Background
Pennell, William Brooke was born on October 28, 1935 in Mineral Ridge, Ohio, United States. Son of George Albert and Katherine Nancy (McMeen) P. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1957.
Pennell, William Brooke was born on October 28, 1935 in Mineral Ridge, Ohio, United States. Son of George Albert and Katherine Nancy (McMeen) P. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1957.
AB, Harvard University, 1957. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, University Pennsylvania, 1961.
Bar: New York 1963, United States District Court (southern district) New York 1964, United States District Court (eastern district) New York 1964, United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1966, United States Court Claims 1966, United States Tax Court 1967, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1967. Clerk United States District Court, (southern district) New York, New York City, 1961-1962. Associate Shearman & Sterling, New York City, 1962-1971, partner, 1971-1991.
Recent case editor University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1960-1961.
Board Governors Brooklyn Heights Association, 1964-1974, president, 1969-1971. Chairman of the Board Willoughby House Settlement, 1972-1995.
Board governors Brooklyn Heights Association, 1964—1974, president, 1969—1971. Chairman board Willoughby House Settlement, 1972—1995. Member of Rembrandt Club.
Married Peggy Polsky, June 17, 1958. Children: Katherine, Thomas Brooke.