Background
Houlihan, Christopher M. was born on November 4, 1949 in New York, New York, United States.
Houlihan, Christopher M. was born on November 4, 1949 in New York, New York, United States.
Marquette University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). New York Law School (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Worked at Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson (New York, New York) specializing in Labor and Employment Relations and Related Litigation on Behalf of Management. Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration and Litigation. Commercial Litigation, Trials and Appeals, Taxation, Real Estate.
Corporate, Commercial and General Practice.
Admitted to the bar, 1976, New York and United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New New York
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit.
1979, District of Columbia and United States. Supreme Court; 1981, United States.
District Court, Northern District of New New York 1982, United States. Claims Court.
1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
1992, United States. District Court, District of Columbia and District of Connecticut. 1995, United States. District Court, District of Vermont.
1996, United States. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit.
Pi Gamma Museum Assistant Corporation Counsel, The City of New York, 1976-1977. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
Westchester County, New York State (Member: Trial Lawyers Section. Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules, 1983-1989. Committee on Certification and Specialization of Trial Lawyers, 1986-1989.
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section.
Chairman, Construction Committee, 1988-1990) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Public Contract Law) Bar Associations.
The District of Columbia Bar. New York County Lawyers Association (Member: Young Lawyers Committee, 1979-1984.
Committee on Federal Courts, 1982-1986.
Chairman, Federal Civil Practice Continuing Education Program, 1985). Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson was founded in the year 1866 in New York by William B. Putney. Henry B. Twombly joined the Firm in 1885.
Through a succession of subsequent partnerships this practice developed in the concentrated areas of Labor Law, Trusts and Estates and Litigation.
The Firm also offers legal services in the areas of corporate, commercial and real estate law.
Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New New York Westchester County, New York State (Member: Trial Lawyers Section.
Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules, 1983-1989.
Committee on Certification and Specialization of Trial Lawyers, 1986-1989. Commercial and Federal Litigation Section.
Chairman, Construction Committee, 1988-1990) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation. Public Contract Law) Bar Associations.
The District of Columbia Bar.
New York County Lawyers Association (Member: Young Lawyers Committee, 1979-1984. Committee on Federal Courts, 1982-1986. Chairman, Federal Civil Practice Continuing Education Program, 1985).