Background
Plowman, Jack Wesley was born on September 12, 1929 in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Plowman, Jack Wesley was born on September 12, 1929 in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Pittsburgh, 1951; Bachelor of Laws with honors, U. Pittsburgh, 1956.
Worked at Plowman, Spiegel & Lewis, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Construction, Surety and Fidelity, Products Liability Defense, Insurance, Corporation, Litigation, Securities, Environmental and Natural Resources, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Banking, Finance, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law and Creditors Rights, Estate and Tax Planning, Probate and Trust. Admitted to the bar, 1956, Pennsylvania, United States.
District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania and United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1955-1956.
Adjunct Professor: Evidence, 1963-1969. Professional Responsibility, 1980.
Construction Law, 1981, Duquesne University School of Law.
Editor, Pittsburgh Legal Journal, 1976-1980. Member: Allegheny County (Administrative Vice President, 1968-1969. President, 1982), Pennsylvania and American (Member: Surety and Fidelity Law Committee, 1967.
Construction Industry, Litigation Section, 1980) Bar Associations.
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Foundation.
Plowman & Spiegel, the predecessor of Plowman, Spiegel & Lewis, Professional Corporation, was established in 1963 as a firm engaging in a Civil Litigation practice, with particular emphasis in Construction, Real Estate, Surety and Fidelity Law and related fields. Over 30 years the scope of practice has been expanded to include substantial concentration in Commercial Law and in Banking and Finance.
Board director United Methodist Public House, 1984-1996, Ward Home for Children, United Methodist Church Union, 1977-1983, Wesley Institute, 1977-1981, Neighborhood Legal Services Association, 1969-1974. Chancellor emeritus Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference, United Methodist Church Captain Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force Reserve, 1979-2000. Fellow American Bar Foundation (life member), American College Trial Lawyers, Allegheny County Bar Foundation (trustee, secretary).
Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association (house delegate, 1982-1988), Allegheny County Bar Association (president 1982), Pennsylvania Bar Institute (board director 1988-1992), American Law Institute, Supreme Court Pennsylvania History Society (trustee, president).
Son of Ralph Waldo, Senior, and Ethel Beatrice (Nicely) P. Married Barbara Ellen Brown, April 5, 1952. Children: Linda Ellen, Judith Lynn.