ARTHUR KOWITT, American Lawyer, Partner of MBPBRU B., specializing in the field of Law-1986 with annual updates). Law Clerk to Honorary Henry J. Friendly, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1966-1967. Lecturer, Northwestern University Law School, 1973. Member, Zoning Board of Appeals, Highland Park, Illinois, 1984-1986. Reporter, Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 1985. Member: Chicago (Member, Board of Managers, 1970-1972; Chairman, Real Estate Law Committee, 1987-1988; Chairman, Real Estate Finance Subcommittee, 1984-1986) and American (Chairman, Subcommittee on Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act, 1981-1985; Chairman, Committee on Partnerships and Unincorporated Business Organizations, 1985-1988; Member, Committee on Real Estate Finance, 1980—) Bar Associations; American Law Institute; American College of Real Estate Lawyers.
Background
Kowitt, Arthur Jay was born on January 17, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harry and Jean (Gelfand) Kowitt.
Education
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.
Career
Associate Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, 1958-1966, partner, since 1966. Labor law faculty advisor Chicago-Kent School Law, since 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Board 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.
Connections
Married Leonie Goldberg, June 16, 1957. Children: Holly, Harlan, Susan.