One of the most prominent and enterprising young attorneys of Oakland is Joseph W. Bingaman, practicing as a member of the firm of Reed, Black, Nusbaumer & Bingaman. He was born in Salinas, California, on the 1st of March, 1881, and is a son of W. H. and Isabella Bingaman. His early education was acquired in the public schools of his native community and in 1898 he went to Berkeley, where he entered the high school, graduating in 1900. He afterward became a student in the University of California, receiving his bachelor's degree from that institution in 1904, after which he took up the study of law, graduating from the legal department of the State University in 1908 with the degree of Doctor of Law (J. D.). In the same year he began the practice of his profession as a clerk with the firm of Reed, Black & Reed, but he proved such a strong and able practitioner that in 1912 he was admitted to the firm, the name being then Reed, Black, Reed & Bingaman, since which time Clarence Reed has retired and Emil Nusbaumer become a member, the firm name now being Reed, Black, Nusbaumer & Bingaman. This is one of the most important law firms in Oakland, connected through its extensive practice with a great deal of notable litigation, and its junior member has proven himself fully up to the high standards which have always distinguished its other representatives. Mr. Bingaman specializes in probate and real-estate law and trial work and for the past five years has also been acting as attorney for George Gray, public administrator.
Mr. Bingaman together with his copartners is also associated with Charles F. Lee of Fruitvale and Walter A. Clark of San Francisco in the ownership and subdivision of a tract of land containing about eight thousand acres in Fresno county. The land is adapted especially to the growth of alfalfa and is one of the largest irrigation projects in Fresno county.
In Oakland on the 8th of September, 1909, Mr. Bingaman was united in marriage to Miss Genevieve Kimball, and they have become the parents of two children: Jean, aged three and one-half years; and Geraldine, one year and six months. Fraternally Mr. Bingaman is connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Masonic order and the Phi Delta Phi, and gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He belongs to the Methodist church and has done active and helpful work as a member of the Oakland Commercial Club. He is still a young man, but his ability has carried him forward into important professional relations and his many friends do not hesitate to predict for him continued and rapid progress in his chosen field.
Past and Present of Alameda County California, Vol. II
Published in Chicago by The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
1914
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 5/24/2008, Pages 37-38
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