James M. Brown (attorney)

James M. Brown (born December 9, 1941) is a trial attorney in private practice in Salem, Oregon, who served as Oregon Attorney General from 1980 to 1981. He is a Democrat.

James M. Brown
11th Attorney General of Oregon
In office
March 24, 1980 โ€“ January 4, 1981
GovernorVictor Atiyeh
Preceded byJames A. Redden
Succeeded byDavid B. Frohnmayer
Personal details
Born (1941-12-09) December 9, 1941
St. Paul, Minnesota
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLisa M. LeSage
Professionattorney

Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Brown attended American University before graduating Willamette University magna cum laude with a B.A. in 1964, and Yale Law School with an LL.B. in 1967, being admitted to the Oregon bar the same year.

He served as a Deputy District Attorney from 1970 to 1972, and as District Attorney from 1972 to 1977, in Benton County, Oregon. He was Counsel to the Governor of Oregon (1977โ€“1979) and Assistant Attorney General (1979โ€“1980), before being appointed as state Attorney General in 1980.

References

  • "Private Practice Lawyer Profile for James M. Brown". Lawyer Locator. New Providence, New Jersey: Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell. 2006. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-14.
  • "Oregon Department of Justice - Agency History" (pdf). Oregon Secretary of State. 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-09.


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