Background
Handler, Harold Robert was born on August 24, 1935 in Jersey City. Son of Morris Sidney and Fan (Krieger) Handler.
Handler, Harold Robert was born on August 24, 1935 in Jersey City. Son of Morris Sidney and Fan (Krieger) Handler.
Lehigh University (Bachelor of Science, 1957). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1961).
Worked at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Admitted to the bar, 1961, New New York Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Committee on Taxation, 1983-1986).
New York State (Section of Taxation, Officer, 1996) and American Bar Associations.
American Law Institute. Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel.
Chairman finance committee, citizens advisory committee Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City, 1975—1979. Trustee Citizens Budget Commission, Israel Policy Forum, since 2008. President, chairman executive committee, trustee Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, New York City, since 1992.
Trustee Jewish Communal Fund, 1997—2009, president, 2005—2009. Fellow American College Tax Counsel. Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association (chairman subcommittee tax section 1979-1983, member executive committee tax section 1990—2000, officer 1996-2000, chair 1999-20000), Association of Bar of City of New York (chairman tax committee 1983-1986, member tax council 1990-1998), American Law Institute, Institute Federal Taxation (panelist), Institute Securities Regulation (panelist).
Married Lynne Tishman Handler. Children from previous marriage: Maren, Jeremy, Jolyon.