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ROYA.BRONSON

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EDWARDD.BRONSON,SR.

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HAROLDR.McKINNON

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RegionalOralHistoryOffice

TheBancroftLibrary

UniversityofCalifornia

Berkeley,California

RitaConvery

HelenFrahmTinney

EdwardD.Bronson,Jr.

LawrasonDriscoll

JohnH.Painter

NottheBiggestbuttheBest

ASenseofFamily

ReminiscencesoftheBronsonBrothers

ACareerinInsuranceLitigation

ACareerinCorporateLaw

Interviewsconductedby

JoanM.Annett

TableofContents

Bronson,Bronson&McKinnonVolume

Introductiontii

RitaConveryNottheBiggest,buttheBest

HelenFrahmTinneyASenseofFamily

JohnH.PainterACareerinCorporateLaw

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Appendices

One:RoyBronsonsessayontheearlyhistory

ofBronson,Bronson&McKinnon ofBronson,Bronson&McKinnon

Three:TheSecretofMr.JusticeHolmes

byHaroldMcKinnon 235
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Index273

Introduction

beenasingularachievement. tionateshareofprosperity? engulfSanFrancisco. -iv- stayedwithit." tocutback. -v- inseveraloftheinterviewsthatfollow. development. andEdBronson,Jr. -VI- andsuccess. -vii- forservingasliason.

JoanAnnett

LegalHistoryEditor

TheRegionalOralHistoryOffice

RITACONVERY

1930

TheBancroftLibraryBerkeley,California

RitaConvery

NottheBiggestbuttheBest

AnInterviewConductedby

JoanM.Annett

TableofContents

RitaConveryInterview

1RoyBronsonBeginsHisLegalCareer1

HisfirstjobwithDanRyan1

Building

RitaConveryishired3

Attractingclients5

Ayounglawyerwithyoungclients8

EdsandRoysbusiness-likeattitudes10

Asmallbusinessclientele11

Layingthegroundworkforfuturegrowth12

Earlyassociationswithotherlawyers13

HaroldMcKinnonentersthepicture14

EdBronson,Sr.,decidestobecomealawyer17

EdsandRoysfamilybackground18

Organizingtheofficeandthestaff21

3TheFirmExpandsandProspers:1927-194123

ThemovetotheHunterDulinbuilding23

Thefirmstartstoexpandinnumbers23

TomSlavensaccident24

Thefirmcontinuestogrow24

Recruitingandhiringpractices25

JackPainterleavesthefirm26

Moreonmembersofthefirm:1934-194127

Trainingyounglawyersinthefirm32

4CasesandClients:1927-194033

Thebeginningsoftheinsurancedefensework34

cases insurancecases

Insurancedefensework37

Miscellaneouscasesandclientsinthe1930s40

Clientsandcontacts43

5Conclusion45

Asenseoffamily45

Atraditionofquality46

1

RoyBronsonBeginsHisLegalCareer

HisFirstJobwithDanRyan

1919andyoucametoworkforhim?

andwhyhequitworkingforhim? -2-

ANNETT:WhatkindoflawdidRoydoforDanRyan?

filinganderrandsandsoforth. forleavingRyansoffice? beingderogatoryaboutit. that? totakeitover,orwhat,Idontknow. 2

RitaConveryisHired

CONVERY:Doyouthinkthatspertinent?

letmetellyouhowitallstarted. know,typicalcountrydressfornineteen.

ButMrs.Munsonherselfwasthere.Shesaid,

"Ihavejust thepositionforyou!" -4- godownanddotheinterview. talktoMr.Bronson." wasitshejustleft! tice. in. plies,thisexperiencestoodmeingoodstead. -5- tryit." wasntit? ing,whenweboughtnewequipment. setuphisownfirm? encedlawyer? fromagarbageman,really.

ANNETT:

AttractingClients

sonwouldbeoveratRuckers? -6-

ANNETT:DoyouknowwhereMr.Bronsongolfed?

