Gordon Gelfond

Background

Gelfond, Gordon was born on February 19, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Jacob and Frances (Takiff) Gelfond.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1957; Juris Doctor, University of Pennsylvania, 1960.

Career

Associate, Takiff & Bolger, Philadelphia, 1960-1962; assistant district attorney, City of Philadelphia, 1962-1968; associate, Freedman, Borowsky & Lorry, Philadelphia, 1968-1976; associate, Adler, Barish, Daniels, Levin & Creskoff, Philadelphia, 1976-1981; associate, Law Offices of Marvin I. Barish, Philadelphia, 1981-1983; associate, Margolis, Edelstein, Scherlis & Kraemer, Philadelphia, 1983-1985; partner, Margolis, Edelstein, Scherlis & Kraemer, Philadelphia, since 1985.

Achievements

• Bar: Pennsylvania 1960, United States District Court (eastern district) Pennsylvania 1963, United States Court Appeals (3rd circuit) 1963, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1963, United States Court Appeals (9th and 10th circuits) 1980.

Membership

Member Philadelphia Bail Project, 1966-1968. President Lower Merion Community Watch, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1981-1984. Vice president Rosemont-Villanova (Pennsylvania) Civic Association, since 1982, Main Line Reform Temple, 1986-1990, president, since 1990.

Member American Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Maritime Law Association.

Interests

• Avocations: running, photography, gardening.

Connections

Married Ann Goldstein, November 22, 1967. Children: Stuart, Michael.

Father:

Jacob Gelfond

Mother:

Frances (Takiff) Gelfond

Spouse:

Ann Goldstein

child:

Michael Gelfond

child:

Stuart Gelfond