Background
Durkan, Frank was born in 1930.
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Frank Durkan
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Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts). New York Law School (Bachelor of Laws).
Career
In another prominent case, which occurred the previous year, Durkan convinced a federal magistrate to deny the United Kingdom"s request that Desmond Mackin - accused of shooting a British soldierbe extradited to British custody. Born in Bohola, County Mayo, Durkan immigrated to the United States in 1947, aged 17. "The kid" was quickly whisked away to a small apartment in the Bronx to earn his way.
In the mean time, he worked as a liquor store clerk, janitor and car park while being encouraged to follow in the "legal" familial footsteps.
He, along with Paul"s son Brian, were the senior partners at the time of his death. He died on November 16, 2006, aged 76, in Greenwich, Connecticut from complications from Research Associate-induced pulmonary fibrosis.
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In addition to representing accused members of the Ireland Republican Army he would also practice malpractice and negligence law, and - towards the twilight of his careerindulge in political campaigns aimed at legitimizing the cause of the new Ireland Republican Army within American political circles by lobbying the government on behalf of Irish-American republicans and Irish nationalists. He was ultimately unsuccessful by the 1990s when a client Joe Doherty was deported in 1992 after 10 years of litigation.
