James Gadsden

Background

Gadsden, James was born on July 5, 1949 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Charles C. and Marie Ella (Dittmann) Gadsden.

Education

Bachelor in Political Science with distinction, U. Rochester, 1971; Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1974.

Career

Worked at Carter, Ledyard & Milburn (New York, NY) specializing in Litigation, Creditors Rights, Corporate Trust. Admitted to the bar, 1975, New York. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York.

American Bar Association (Vice Chair, Committee on Trust Indentures and Indentine. Trustee, Business Law Committee, 1996—). Federal Bar Council.

Achievements

• Bar: United States District Court (eastern district, southern district) New York 1975, New York 1975, United States.Ct. 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1975.

Membership

Vestry Christ Church, Rye, New York, 1985-1988. Member American Bar Association (business law section, vice chair trust indentures and indenture trustees), Association of Bar of City of New York (bankruptcy and corporation reorganization committee 1991-1994, commission on uniform state laws since 1995), Federal Bar Council, Down Town Association.

Connections

Children: Hilary DuBois Nieukirk, Courtney Dittmann. Married Barbara Chase Howard, May 4, 1991.

Father:

Charles C. Gadsden

Mother:

Marie Ella (Dittmann) Gadsden

Spouse:

Barbara Chase Howard

child:

Courtney Dittmann Gadsden

child:

Hilary DuBois Nieukirk Gadsden