Power of Attorney

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned (the "Reporting Person")
hereby constitutesand appoints each of Kenneth D. DeGiorgio, Jeffrey S.
Robinson, Grace K. Lee, Melissa B. Stanisai and Frank V. McMahon as the
Reporting Person's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)  execute for and on behalf of the Reporting Person, in the
Reporting Person's capacity as an officer and /or  director of The First
American Corporation, a California corporation (the "Company"), Forms
3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules of the  United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) thereunder;

	(2)  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
Reporting Person which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form with the SEC
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

	(3)  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may
be of benefit to, and in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the Reporting Person, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the Reporting Person pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
conditions as such attorney-in fact may approve in such
attorney-in-facts discretion.

The Reporting Person hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the Reporting Person might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause
to be done by  virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The Reporting Person acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
of the Reporting Person, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming,
any of the Reporting Persons responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.This Power of Attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until the Reporting Person is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the Reporting Person's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the Reporting Person in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Reporting Person has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this 30th day of April, 2008.


_____/s/ Virginia Mae Ueberroth____________
Signature

Virginia Mae Ueberroth_____________________
Printed Name