Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SANDO BARRY M
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FIRST AMERICAN CORP [FAF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Business Segment President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/06/2009
(Street)

WESTLAKE, TX 76262		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/06/2009   M   4,000 A $ 19.2 56,508 D  
Common Stock 05/06/2009   S   4,000 D $ 25.24 (1) 52,508 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2009   M   16,000 A $ 19.2 68,508 D  
Common Stock 05/08/2009   S   16,000 D $ 25.61 (2) 52,508 D (3) (4) (5)  
Common Stock               5,268.112 I By 401(k) Plan Trust (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 19.2 05/06/2009   M     4,000 12/13/2002(7) 12/13/2011 Common Stock 4,000 $ 0 16,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 19.2 05/08/2009   M     16,000 12/13/2002(7) 12/13/2011 Common Stock 16,000 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.8             12/14/2001(8) 12/14/2010 Common Stock 4,000   4,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 19.1             07/23/2003(9) 07/23/2012 Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 22.85             02/27/2004(10) 02/27/2013 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 30.56             02/26/2005(11) 02/26/2014 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 36.55             02/28/2006(12) 02/28/2015 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 47.49             12/08/2006(13) 12/08/2015 Common Stock 50,000   50,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SANDO BARRY M
1 FIRST AMERICAN WAY
WESTLAKE, TX 76262		       Business Segment President  

Signatures

 /s/ Stacy S. Rentner, Attorney-in-Fact for Barry M. Sando   05/11/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.08 to $25.39, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to The First American Corporation, any security holder of The First American Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(2) The price reported is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $25.55 to $25.69, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to The First American Corporation, any security holder of The First American Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(3) Includes 23,698 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 23,507 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/4/10, the first anniversary of the grant.
(4) Includes 19,087 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 22,848 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/4/09, the first anniversary of the grant.
(5) Includes 9,723 unvested restricted stock units (including shares acquired through automatic dividend reinvestment) acquired pursuant to a grant of 15,211 restricted stock units vesting in five equal annual increments commencing 3/5/08, the first anniversary of the grant.
(6) Amount shown consists of shares contributed by issuer as company match, shares purchased for my account and shares acquired through automatic reinvestment of dividends paid as reported in most recent account statement in transactions exempt under rules 16a-3(f)(1)(i)(B) and 16b-3(c).
(7) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 12/13/02, the first anniversary of the grant.
(8) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 12/14/01, the first anniversary of the grant.
(9) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 7/23/03, the first anniversary of the grant.
(10) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/27/04, the first anniversary of the grant.
(11) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/26/05, the first anniversary of the grant.
(12) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 2/28/06, the first anniversary of the grant.
(13) The option vests in five equal annual increments commencing 12/8/06, the first anniversary of the grant.

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