Attorney, member of prominent Los Angeles pioneer family. Son of Henry O'Melveny who co-founded one of the top law firms in the United States. After Naval service in World War I and law school, he became senior partner of the 13th largest law firm in the U.S., and was with the firm 52 years. When he joined the firm there were 13 lawyers. When he retired in 1974 there were 164. The Los Angeles firm occupies 8 floors of a 26 story building at 4th & Hope. Over the years he served as a director or trustee of Caltech, Northrop Corp., Huntington Library, Union Bank, Security Pacific Bank, Salvation Army, and Los Angeles and Santa Anita Turf Clubs. He donated land in Granada Hills, CA, a former ranch of his, that has become O'Melveny Park, which is second in size to Griffith Park, Los Angeles' largest. He was an avid horseman and fisherman and also raised prize bulldogs. He had once said that he wanted to be remembered as "working at my office, roping cattle and judging bulldogs".
Attorney, member of prominent Los Angeles pioneer family. Son of Henry O'Melveny who co-founded one of the top law firms in the United States. After Naval service in World War I and law school, he became senior partner of the 13th largest law firm in the U.S., and was with the firm 52 years. When he joined the firm there were 13 lawyers. When he retired in 1974 there were 164. The Los Angeles firm occupies 8 floors of a 26 story building at 4th & Hope. Over the years he served as a director or trustee of Caltech, Northrop Corp., Huntington Library, Union Bank, Security Pacific Bank, Salvation Army, and Los Angeles and Santa Anita Turf Clubs. He donated land in Granada Hills, CA, a former ranch of his, that has become O'Melveny Park, which is second in size to Griffith Park, Los Angeles' largest. He was an avid horseman and fisherman and also raised prize bulldogs. He had once said that he wanted to be remembered as "working at my office, roping cattle and judging bulldogs".
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