ROBERT M. DOWD
dowd@griswoldlasalle.com
 Born Hanford, California, October 12, 1946.
Education: Thomas
McCarthy Elementary (diploma, 1960); Hanford High School (Student Body President 1963-64; All
League Catcher 1964; diploma, 1964); University of Arizona; College of the Sequoias; San
Francisco State University (All Far Western Conference Catcher 1967 and 1968; Bachelor of Arts,
1968); U.S. Marine Corps The Basic School (Honor Graduate 1969); California Western School of
Law (Juris Doctorate, Magna cum laude, 1976); U.S. Naval Justice School Lawyer Course (1976);
U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Military Judge Course (Honor Graduate 1978) and Law of
War Course (1979); U.S. Naval Justice School Trial Advocacy Instructor Certification Course
(1990).
Bar Admittance: California State and Federal Courts and Court of Appeals for the Armed
Forces.
Memberships: American Board of Trial Advocates; Fellow, International Society of
Barristers; Board of Governors, Association of Business Trial Lawyers-San Joaquin Valley; Kings
County (President, 1987), California and American Bar Associations; Consumer Attorneys of
California; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Railroad Trial
Counsel; and Veterans Advisory Group for the 17th Congressional District (February 1997 to
present). Past Memberships: Chair of Creditors’ Committee in Fruit of the Loom bankruptcy
(January 2000 to April 2002); Kings and Tulare County Judicial Section Advisory Board (October
1996 to November 1998); Military Academy Review Board for the 17th Congressional District
(August 1991 to November 1994); and Board of Trustees California Western School of Law (June
1992 to June 1995).
Military: Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1968, and
after serving as Platoon Commander and Executive Officer (Japan and Republic of Vietnam), and
Officer Recruiter (California), was assigned to law school. Served in trial and defense positions post
law school. Active Duty from 1968-1981 and Reserve Duty 1981-1998. Retired as a Colonel in
1998.
CONCENTRATION: Civil litigation (Board Certified in Civil Trial Law); agricultural
cooperatives; education; and government.
Awarded personal rating “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell.
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