77 Years of Practice . . . and Counting

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 04 No. 2010 Pg. 03
• Publication year: 2010
• Pages: 03
• Year: 2010
• topic: Business of Law

California Bar Journal 2010.

CBJ - April 2010 #03. 77 years of practice . . . and counting

The California Lawyer
April 2010

77 years of practice . . . and counting

By Diane Curtis
Staff Writer

"I was a young, curious, talkative nuisance. My father said, 'Look, you'll make a good lawyer. Go to law school'"

And the rest, as they say, is history. Despite a love of science and an inclination to go to CalTech, Joseph W. Aidlin did go to law school - third in his Boalt Hall Class of 1933 - after graduating with honors from UCLA at its then-new Westwood campus. He was admitted to the State Bar in 1933 and is the oldest active lawyer in California

In the intervening 77 years of active practice - for which Aidlin, who turns 100 this month, was recently recognized with a plaque from the State Bar - the son of Russian immigrants has fought for the rights of union members, worked for the ACLU and been active in Democratic politics, including running for (and losing) an Assembly race. His law practice has included everything from divorces and wills to taxes and corporate dealings, but his most recognized and satisfying accomplishments have been in land titles and natural resources, especially geothermal.

Aidlin, says Geothermal Resources...