Background
Akin, Henry David was born on January 24, 1900 in Graham, Texas, United States. Son of Joseph William and Margarete Welch (Rose) Akin.
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Henry D. AKIN
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Henry David Akin, American lawyer. Bar: Texas 1925, District of Columbia 1971, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1971, United States District Court (northern and southern dists) Texas. Recipient Outstanding Over 50 Years Lawyer award Texas Bar Foundation, 1988, Outstanding Alumnus award Southwestern University, 1982.
Education
Southwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1922). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, 1925). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Southwestern University Newspaper, 1921-1922.
Quizmaster, Texas Law Review Staff, 1925.
Adjunct Professor, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1942-1976. Contributor: Southwestern Law Journal.
Revised Gilbert’s Texas Estates Manual.
Career
Worked at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Limited liability partnership Admitted to the bar, 1925, Texas. 1971, United States. Supreme Court and District of Columbia.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, American Judicature Society.
Editor, Southwestern University Newspaper, 1921-1922. Quizmaster, Texas Law Review Staff, 1925.
Adjunct Professor, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1942-1976. Contributor: Southwestern Law Journal.
Revised Gilbert"s Texas Estates Manual.
Company-Author: "Texas Pattern Jury Charges," Volume 2. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Dallas and American Bar Associations.
Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Texas Bar Foundation.
Achievements
Membership
Member, American Judicature Society. Editor, Southwestern University Newspaper, 1921-1922. Quizmaster, Texas Law Review Staff, 1925.
Adjunct Professor, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1942-1976.
Contributor: Southwestern Law Journal. Revised Gilbert"s Texas Estates Manual.
Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Texas Bar Foundation.
Interests
Connections
Children: Henry David Junior, Joan, Anita.
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Nationality
American -
Religion
Methodist -
Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1922
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1925