Background
Alan Schwartz, Junior, Harold was born on October 25, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
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Harold Alan Schwartz, Junior.
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Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1967). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1968).
Career
Worked at Witt, Gaither & Whitaker, Professional Corporation (Chattanooga, Tennessee) specializing in General Civil and Corporate Practice, Trials in all State and Federal Courts, Corporation, Trust, Banking, Real Estate, Probate, Pension and Profit Sharing, Estate Planning, Tax, Labor and Labor Relations, Employment Discrimination, Products Liability, Insurance, Trucks and Trucking, Antitrust, Securities and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Tennessee. 1968, United States. Tax Court and United States.
Court of Claims.
1969, District of Columbia, United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
1970, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1973, United States. Supreme Court. Law Clerk to Trial Judges, United States.
Court of Claims, 1968-1969.
President, Chattanooga Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1973-1974. Legal Counsel, Tennessee Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1977-1978.
President, Mizpah Congregation, 1983-1985. Member: Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1983.
Secretary-Treasurer, 1987-1988.
President-elect, 1988-1989. President, 1989-1990. Chairman: Law Day, 1972.
Citizenship Committee, 1972-1973.
Legislative Committee, 1974-1975. Public Relations Committee, 1976-1977.
Lawyer Referral Committee, 1980-1981. Court Relations Committee, 1984-1985), Tennessee, Federal (Charter President, Chattanooga Chapter, 1972-1973) and American Bar Associations.
Chattanooga Tax Practitioners (Director, 1992-1993).
The Estate Planning Council of Chattanooga (Director, 1988-1991). Southern Employee Benefits Conference. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Chattanooga Bar Foundation. Witt, Gaither & Whitaker was founded in 1921.
In 1991, the firm merged with Hutcheson, Pinchak, Powers & Disheroon, the city"s preeminent management labor relations law firm. Historically, the firm has engaged in a diverse business practice, including general corporate legal representation and litigation.
The firm is general or special counsel to a wide variety of businesses both in the State of Tennessee and across the nation, and its clients include publicly-held corporations whose securities are listed on national securities exchanges, privately-held companies, partnerships, estates, trusts, retirement plans, banks, savings and loans institutions, public agencies, a number of charitable private foundations and many individuals.
The diverse background and experience of the attorneys enable the firm to provide a broad range of services and advice to its clients, ranging from corporate and personal tax planning through mergers, acquisitions, employee relations matters, and general business representation to litigation of complex disputes, both civil and criminal, in all courts.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1983. Secretary-Treasurer, 1987-1988. President-elect, 1988-1989.
President, 1989-1990.
Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
