William Hesser Pavitt

Background

Pavitt, William Hesser was born on December 9, 1916 in Brooklyn. Son of William Hesser an Elsie (Haring) P.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Columbia University, 1937, Juris Doctor, 1939.

Career

Bar: New York 1939, Philippines 1945, Maryland. 1946, District of Columbia 1947, Ohio 1955, California 1958. Law clerk to judge New York.Ct.

Appeals, 1939-1940; associate Spence, Windels, Walser, Hotchkiss & Angell, New York City, 1940-1944. Contracting officer Office of Research and Inventions then Office of Naval Research, 1946-1948. Associate Pichard Whiting, Whiting and Pavitt, Washington, 1948-1954.

Associate Toulmin & Toulmin, Dayton, Ohio, 1954-1957, Smyth & Roston, Los Angeles, 1957-1959. Partner Smyth, Roston & Pavitt, Los Angeles, 1960-1981. Senior partner Beehler & Pavitt, Los Angeles, 1981.

Membership

Member Los Angeles Patent Law Association (president 1969-1970).

Connections

Married Mary Oden, June 19, 1937. Children: William, Howard, Gale, Bruce.

Father:

William Hesser Pavitt

Spouse:

Mary Oden

child:

William Pavitt

child:

Bruce Pavitt

child:

Gale Pavitt

child:

Howard Pavitt