Background
Halbert was born in Binghamton, New New York
Halbert was born in Binghamton, New New York
His family moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota and he graduated from Saint Paul High School in 1891. He graduated from Yale University in 1895 and Yale Law School in 1897.
He was one of the five co-founders of William Mitchell College of Law. Returning to Minnesota, Halbert was admitted to practice in 1898 and joined a prominent local law firm managed by United States. Senator and former Governor Cushman Davis, future United States. Senator and Secretary of State Frank Kellogg, and Cordenio Severance. In 1900, along with Hiram F. Stevens, Ambrose Tighe, Moses Clapp, and Thomas Doctorate. O"Brien, Halbert founded the Saint Paul College of Law, the first predecessor of William Mitchell College of Law.
