Background
Ribicoff, Irving S. was born on April 16, 1915 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Son of Samuel and Rose (Sable) Ribicoff.
Ribicoff, Irving S. was born on April 16, 1915 in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Son of Samuel and Rose (Sable) Ribicoff.
Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, Williams College, 1936; Bachelor of Laws, Yale, 1939.
Instructor in public speaking, Williams College, 1934-1936; attorney reorganization division, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1939-1941; chief price attorney for Connecticut, OPA, 1942-1944; partner, Ribicoff & Kotkin (and predecessors), 1941-1978; firm, Schatz & Schatz, Ribicoff & Kotkin, Hartford, 1978-1994. Member Hartford County Grievance Committee, 1957-1961, chairman, 1960-1961.
Board directors Law School Fund of Yale, Hartford Festival Music, Hartford Jewish Federation, Symphony Society Greater Hartford. Executive committee Yale Law School Association. Trustee Greater Hartford Young Men’s Christian Association.
Business advisory committee Northeast Colleges Fund. Member American Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association (member federal practice committee 1967-1994, chairman 1967-1969, member specialization committee 1969-1994, chairman 1969-1974), Hartford County Bar Association, Northeast Law Institute (advisory council), Federal Bar Association (Connecticut president 1964-1975), Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Belle Krasne, June 27, 1955. 1 child, Dara K.