Background

Wahlen, Edwin Alfred was born on March 12, 1919 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Alfred and Ethel (Pearson) Wahlen.

Education

Student, University Alabama, 1936-1938; Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1942; Juris Doctor, University of Chicago, 1948.

Career

Practiced in, Chicago, since 1948; member firm, Haight, Goldstein & Haight, 1948-1955; partner, Goldstein & Wahlen, 1956-1959; partner, Arvey, Hodes, Costello & Burman (and predecessor), 1959-1991; partner, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, since 1992.

Achievements

• Bar: Illinois 1948.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Soldiers and Sailors Wills: A Proposal For Federal Legislation, 1948.

Membership

Served to Second lieutenant Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta.

Connections

Married Alice Elizabeth Condit, April 24, 1943 (divorced 1983). Children: Edwin Alfred, Virginia Elizabeth, Martha Anne. Married Elizabeth L. Corey, November 23, 1984.

father:

Alfred Wahlen

mother:

Ethel (Pearson) Wahlen

spouse:

Alice Elizabeth Condit

spouse:

Elizabeth L. Corey

child:

Virginia Elizabeth Wahlen

child:

Martha Anne Wahlen

child:

Edwin Alfred Wahlen