Background

Rodney James was born on 25 May in 1961 in Millington, Tennessee. The son of Carmon Warren and Lorraine Elizabeth (Kapustka) Hatley.

Education

St. Williams, 1967-1970

Our Lady of Sorrows, 1970-1975

Christian Brothers High School, 1975-1979

Career

Attorney, Naval Officer, Author, Educator

Achievements

• Bars: Tennessee 1987, California 1992, United States District Court (Western District) Tennessee 1987, United States District Court (Eastern District) California 1992, United States Court Military Appeals 1990, United States Court Appeals (6th Circuit) 1992, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1991, United States Tax Court 1993, United States District Court (Middle and Eastern districts) Tennessee 1994, United States District Court (Northern, Central and Southern districts) California 1994.

Works

• Other Work

  • Co-author: California Probate Information Booklet, 1990.

Membership

Legal counsel San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1990, president, 1991. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, since 1988. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, California State Bar Association, California Trial Lawyers Association, Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, China Lake Rotary Club, Commonwealth Club California, Ridgecrest-China Lake Optimist Club, Masons (Indian Wells Valley lodge).

Interests

• Collecting Beatles' memorabilia, Mid-Century Modern Architecture, sky diving, sail planing, and scuba diving.

• Music & Bands

  The Beatles

Connections

Father:

Carmon Warren Hatley

Mother:

Lorraine Elizabeth (Kapustka) Hatley

Sister:

Patricia Hatley Koester, O.D.

References

• Giving: Philanthropy for Everyone (Quantum Press) Rodney J. Hatley, Esq., LL.M. co-authored, with Robert A. Esperti and Renno L. Peterson, the definitive reference book on charitable planning.
  2003