Bottomley, James C.: - Born in Philadelphia in 1948, James C. Bottomley was raised by his father, John H. Bottomley, a Navy veteran of World War II, and Constance Bottomley, an Occidental College alumna and housewife, on the beach in La Jolla, California. After excelling at local schools, Mr. Bottomley attended and graduated from Hastings College of Law in 1974, and practiced law primarily in his own law firm in North San Diego County for 25 years. He is most proud of his accomplishments as a husband to Susan Bowen Bottomley for 25 years and as a father to their children, Jeff, Courtney and Krissy, all grown and thriving adults. Mr. Bottomley lives in the San Francisco Bay area.