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EDWARD GERHARD
KUSTER
KUSTER,
EDWARD GERHARD, Attorney, Los Angeles, Cal., was born in Terre
Haute, Indiana,
August 15, 1878. He is the son of Charles Edward Kuster
and Emma (Eshman) Kuster.
Mr.
Kuster’s education was begun in the public schools of
Terre Haute and Los Angeles. Finishing his preliminary work,
he went to the Hoehere Burger Schule,
Berlin, Germany,
for a time, but returned to Los
Angeles and was graduated from High School in 1896. He
entered the Univ.
of Cal. and was graduated
with the degree of B.L. He then began reading law in the office of Graves,
O’Melveny & Shankland, Los
Angeles, took a post-graduate course at the Univ. of Cal.
and was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Cal., March 13, 1902, and
to the U. S. Courts, in 1903.
Following
his admission to the Bar, Mr. Kuster became chief
clerk for Graves, O’Melveny & Shankland, and upon the dissolution of the firm was
retained in the same capacity by Mr. O’Melveny. In 1906 he opened offices in Los Angeles and three
years later formed the firm of Kuster, Loeb &
Loeb. This was dissolved in 1911 and he has since practiced alone.
Mr.
Kuster has been engaged in general corporation and
probate practice, devoting special attention to railroad rate cases. In 1908-09
he successfully represented the L. A. Merchants & Mfrs. Assn. in the
“Express Cases,” and the Associated Jobbers in the San Pedro Terminal Rate
Cases, San Joaquin Valley Rate Cases, L. A. Switching Charge Cases, and others.
He is generally recognized as an authority on rate matters.
Mr.
Kuster is Coast Representative, American Automobile
Assn.; Director, Automobile Club of So. Cal.; member, California,
L. A. Athletic, San Gabriel Valley Country, and University Clubs; also of Delta
Upsilon Fraternity.
Transcribed 9-1-11
Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 785,
International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Boston, Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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