Attorneys: L. Donald Boden John R. Rydell II Craig Price Bruce D. Glesby Joseph M. Sholder John C. Eck Nathan C. Rogers Marisa K. Beuoy Jill Himlan

John R. Rydell II
rydell@g-tlaw.com

PROFESSIONAL:

• Partner, Griffith & Thornburgh, LLP: 1974 - Present
  

• Extensive Trial and Litigation Practice
  

  Professional Liability -- Successful defense of claims against attorneys and accountants.
  
  Intellectual Property -- Successful prosecution of trademark infringement actions.
  
  Product Liability -- Defense of products including cosmetics, hair, and beauty care products.
  
  Trust Litigation -- Successful defense of claims against trustees.
  
  Employment Law - Successful defense of employers.

• Advising businesses on employment and intellectual property matters.

• Family Law -- Representing both men and women in all aspects of family law including pre-marital agreements, dissolutions, and custody matters.

• Estate Planning.
  

MEMBERSHIPS:

• California State Bar Association, admitted 1974 (former State Bar Court referee)
• Santa Barbara County Bar Association (former member of Board of Directors)
• Admitted to practice before all California state and federal trial and appellate courts.

EDUCATION:

• Yale University, B.A. (History) 1967

• University of Virginia, J.D. 1974
  

  Member, Virginia Law Review 1972 - 1974 (Notes Editor)
  Order of the Coif

MILITARY:

• United States Navy 1967 - 1971
  

  Supply Corps Officer
  USS Gurke (DD-783)
  Staff, COMCRU DES PAC
  

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES :

• Hope School Board of Trustees (1978 - 1987) (President for two terms)
• Sansum Diabetes Research Institute (Chairman of the Board 1996 to 2002)
• La Cumbre Country Club (Past President)
• Valley Club of Montecito (Past Vice-President/Secretary)
• Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) (Member of Board of Directors 1997 to 2011; President 2010)
• General Legal Counsel for the Southern California Golf Association (2009 to present)
• California Golf Association (Member of Board of Directors 2007 to 2011; Vice President 2011)
• American Heart Association - Santa Barbara Chapter (Former Board Member)
• Santa Barbara Junior Golf Association (Past President)