Background
Plotkin, Harry Morris was born on May 18, 1913 in Athol, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis and Fannie (Coffman) Plotkin.
Plotkin, Harry Morris was born on May 18, 1913 in Athol, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Louis and Fannie (Coffman) Plotkin.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1934). Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, magna cum laude, 1937).
Worked at Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Advertising, Agriculture, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Cyberspace, Employee Benefit Plans, Energy, Environment, Food and Drug, Government Contracts, Health, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Legislation, Litigation, Municipal Finance, Real Estate and Tax Law, Sports and Entertainment Law, Telemedicine, White Collar Criminal. General Practice.
Admitted to the bar, 1937, Illinois. 1942, United States. Supreme Court.
1951, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Harvard Law Review, 1936-1937. Assistant General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, 1943-1951.
Special Counsel to Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 1954-1955. (Retired)
Arent Fox was founded in Washington, District of Columbia in 1942.
From its beginning, two features have characterized the Firm"s practice: its expertise as Washington lawyers knowledgeable in the regulations and affairs of the Government and its ties to and representation to the Washington business community.
Today the Firm has offices in Washington, District of Columbia, New York, New York, Budapest, Hungary and Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia serving clients ranging from local businesses to foreign governments and international corporations.
Trustee Washington United Jewish Appeal Federation, Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Federal Communications Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Harvard, National Lawyers (Washington).
Married Esther Lipsez, December 25, 1937. Children– Ira L., Judith Deborah (Mistress Jonathan Wilkenfeld).