Background
Gelber, Don Jeffrey was born on March 10, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Oscar and Betty Sheila (Chernitsky) Gelber.
Gelber, Don Jeffrey was born on March 10, 1940 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Oscar and Betty Sheila (Chernitsky) Gelber.
University of California at Los Angeles, Reed College. Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Stanford Law School (Juris Doctor, 1963).
Phi Delta Phi.
Clerk, Judiciary Committee, 1965 and Legal Counsel, Education Committee, 1967-1968, Hawaii State Senate. Reporter, Hawaii Penal Law Revision Project, 1967-1969. Majority Attorney, State House of Representatives, 1974.
Special Counsel, Hawaii State Senate, 1983.
Bar: California 1964, Hawaii 1964, United States District Court (central and northern districts California) 1964, United States District Court Hawaii 1964,United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1964, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1991. Association Greenstein, Yamane & Cowan, Honolulu, 1964-1967. Reporter Penal Law Revision Project, Hawaii Judicial Council, Honolulu, 1967-1969.
Associate H. William Burgess, Honolulu, 1969-1972.
Partner Burgess & Gelber, Honolulu, 1972-1973. Principal Law Offices of Don Jeffrey Gelber, Honolulu, 1974-1977.
President Gelber & Wagner, Honolulu, 1978-1983, Gelber & Gelber, Honolulu, 1984-1989, Gelber, Gelber, Ingersoll, Klevansky & Faris, Honolulu, 1990. Legal counsel Hawaii State Senate Judiciary Committee, 1965.
Administrative assistant to majority floor leader Hawaii State Senate, 1966, legal csl.
Education Committee, 1967, 68. Majority counsel Hawaii House of Representatives, 1974. Special counsel Hawaii State Senate, 1983.
Member State Bar California, American Bar Association (section business law), American Bankruptcy Institute, Hawaii State Bar Association (section bankruptcy law, board directors 1991-1993, president 1993).
Married Jessica Jeasun Song, May 15, 1967. Children: Victoria, Jonathan, Rebecca, Robert.