Background
Pitts, George R. was born on July 11, 1950 in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.
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George R. PITTS
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Swarthmore College (Bachelor of Arts, with high honors, 1972). University of Pennsylvania (Master of Arts, 1975. Ph Doctorate., 1977); University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1983).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Teaching Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 1973- 1977. Research Fellow, American Council of Learned Societies, 1980. Spoken languages: French, Latin and Greek.
Career
Worked at Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky Limited Liability Partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1983, California. 1985, Virginia; 1989, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Teaching Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, 1973-1977. Research Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies, 1980. Author: "Barratry as a Covered Risk in Marine Insurance: Problems and Perspectives," 14 Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, April 1983.
"Rights to Future Payment as Property of the Estate Under Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code," 64 American Bankruptcy Law Journal 61 (1990).
Foreign more than 40 years, Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky Limited Liability Partnership"s goal has been to achieve results for its clients. The firm has long served as litigation counsel in numerous cases of national importance throughout the United States.
In the past two decades, DSM&O"s capabilities have branched out well beyond the litigation arena. Some of the nation"s most distinguished attorneys practicing in areas such as bankruptcy, corporate, energy, environment, financial institutions, government contracts, intellectual property, international trade and public policy have joined the firm.
Today, versatility and breadth of experience across legal disciplines enable DSM&O to respond immediately and efficiently with a team approach to a client"s most urgent and complex legal problems.
