Background
SHUR, BARNETT was born on July 15, 1905 in Lithuania.
SHUR, BARNETT was born on July 15, 1905 in Lithuania.
Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, 1926). Boston University (Bachelor of Laws, 1930). Doctor of Humane Letters, Saint Joseph College, Maine., 1981.
Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Portland, 1946.
Corporation Counsel, City of Portland, 1946-1970. Member, State of Maine Advisory Committee on Revision of Municipal Laws, 1955-1957.
Trustee, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 19571970. President, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 1956-1957.
Working as a partner of BERNSTEIN, SHUR, SAWYER AND. Admitted to the bar, 1930, Maine and Maine Supreme Judicial Court. 1931, United States. District Court, District of Maine. 1948, United States. Supreme Court.
Advisory Board, Maine Municipal Association, since 1960. State Committee on Revision of Tax Laws, 1967-1968. President, United Community Services, 1962-1963.
Corporator, Maine Medical Center, since 1958.
Chairman of Committee for Directing Review of Settlement Laws, 19581959. Chairman, Maine State Land Damage Board, 1961-1966.
Director, Boy’s Clubs of America, since 1973. Member, State Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices, since 1976.
Member: Cumberland County (President, 1964-1965), Maine State and American Bar Associations.