Background
Bivens, Allen R. was born in 1940 in Pomona, California, United States.
Bivens, Allen R. was born in 1940 in Pomona, California, United States.
Michigan State University (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1962). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Worked at Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber (Buffalo, New York) specializing in General Practice. Corporations, Litigation, Trust and Estates, Tax, Labor Relations, Real Estate, Banking, Commercial, Municipal Finance, Bankruptcy Reorganization, Antitrust, Products Liability, Insurance Coverage, Immigration, Customs, Environmental and Energy Law. Admitted to the bar, 1965, New New York
Assistant Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1965-1974.
Company-Author: "Comprehensive Compliance Manual" on Electronic Fund Transfer Acting, American Bankers Association, 1980, 1982. Member, Banking Law Committee, Erie County Bar Association, 1986.
Member, Consumer Financial Services Committee, 1987, New York State Bar Association. Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association.
Founded in 1834 in Buffalo as the law office of Orsamus H. Marshall, Phillips, Lytle counts among its former partners several prominent individuals including President Grover Cleveland.
Through its expansion into several offices and the development of new practice areas, the Firm has grown into a position of prominence in the northeastern United States and the province of Ontario.
Member, Banking Law Committee, Erie County Bar Association, 1986. Member, Consumer Financial Services Committee, 1987, New York State Bar Association. Member, Business Law Section, American Bar Association.