Background
Kowitt, Arthur Jay was born on January 17, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry and Jean (Gelfand) Kowitt.
Kowitt, Arthur Jay was born on January 17, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry and Jean (Gelfand) Kowitt.
University of Wisconsin (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1954). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1957). Order of Coif; Phi Beta Kappa.
Member, Northwestern Law Review, 1956-1957.
Associate, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, 1958-1966; partner, Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, since 1966. Labor law faculty advisor Chicago-Kent School Law, since 1978.
Board of directors Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center, Skokie, Illinois, 1976-1979. Member American Bar Association, Decalogue Society, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Beta Gamma Sigma, Beta Alpha Psi, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Lambda Phi, Tau Epsilon Rho.
Married Leonie Goldberg, June 16, 1957. Children: Holly, Harlan, Susan.