Langum, David J., Sr.

Dates:
Active 1968
Active 1978

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David J. Langum, Sr. is a lawyer, legal historian, law professor and writer. Born in 1940 to John K. and Virginia Langum, he attended Dartmouth College for a degree in history, and Stanford University for his law degree. He practiced law in San Jose from 1968 to 1978 as a partner of Christenson, Hedemark, Langum & O'Keefe, and completed a master's degree in history at San Jose State University in 1976. Langum continued his education at the University of Michigan for a LL.M. and S.J.D. in legal history. Langum's main research and teaching interests include evidence, property, legal history, history of the American West, law and morality in America, and 19th- and 20th-century American legal history. He has authored six books, over thirty-eight book reviews, and many journal articles.

From the description of David J. Langum, Sr. legal papers, 1968-1978 (San Jose Public Library). WorldCat record id: 443373271

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  • Bankruptcy
  • Legal documents
  • Domestic relations
  • Lawyers
  • Real property

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  • California--San Jose (as recorded)