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Bower, Robert S. was born on June 22, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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Robert S. Bower
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Robert S. Bower, American Lawyer. Bar: California 1976, United States District Court (central district) California 1976, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1976, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1976. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1970-1972. Member State Bar California, Orange County Bar Association, Order of Coif, Thurston Society.
Education
Williams College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, honors in history, 1969). University of California, Hastings College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Career
Worked at Rutan & Tucker, LLP (Costa Mesa, California) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Municipal Law, Real Estate, Corporate, Securities, Employment and Labor Relations (Management and Public Sector), Taxation, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate, Environmental and Land Use Law, Municipal Finance, Water Rights, Education Law, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1976, California.
United States. Supreme Court. United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. United States. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of California.
Order of the Coif. Member, Thurston Society. Member, 1974-1975 and Associate Articles Editor, 1975-1976, Hastings Law Journal. Lecturer: Urban Planning and Zoning, University of California at Irvine Extension, 1979-1980.
California Continuing Education of the Bar, Appellate Review Before Judgement, 1982. City Attorney, City of San Fernando, 1982-1993. City of Indian Wells, 1989-1992, and City of Baldwin Park, 1990.
Member: Orange County Bar Association. The State Bar of California. Military: Lieutenant(j.g.), USNR, 1970-1972.
Firm founder, Alexander Rutan, began practicing law in Orange County in 1906. In 1936 he formed the firm of Rutan & Tucker with former Utah Superior Court Judge James B. Tucker. Today, with more than 100 attorneys, Rutan & Tucker is the largest Orange County, California based law firm.
The Firm's practice extends throughout the United States and includes both the representation of foreign companies doing business in the United States and domestic companies engaged in activities abroad.
Membership
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1970-1972. Member State Bar California, Orange County Bar Association, Order of Coif, Thurston Society.
