Background
Creamer, J. Shane was born on April 19, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Creamer, J. Shane was born on April 19, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Villanova University (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). Temple University (Bachelor of Laws, 1953. Master of Laws, Legal Studies, 1955-1958).
Worked at Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Kauffman, Limited Liability Partnership (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Practice in all Courts, Litigation, Corporate and Business, Real Estate, Banking and Finance, Securities, Public Finance, Public Utilities, Tax, Bankruptcy, Environmental, Labor, Health, Torts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1955, Pennsylvania. 1961, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania and United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
1971, United States. Supreme Court. 1974, United States. Tax Court and United States.
District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania. 1984, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York and United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
1992, United States. District Court, Eastern District of New New York Recipient, United States Attorney General"s Award for Outstanding Service, 1966.
Author: The Law of Arrest, Search and Seizure, Harcourt Brace & Company, New York, 3rd Education, 1980.
A Citizen"s Guide to Civil Rights, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, New York, 1971. Professor, Villanova University School of Law, Advanced Criminal Procedure, 1980-1984. Deputy Attorney General, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1958-1960.
First Assistant United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1960-1967.
Principal Attorney, United States Department of Justice Strike Force Against Organized Crime, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 1969-1971. Attorney General, Pennsylvania, 1971-1973.
Consultant, Philadelphia Police Department, 1961-1965. Director, Pennsylvania Crime Commission, 1967-1969.
Legal Consultant on Constitutional Law, United States Secret Service, 1974-1980.
Military: With United States. Army, Judge Advocate General, 1953-1955. Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Kauffman was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1933 and presently has 82 lawyers, of whom 39 are partners.
lieutenant conducts a regional and national practice principally in areas of corporate and business law, federal and state litigation, banking and finance, securities law, bankruptcy, estate planning, tax law, public finance, labor law, health care law and government regulation.
The firm services a diverse clientele ranging from entrepreneurial and closely-held businesses to publicly-held and Fortune 500 companies. Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Kauffman also acts as special counsel to various governmental authorities and entities.
The firm has a strong tradition of public service and, as a result, many former and present members of the firm hold a wide variety of positions at the federal, state and local levels of Government and on the boards of charitable and civic institutions.