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Black, Allen Decatur was born on July 27, 1942 in Pittsburgh. Son of Gerald Richard and Amy Elizabeth (Haymaker) Black.
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Allen Decatur Black, American Lawyer. Bar: District of Columbia 1967, Pennsylvania 1971, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1975. Served with Judge Advocate General Corps United States Navy, 1968-1971. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers; member American Law Institute (member county), Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia Art Alliance.
Education
AB, Princeton University, 1963; Bachelor of Laws magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 1966.
Career
Law clerk to, Honorary John Minor Wisdom, New Orleans, 1966-1967; trial attorney, Department Justice, 1967-1968; assistant professor of law, University North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1971; practice commercial and antitrust litigation law, partner firm, Fine, Kaplan & Black, Philadelphia, since 1975. Lecturer in law Rutgers University, 1972-1977, Temple University, 1978, University of Pennsylvania, 1985.
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Served with Judge Advocate General Corps United States Navy, 1968-1971. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Law Institute (member county), Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia Art Alliance.
