Background
Hirshman, Harold Carl was born on April 22, 1945 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Son of Morry and Florence Miriam (Goldman) Hirshman.
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Harold Carl Hirshman
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Harold Carl Hirshman, American Lawyer. Bar: Illinois 1969, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1976. Board of directors Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, Chicago, American Jewish Congress Midwest Region; board directors Chicago Opera Theatre, 1983-1990. Member American Bar Association, American Civil Liberties Union (past member board directors Chicago chapter), Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Council Lawyers.
Education
Cornell University (Bachelor of Science, 1966). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1969). Member, University of Chicago Law Review, 1968-1969.
Career
Worked at Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Litigation, Professional Liability, Banking, Securities. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Illinois. Member, University of Chicago Law Review, 1968-1969.
Author: "Damages Recoverable in Commercial Cases and Their Proof," ICLE, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993 and 1996.
"Lender Liability and Settled Principles of Contract Law," Commercial Damages, 1989. "Breach by Customer of Services," Commercial Damages, Matthew Bender, 1987.
"Evaluating the Case," Commercial Damages Reporter, March, 1986. "A Modest Proposal to Control Damage Evidence," Commercial Damages Reporter, 1991.
"The Role of Good Faith in Lender Liability: A Reply to Professor Patterson," Commercial Damages Reporter, September, 1991.
Member, Board of Editors, Commercial Damages Reporter, 1986-1987. Adjunct Professor: IIT-Kent Law School, Securities Regulation, 1986. NITA Faculty, 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, Chicago, American Jewish Congress Midwest Region. Board directors Chicago Opera Theatre, 1983-1990. Member American Bar Association, American Civil Liberties Union (past member board directors Chicago chapter), Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Council Lawyers.
Connections
Married Linda Redlick, December 21, 1966 (divorced May 1984). 1 child, Sarah Anne; married Lorie Chaiten, February 19, 1989. Children: Samuel David, Emma Lillian, Jacob Edwin.
Career
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1969