Legal Background

Mr. Browne's legal affiliations in San Francisco have included:

Law Clerk for Petty, Andrews, Olson & Tufts, 650 California Street (1966);

Associate Attorney for Field, DeGoff & Rieman, 745 Market Street (1966-1969);

Sole Practice, 210 Post Street (1969-1976);

Partner in Browne & Kahn, 300 Montgomery Street (1976-1988);

Director and Shareholder in Holmes, Rochester & Lea, APC, 44 Montgomery Street (1988-1994);

Head of Real Estate, Business & Trust Department of Laughlin, Falbo, Levy & Moresi, 2 Embarcadero Center and 39 Drumm Street (1994-2003);

Sole Director and Shareholder, Law Offices of John R. Browne III, a Professional Corporation, 50 California Street (2003-Present).

Besides being a member of the California State Bar and the Indiana State Bar Associations, Mr. Browne is licensed to practice law in the following courts:

United States Supreme Court/Washington, D.C.

United States Court of Claims/Washington, D.C.

9th Circuit Court of Appeals/San Francisco, CA

U.S. District Court, N.D.CA/San Francisco, CA

3rd Circuit Court of Appeals/Cincinnati, Ohio

6th Circuit Court of Appeals, Denver, Colorado

United States District Court, N.D. IN/Ft. Wayne, IN