Background
Schechter, Arthur Louis was born on December 6, 1939 in Rosenberg, Texas, United States. Son of Morris and Helen (Brilling) Schechter.
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Arthur Louis Schechter, American Born: Rosenberg, Texas, December 6, 1939
Lawyer ( law: practitioner & administration)
Admiralty
Personal injury (including property damage)
lawyer Member American Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association (chairman admiralty section, presenter 1985-1987), Jewish Federation Houston (board member, vice president, president 1994), Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Houston Bar Association.
Education
Graduated from the University Houston, 1964-1965.
Career
Bar: Texas 1964, United States District Court (eastern and southern districts) Texas 1966, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), Supreme Court of the United States Court 1976, certified Texas Board Legal Specialization to Personal Injury Trial Law, 1964-1994. President Arthur L. Schechter & Associations, 1992-1994, Schechter & Marshall, Limited liability partnership, 1994. Speaker Marine Law Seminar, 1983.
Ambassador
United States to Commonwealth Bahamas, 1998. Speaker in field
Achievements
Membership
Member American Trial Lawyers Association, Texas Trial Lawyers Association (chairman admiralty section, presenter 1985-1987), Jewish Federation Houston (board member, vice president, president 1994), Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Houston Bar Association.
Connections
Married Joyce Proler, August 26, 1965. Children: Leslie Schechter Karpas, Jennifer Schechter Rosen.
Awards
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Recipient Svc. award Congregation Beth Israel, 1976, Samuel Karff Leadership award, 1997, President award National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1992, Love award Child Advocate Houston, Benefactor award Jewish Chautaqua Society, 1995, National American Jewish Committee Human Rels. award, 1996, Outstanding Svc. award South.E.R.C.H., 1998.Recipient Svc. award Congregation Beth Israel, 1976, Samuel Karff Leadership award, 1997, President award National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1992, Love award Child Advocate Houston, Benefactor award Jewish Chautaqua Society, 1995, National American Jewish Committee Human Rels. award, 1996, Outstanding Svc. award South.E.R.C.H., 1998.