Herbert W. Titus, Esquire
(Rev. 4/2005)
Born in Baker, Oregon on October 17,
1937, Herbert W. Titus attended Baker public
schools, graduating co-valedictorian of his class
in 1955. In 1959 he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from
the University of Oregon, where he served as
student body president. In 1962 he graduated cum
laude from Harvard Law School.
After two years as a trial attorney with the U.S.
Department of Justice, Titus served from 1964 to
1979 as a professor of law at the State
Universities of Oklahoma, Colorado and Oregon.
During this time, he was active in various left-wing-based
political causes: opposing the war in Vietnam;
supporting abortion; and homosexual rights. As a
regional director with the American Civil
Liberties Union, Titus worked with attorneys and
clients on a number of constitutional cases.
In 1975, Titus was dramatically converted to
Christ on the last weekend of July. In 1976-77,
he studied with Dr. Francis Schaeffer at L'Abri
in Switzerland. In 1979, he left his tenured
position as professor of law at the University of
Oregon, becoming a member of the charter faculty
of a Christian law school at Oral Roberts
University. After three years at ORU, Titus moved
to Regent University, where he served for eleven
years, first as the founding Dean of the School
of Public Policy and as Vice-President for
Academic Affairs and then as the founding Dean of
the School of Law.
In July 1993, Titus established "The
Forecast," a monthly journal on law and
public policy. This unique journal is designed to
provide a Biblical and constitutional analysis to
current educator and author offering seminars,
books and monographs on law and public policy for
both lawyers and non-lawyers alike. He is
president and founder of the Forecast Foundation.
An active member of the Oregon State Bar, Mr.
Titus is a practicing attorney serving as Counsel
to the Virginia Beach, Virginia law firm of Troy
A. Titus, P.C. Specializing in constitutional
litigation and strategy, Mr. Titus serves several
public interest organizations. He is the author
of numerous articles, including Public School
Chaplains: Constitutional Solution to the School
Prayer Controversy, and a book entitled,God, Man
and Law: The Biblical Principles.
He and his wife Marilyn, reside in Cesapeake,
Virginia. The have four children and eight
grandchildren.
In 1996, Mr. Titus ran as the Vice Presidential
candidate of the United States Taxpayers' Party.
In March 1999, Mr. Titus accepted the position of
General Counsel to The Coalition of Spirit-filled
Churches, Inc.
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