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Shur, George Michael was born on November 10, 1942 in Portland, Maine, United States.
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George Michael Shur
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George Michael Shur, American Lawyer. Bar: Maine, 1968, United States Cist. Court Maine, 1968, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1980, United States Court Appeals (1st circuit) 1980, Illinois 1983, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois 1983, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit) 1985. Recipient Thomas S. Biggs award Stetson U. College Law, 1994.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Modern European History, Colby College Juris Doctor, Boston University postgraduate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Career
Associate, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Shur, 1968-1972; partner, Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, Portland, Maine., 1972-1983; general counsel, chief legal officer, Northern Illinois U., DeKalb, since 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Member Cape Elizabeth (Maine) Town Democratic Committee, delegate State Democratic Convention, 1976-1978, 80-82. Member City of DeKalb Human Rels. Commission, since 1985, United Way Budget Committee, 1972-1977.
Faculty National Small Craft School American Red Cross, summers 1963-1970. Board directors 1968-1971. Vice president Children's Theatre of Maine, Inc., 1970-1971, board directors 1968-1972.
President Portland Colby Alumni Club, 1979-1982,Portland Players, Inc., 1972-1974, board directors 1970-1980, president, Alumni Council Colby College, 1980-1983. Board directors Camp Fire Girls, 1969-1972, American Red Cross, Portland, 1968-1972, DeKalb County American Cancer Society, 1985-1990. Board directors, secretary, member Executive Committee Portland Boys' Club, 1977-1983.
Assistant chairman Board Zoning Appeals Town of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, 1978-1983. Member board of trustees, Executive Committee North Yarmouth Academy, 1980-1983. Member DeKalb Board of Education,1991-, vice president 1992-1995, president, since 1995.
With United States Army Reserve, 1968-1976. Member American Bar Association (local government law and legal education and admissions sections), Maine State Bar Association (chairman legal education and admissions committee, bridging thegap program 1975-1983, representative commission to examine bar admission process 1980-1983), Illinois Bar Association (legal education, admissions and competence committee 1984-1994), DeKalb County Bar Association (chairman review model rules of professional conduct committee 1984-1985), National College and University Attorneys (president 1988-1989, pres.elect 1987-1988, chairman annual conference program and 1st vice president 1986-1987, 2d vice president 1985-1986, Executive Board 1974-1978, 83-85, mid-winter Continuing Legal Education.rep. conference of solicitors institutions higher education Dalhousie U. 1975, chairman special conference New England Board Higher Education 1977, chairman special conference legal presentations Wakefield (Massachusetts) chapter 1978, chairman site selection committee 1981-1982, 1st annual mid-winter Continuing Legal Education workshop committee 1980, New England membership section 1971-1973, 76-81, student affairs section since 1980), National Organisation Legal Problems, Association Trial Lawyers American, Maine Trial lawyers Association, Maine Economics Society (charter member, board directors 1980-1983), Association Student Judicial Affairs (chair legislation affairs committee 1992-1993, member of faculty since 1994), Alpha Delta Phi.
Connections
M. Martha West, November 14, 1970. Children: Aaron, Rebecca.
