Background
Sinykin, Gordon was born on June 18, 1910 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Sam and Dora (Dansin) Sinykin.
Sinykin, Gordon was born on June 18, 1910 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Sam and Dora (Dansin) Sinykin.
University of Wisconsin, Madison. Wisconsin (Bachelor of Arts, 1931). University of Wisconsin Law School (Juris Doctor, 1933).
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma. Order of the Coif. Editor in Chief of Wisconsin Law Review, 1932. Executive Counsel to the Governor of Wisconsin, 1935-1938.
Lecturer in Evidence and Torts, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1949-1951.
Practiced in, Madison, 1933-1935, 38-42, 45–. Executive counsel Governor of Wisconsin, 1935-1938. Special counsel Wisconsin, 1935-1938.
Partner La Follette & Sinykin and predecessors, since 1945. Chairman board The Progressive, Inc., 1947-1985. Director, advisory board Wisconsin div.
American Automobile Association, 1967-1980. Lecturer University Wisconsin Law School, 1950-1952. Special counsel State Wisconsin Insurance Department, 1962-1965.
Madison Mayor's Commission on Human Rights, 1958-1963. Member State Legislative Council Committee Insurance Law Revision, 1966-1978, Wisconsin Judicial Commission, 1978-1986, United States Circuit Judge Nominating Commission, 1978-1980.
Co-author: Insurance Management Contracts. Editor-in-chief: Wisconsin Law Rev, 1932. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Board directors Methodist Hospital, 1969-1980, vice president, 1972-1975, chairman board, 1975-1978. Board directors United Community Chest. Board directors, president Community Welfare Council, Madison, 1961-1963.
Board directors Madison Legal Aid Society, 1964-1966. Trustee, president National Conference Bar Foundations Served to major United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Fellow American Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association (delegate 1975-1982), Wisconsin Bar Association (governor 1957-1960, chairman committee research planning 1965-1967), Dane County Bar Association (president 1956-1957, senior lawyer award 1988), 7th Federal Circuit Bar Association, Order of Coif, Wisconsin Bar Foundation (director, president 1970-1977), American Law Institute, American College Trust and Estate Counsel, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Dorothy b. Edelstein, May 2, 1941. Children– Daniel, Philip and Susan (twins).