A career in the law at home and abroad
By: interview conducted by Carole Hicke ; introduction by Charles B. Renfrew ; Regional Oral History Office, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Hicke, Carole.; Renfrew, Charles B.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Publisher: University of California
Published: 1898
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Subjects: Miller, Henry, 1827-1916 -- Estate.; Madison, Marshall P.; Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975.; Standard Oil Company of California.; Civil Air Transport Corporation.; Caltex Petroleum Corporation.; Exxon Company U.S.A.; Anglo-Iranian Oil Dispute, 1951-1954.; Law firms -- California -- San Francisco.
Other titles: Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro oral history series.
Description: He discusses his four decades at Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro and some of the cases with which he has been involved. Among these are: the Elk Hills litigation between Standard Oil of California and the Navy; the Civil Air Transport Case involving Chiang Kai-Shek; the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute; the Caltex breakup; the FTC v. Exxon; and the Henry Miller estate litigation. In addition, he recalls some of the personalities he encountered, and gives an overview of the firm. He also speaks of his family history and early life.