Background
Jessup, Junior, W. Edgar was born on September 9, 1922 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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W. Edgar Jessup Jr.
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Brown University (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1943). University of Southern California (Juris Doctor, 1949).
Career
Worked at Ervin, Cohen & Jessup LLP (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in Federal and State Taxation, Business, Corporation, Securities and Real Estate Law. General Business and Commercial Litigation in all State and Federal Trial and Appellate Courts with emphasis on Unfair Competition, Business Torts, Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Trade Secrets and Insurance Coverage and Litigation. Environmental Law, Probate, Estate Planning and Trusts, Insolvency and Creditors' Rights Law, Health Care and Entertainment Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1950, California. Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi. Order of the Coif; Phi Alpha Delta.
Member, Editorial Board, Southern California Law Review, 1947-1949. Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California Law Center, 1957, 1959-1972, 1977-1978. Lecturer, Engineering Law, University of Southern California, 1950-1953.
Co-author: "Law and Specifications for Engineers and Scientists," Prentice-Hall, 1963. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1964. Member: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County and American Bar Associations.
American Judicature Society. Ervin, Cohen & Jessup (ECJ) was founded in 1953. The Firm has an extensive and diversified client base and practice.
ECJ clients are involved in a wide variety of business pursuits, including real estate, banking and finance, venture capital, computers and data processing, health care, retailing, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, insurance, defense contracting, and scientific research and development. The Firm encourages continuing professional development by all partners and associates, including their participation in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs.
Membership
Member, Editorial Board, Southern California Law Review, 1947-1949. Lecturer in Law, University of Southern California Law Center, 1957, 1959-1972, 1977-1978. Lecturer, Engineering Law, University of Southern California, 1950-1953.
