Thurman W. Arnold III
About
Thurman III is a Palm Springs' native. In 1979 he graduated with Honors from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He next attended the Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon, where he helped edit its nationally recognized Environmental Law Journal. He earned his Juris Doctorate in June, 1982.
In November 1982 Thurman joined his father's Palm Springs legal practice, established in 1953. Formerly a civil trial lawyer with considerable jury experience, today Thurman's energies are devoted to helping people to move through the emotional and financial complexities that plague the breakup of intimate relationships.
Protecting rights and resolving disputes is an Arnold tradition spanning 185 years. Thurman is a fifth generation attorney. His grandfather, Thurman Arnold Sr, authored a number of books on law and economic realism that remain in print today, and taught at the Yale Law School from 1930 to 1938 together with his lifelong friend, William O. Douglas - one of the great liberal United States Supreme Court Justices of our time. In 1938 President Roosevelt appointed Thurman Sr. Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division for the U.S. DOJ.
In 1943, Arnold Sr. was appointed the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
In 1946 Thurman Sr. formed the Washington D.C. Law Firm of Arnold, Porter & Fortas. Arnold, Porter & Fortas became Arnold & Porter in 1965, when Abe Fortas was appointed by President Johnson to the United States Supreme Court.
Thurman III strives to do honor to that impressive legacy, as part of his DNA. All content on this website, including our Enlightened Divorce Blog™, is our own.
Please note: Mr. Arnold is no longer accepting cases involving Litigation. He is moving his focus to serve in a supportive role rendering Second Opinions and in conducting mediations. As always, these are confidential! Would your matter benefit from a fresh set of eyes?
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Licenses, Memberships, Honorifics and Public Service
- Editor, Lewis & Clark Environmental Law Review, 1980-1982
- Admitted to State Bar of California (1982)
- Admitted, Central District Court of the United States (1983)
- Certified Family Law Specialist, California Board of Legal Specialization, 2010-2024
- Divorce and Family Law California Super Lawyer™ 2010-Present
- Martindale-Hubbell™ AV Rated
- Co-Founder of the Riverside Courts' County-Wide Private Family Law Mediation Panel and of the Indio Family Court Voluntary Settlement Program (2012)
- Chair, Family Law Section of the Riverside County, Desert Bar Association, for 2013 and 2014
- Desert Bar Association Special Recognition for "Excellent, Devoted, and Innovative Service" (2014)
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