Earl W. Kintner (1912-1991) was born in Corydon, Indiana and attended DePauw University, followed by law school at Indiana University. He served in the Navy from 1944-1948, during which time he was appointed deputy U.S. Commissioner to the United Nations War Crimes Commission. Kintner then joined the staff of the Federal Trade Commission as a trial lawyer, eventually moving on to adviser and general counsel and finally becoming its chairman, a post he occupied from 1959-1961. He was a proponent of industry self-regulation while simultaneously enforcing antitrust measures. He served on the President's Conference on Administrative Procedure from 1953-1954, the U.S. Commerce Technical Advisory Board Panel on Invention and Innovation from 1965-1966, the Administrative Conference of the United States from 1972-1976 and 1978-1982, and the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1971-1982. From 1961 until retirement in 1990 Kintner worked as a senior partner at the law firm of Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin and Kahn, and continued his affiliation as senior counsel after retiring. He wrote and lectured on antitrust law, trade practices, and administrative law.
From the guide to the Earl W. Kintner papers, 1914-1977 (bulk 1950-1966), (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)
