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John R. "Jack" Faust | |
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| Born | 16 June 1932 |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney, Television Personality. |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Faust (1956–present), 3 children (Barbara, Charles, Amy), 7 grandchildren |
John R. "Jack" Faust (born June 16, 1932) is a retired Portland, Oregon attorney, television personality and political activist.
Early Life[edit]
Education[edit]
Jack graduated from Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon in 1949, the University of Oregon in 1953, and graduated first in his class at the University of Oregon Law School in 1958. At law school he was Editor-in-chief of the Law review and received the Order of the Coif and the Phi Delta Phi Award for Outstanding Graduate Pacific Northwest.
Military Service[edit]
Served in the U S Army from 1953-5 as a Special Agent in the 441st Counterintelligence Corps detachment, Far East Command.
Career[edit]
Attorney[edit]
One of the leading business lawyers in Oregon, he practiced with Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt of Portland and retired 2007. Practice consisted of corporate, appellate and general law. Represented public utilities, insurance companies, local baseball teams, public officials, public figures (Ginger Rogers), pro bono clients, numerous others. President, Multnomah County Bar Association. Vice-president, Oregon State Bar. Selected by peers for listing in Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in Portland.
"Town Hall"[edit]
Moderator for 13 years of “Town Hall,” a public affairs television program on ABC affilaite KATU. The program featured discussions, often contentious, between public officials, experts and plain citizens on topics that ranged from serious (child abuse) to light (alien abductions). It drew high ratings and received numerous awards including the Iris Award for Outstanding Local Public Affairs Program in the Nation, national awards from United Press international, the San Francisco State Broadcaster, and the National Association of TV Executive Programmers.[1]
Business[edit]
Served on the boards of Pacific Northwest Bell, Equitable Savings & Loan and Western Savings Bank.
Public Service[edit]
Member United States Advisory Committee on Trade Negotiations, United States Bus De-regulation Commission, Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, Oregon Commission on Higher Education In Portland, Oregon Transportation Study Committee, Oregon Trail Commission.
Civic Involvement[edit]
Served as Chairman of the Board of Lewis & Clark College, and as a member of the boards of Portland Opera, Campfire Girls and SEI President, Arlington Club. Master of ceremonies or speaker at numerous civic banquets and charitable fundraisers. Introduced Presidents Ford, Reagan, Bush Sr., U. S. senators, Oregon governors from Tom McCall to Ted Kulongoski, other public figures.[2]
Politics[edit]
Campaign Chairman U S Senator Bob Packwood 1974-1992, active in campaigns of Oregon Governor Tom McCall, Oregon Secretary of State Norma Paulus, Oregon Attorney General Lee Johnson.
Awards[edit]
Portland’s First Citizen[3], Multnomah County Medical Society Layman of the Year, Distinguished Service Award of Anti-Defamation League, Salvation Army Community Pride Award, Honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree from Lewis & Clark College, Drug Awareness Council Person of the Year Award, Oregon Toastmasters Communicator of the Year, named one of 100 Outstanding Graduates of Jefferson High from 1909 to 2009.
References[edit]
- ^ Cascade Voice 1/23/84
- ^ Oregonian 9/14/75
- ^ http://www.pmar.org/firstcitizen