Background
Shea, Francis Michael was born on June 16, 1905 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Michael Francis and Margaret (Muldoon) Shea.
Shea, Francis Michael was born on June 16, 1905 in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Michael Francis and Margaret (Muldoon) Shea.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1925; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1928.
Staff research project for Bernard Flexner, New York, 1928-1929. Associate Slee, O'Brian, Hellings and Ulsh, Buffalo, 1929-1933. Chief of opinion section, legal division A.A.A., 1933-1935.
Specialist, legal division Securities and Exchange Commission, February-July 1935. General counsel Puerto Rico Reconstrn. Administration, 1935-1936.
Dean and professor law University Buffalo Law School, 1936-1941. On leave of absence, July 1939-February 1941. Assistant attorney general of the United States, 1939-October 1945.
Associate counsel for the prosecution of major Axis war criminals, 1945. Senior partner Shea & Gardner, Washington, 1947-1989. Chairman Attorney General's Committee on Bankruptcy Administration, 1941-1945, Judicial Conference Committee Laws Pertaining Mental Disorders.
Director Joint Conference Legal Education, New York State. Executive committee, 1936-1940.
Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, Maritime Law Association, American Law Institute (life) Clubs: Metropolitan, Cosmos (Washington).
Married Hilda Droshnicop, July 22, 1936. 1 child, Richard.