Background
Diefenbach, Allan Berleman was born on May 18, 1909 in Bluffton, Indiana, United States. Son of Howard Berleman and Josephine C. (Zartman) Diefenbach.
Diefenbach, Allan Berleman was born on May 18, 1909 in Bluffton, Indiana, United States. Son of Howard Berleman and Josephine C. (Zartman) Diefenbach.
AB cum laude, Heidelberg College, 1931. Juris Doctor, University Michigan, 1934. Postgraduate, University Akron.
Practiced in, Akron, until 1986. Member firm Chapman, Thomson, Diefenbach & Hardesty. Director Fair Finance Company.
Executive committee Governor Ohio Traffic Safety Conference, 1959-1961. Organizing president Greater Akron Council Churches, 1947-1950. Member committee Akron Public Sinking Fund, 1937-1944.
Chief training officer Summit County Civil Defense, 1943-1945. Trustee Ohio Presbyterian Homes, since 1960, Heidelberg College, Goodwill Industries, Akron, 1971-1977. Board visitors law school University Michigan, 1963-1966.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, Ohio Bar Foundation (director 1963-1969). Member American Bar Association (member award of merit committee 1975-1979), Ohio Bar Association (president 1959-1960), Akron Bar Association (Charles Travers Grant Memorial prize 1942, 56, president 1952-1953), American Judicature Society (director 1966-1969), National Huguenot Society (past counselor general), Summit County History Society (trustee since 1973, president 1974-1978), Pi Kappa Delta, Tau Kappa Alpha. Clubs: Franklin City (Akron).
Lodges: Kiwanis.