Background
Balleisen, Donald Herbert was born on December 17, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Leopold Lyon and Pauline (Littauer) Balleisen.
Balleisen, Donald Herbert was born on December 17, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Leopold Lyon and Pauline (Littauer) Balleisen.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1946). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1951). Lecturer, University of Louisville Law School, since 1989.
Member, Kentucky Court of Appeals Committee on Civil Procedure, 1971-1973.
Associate, Conboy Hewitt O'Brien & Boardman, New York City, 1951-1956; associate, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, 1956-1960; senior attorney, American Standard Inc., New York City, 1960-1962; secretary, general counsel, Penick & Ford Ltd., New York City, 1962-1969; partner, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald, Louisville, 1969-1986; counsel, Tilford Dobbins Alexander & Buckaway, Louisville, 1986-1988; partner, since 1988.
Trustee Lincoln Foundation, Louisville, since 1987, chairman since 1991. With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York.
Married Carolyn Susan Kimmelfield, June 1, 1960. Children: Ellen, Wendy M. Finger, Edward.