FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Leavell Christopher Michael 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST AMERICAN CORP [(FAF)] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President of Business Segment 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SANTA ANA, CA 92707 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 1,331.742 D (1) (2)   Common Stock 1,792.716 I By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Director Stock (right to buy)	04/23/1999(3)	04/23/2008	Common Stock	7,500	$ 23.583	D	Â
Employee Director Stock (right to buy)	10/21/2005(4)	10/21/2014	Common Stock	15,000	$ 35.14	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	02/24/2001(5)	02/24/2010	Common Stock	4,000	$ 10.75	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	03/12/2004(6)	03/12/2013	Common Stock	1,500	$ 21.89	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	03/12/2004(6)	03/12/2013	Common Stock	6,000	$ 26.35	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	04/01/2004(7)	04/01/2013	Common Stock	6,000	$ 26.35	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	04/01/2004(7)	04/01/2013	Common Stock	1,500	$ 24.67	D	Â
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	01/13/2007(8)	01/13/2016	Common Stock	10,000	$ 46.48	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Leavell Christopher Michael 1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY SANTA ANA, CA 92707	Â	Â	  President of Business Segment	Â

Signatures

By: Jeffrey S. Robinson, Attorney In Fact for		01/08/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 1,257 shares (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/30/08, the first anniversary of the grant.
(2)	Includes 74.742 shares acquired under the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(3)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 4/23/99, the first anniversary of the grant.
(4)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 10/21/05, the first anniversary of the grant.
(5)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/24/01, the first anniversary of the grant.
(6)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 3/12/04, the first anniversary of the grant.
(7)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 4/1/04, the first anniversary of the grant.
(8)	The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 1/13/07, the first anniversary of the grant.

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