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OSCAR LAWLER.
Oscar Lawler, senior member of the firm of Lawler & Degnan, of Los Angeles, is one of the self-made lawyers of the country. He was born in Marshalltown, Ia., in 1875, and after receiving his early training in public schools engaged in the study of law while serving as messenger and secretary to United States Circuit Judge Erskine M. Ross. He was admitted to the California bar in 1896.
For some time he was senior member of the firm of Lawler, Allen & Van Dyke, and in 1906 became United States Attorney for the Southern District of California. In 1909 he resigned and was appointed Assistant Attorney General for the Department of the Interior, with headquarters at Washington. Two years later he re-entered private practice at Los Angeles.
Mr. Lawler represents as Counsel some of the most important interests in the country, including the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company, Southern California Telephone Company, Farmers & Merchants National Bank of Los Angeles, Pacific Indemnity Company, and the Standard Oil Company of California.
For a number of years Mr. Lawler served as Major and Judge Advocate of the First Brigade, National Guard of California, and he has also served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons of California. He holds membership in the American Bar Association, State Bar of California, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the International Society of Law, as well as the California Club, Los Angeles City Club, Uplifters Club, Los Angeles Athletic Club, and Hollywood Athletic Club. In 1901 he married Hilda Brode and they have four children, Charles B., Mrs. John David Stern of San Francisco, Oscar T. and Ross.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: "American Blue Book California Lawyers"
by H. James Boswell, Page 24, Produced by H.
James Boswell, 1928.
© 2008 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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