Francisco.

activities? wordofmouthabouthisability. essayseeappendix]?HowaboutButler-Veitch? sister,Bernice,andsotheywereveryclose. goodclient. tingCompanyasaclient? ownerofthecompany. theirproblems. -7-

ANNETT:

CONVERY:

ANNETT:

CONVERY:

ANNETT:ThatwasaChinesegang?

thing. clients. missioner,whosesonwasaclassmateofRoys.

Youdontrememberthenameoftheranch?

Chinesebusiness?

profit(forthattime)onthesaleoftheranch. eversinceabeautifulthing. -8- timesecretaryyet?

AYoungLawyerwithYoungClients

groomedandtailored.* earlyyearsandhowheacquiredthem?

ANNETT:

CONVERY:

Yes. now. -9- moneyandtheprojectwasabandoned. neverhavegoneontoitspresenteminence. wasokay. withincorporatingthem. andthennewermethodscamein. -10- thatcompany? affordtobetoochooseyatthattime. tooprofitable. becameasourceofmanyreferences samples. werepatentsinvolved.

EdsandRoysBusiness-LikeAttitudes

Strong,theaccountingfirm?

-11- wasnottothepointofitbeinganobsession.

ASmallBusinessClientele

handled?Wasitmainlysmallbusinessmatters? alwaysconsultedapatentattorney. rememberanyotherconnectionslikethose? presentthem? -12- know.

LayingtheGroundworkforFutureGrowth

firm? verymuchtoputdown. jobdoneontime,anddoneproperly. clients?Wereyouveryconsciousofthat? fessionyouhavetokeepworkingatit.

ANNETT:Canyouelaborateonthatatall?

-13- degree!Reallyprettyplushforthattime. middle-classfamily.

EarlyAssociationswithOtherLawyers

was,Ireallywasnotqualifiedtotojudge. thesplitwas,Idontknow. -14- himforthirtyyears. dows,oneforRoyandoneforEd,andtwoinside.

ANNETT:DoyouknowhowMr.Hullcametobehired?

HaroldMcKinnonEntersthePicture

timescallit.Shewasaveryfineperson. -15-

JohnsonandcamewithRoy?

TheBronsonshadquitealargehomeoverthere.

practicing.

McKinnon?

thesanatorium? knowof;Imquitesuretherewasnt. forseveralmonths. -16- tainedhisdignityatalltimes. wasnoquestionabouthismeaning.

ANNETT:WhocantellmeaboutHaroldMcKinnon?

here.Twowomencameinonedayandaskedaboutmy porch,orwasbroughtintothehouse. -17- theofficewithoutbeingoffensive. is. thatelement. interestedinchurchworkandcharities.

ANNF.TT:Theyneverhadanychildren?

married. couldtellmeanythingabouthim?

EdBronson,Sr.,DecidestoBecomeaLawyer

-18- wasbrilliant.

EdsandRoysFamilyBackground

fatherwasE.D.Senior.* muchmoney!"[Laughter] seemedtobehappilymarried. -19-

ANNETT:

CONVERY:

interesting. cationandaccomplishmenthighly. justpals.

TheRelationshipBetweenEdandRoyintheFirm

everyone. intotheinsurancetrialwork. -20- firm?

Youcantmakethemtoopure.

ofthefirm. wasjustgettingrolling,andEdtookoverthat. businessandEdtookoverfromthere? mighthavebroughtinclients? notremunerative,butfun. thatwasmuchlater. goodcontact. -21-

ANNETT:RoywasCatholic?

St.MarysCatholicChurch.

knowof.

OrganizingtheOfficeandtheStaff

period.Rather,Idsay, ofthetimeIdid. holdofitoutsideandhaditprinted. andall? sonalbooks;billingclients;andsoon. -22-

Sowehadtostartoursfromscratch.

bigafirmwasit? shortlyafterthemove.

ANNETT:Howlargewastheofficestaff?

movenotpermanentmaterial. orprosperityofthefirm?

TheFirmExpandsandProspers:1927-1941

TheMovetotheHunterDulinBuilding

operatorbeforeleavingthere. initselfbeahistory.

TheFirmStartstoExpandinNumbers

asecretaryjustforthatwork. challengingenoughkindoflaw. -24- now.

ThenDudleySheppardandJackPainterbothnew

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