Admitted
1936, New York; 1981, Oklahoma
Law School
Columbia University, LL.B., 1935
Law School Graduation Year
1935
College
Columbia University, A.B., 1932
Memberships
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New York State Bar Association; New York County Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society; American Law Institute.
Biographical
Awarded LL.D. by: Union University, 1959; St. John's University, 1976; Vermont Law School, 1976. Counsel to the Governor of New York, 1950-1951. Counsel to the New York Public Service Commission, 1951-1953. U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York, 1954-1957. Deputy Attorney General of the United States, 1957-1960. Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell, 1961-1981. Independent Counsel, Iran/Contra, 1986-1994. President: New York State Bar Association, 1966-1967; American Bar Association, 1975-1976. Trustee Emeritus, Columbia University. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation.