janet O'Brien, September, 1956 (divorced April 1962). Children: Richard, Alexandra. Married Ruth Elizabeth Sabath, February 17, 1963.

Children: Christopher (deceased), Brian, Sean.

Father:

Leo Patrick Dorsey

Mother:

Ruth Ella (Knickerbocker) Dorsey

Spouse:

Janet O'Brien

Spouse:

Ruth Elizabeth Sabath

child:

Richard Dorsey

child:

Brian Dorsey

child:

Sean Dorsey

child:

Alexandra Dorsey

child:

Christopher Dorsey (deceased)