Admitted
1951, New York; 1958, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1965, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Law School
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1951
Law School Graduation Year
1951
College
Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, B.A., cum laude, 1948, Honor Society
Memberships
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Insurance Law, 1980-1983); New York State Bar Association.
Biographical
Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Author: Should Banks and Insurance Companies be Allowed to Diversify Into Each Other's Activities? New York State Bar Journal, December, 1984. Assistant District Attorney, New York County, 1954-1958. New York State Senator, 1960-1995. Minority Leader, New York State Senate, 1974-1995. Vice Chairman, The Museum of Jewish Heritage, A Memorial to the Holocaust. Member: National Governing Council American Jewish Committee; Board of Directors, New York Historical Society; Board of Directors, Insurance Federation of New York; Advisory Committee, Baruch School of Public Affairs; Advisory Committee, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation for Financial Services Industry and the Professions.
Military
1st. Lt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1951-1954; Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army Reserve, 1954-1956