AB, Denver University, 1944. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1951.
Deputy attorney general California State's Attorney General' General’ s Office, 1952-1955. Acting associate professor University California-Berkeley, 1955-1957, associate professor, 1957-1959, professor law, from 1959. Fulbright lecturer University Tokyo, 1966, Fulbright researcher, 1981.
Fulbright resident University Kobe, Japan, 1970. Visiting scholar Nihon University, Japan, 1977. Member Governor's Commission on Law of Preemption, 1966-1967.
Member California Law Review Commission, 1960-1969, vice-chairman, 1965-1967, chairman, 1967-1969.