William Thayer Rintala

Background

Rintala, William Thayer was born on May 29, 1938 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Rudolph Alexander and Mary Gertrude (Thayer) Rintala.

Education

Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). University of California at Berkeley. Harvard University; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1967).

Career

Worked at Rintala, Smoot, Jaenicke & Rees (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1967, California. 1976, United States. Supreme Court.

Order of the Coif. Executive Editor, California Law Review, 1966-1967. Author: Comment, "The Mere Evidence Rule: Limitations on Seizure Under the Fourth Amendment," 54 California Law Review 2099, 1966. Chapter on Copyright in Continuing Education of the Bar, Attorney's Guide to Competitive Practices, Second, Edition 1991.

Co-Author: Chapter on Copyright in Continuing Education of the Bar, Attorney's Guide to the Law of Competitive Business Practices, 1981. "Review by California Supreme Court," Continuing Education of the Bar, California Civil Appellate Practice, 2nd Edition, 1985. Member, Board of Directors, Public Counsel, 1977-1980.

Member: Beverly Hills (Chair, Amicus Briefs Committee, 1980-1990), Los Angeles County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations. State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Appellate Courts, 1981-1984).

Rintala, Smoot, Jaenicke & Rees is a firm engaged in a sophisticated litigation and employment law practice which includes business and entertainment litigation involving breach of contracts, franchising, copyright and trademark, unfair competition and trade secrets, cable franchising, First Amendment and privacy rights issues, insurance coverage disputes, wrongful termination and employment discrimination, construction, product liability, creditor's rights, shareholder and partnership disputes and motion picture profit participation.

Achievements

• Bar: California 1967, United States District Court (northern district) California 1967, United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1967, United States District Court (central district) California 1968, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1976, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1983.

Membership

Member, Board of Directors, Public Counsel, 1977-1980. Member: Beverly Hills (Chair, Amicus Briefs Committee, 1980-1990), Los Angeles County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations.

State Bar of California (Member, Committee on Appellate Courts, 1981-1984).

Interests

• Avocation: sailing.

Connections

Married Barbara Brudno, May 17, 1967 (divorced 1971). Married Helene Edna Butz, September 15, 1973. Children: Elizabeth, Allison.

Father:

Rudolph Alexander Rintala

Mother:

Mary Gertrude (Thayer) Rintala

Spouse:

Helene Edna Butz

Spouse:

Barbara Brudno

child:

Elizabeth Rintala

child:

Allison Rintala