Background
Erens, Jay Allan was born on October 18, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Miller S. and Annette (Goodman) R.
Erens, Jay Allan was born on October 18, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Miller S. and Annette (Goodman) R.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1956). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, magna cum laude, 1959). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1957-1958 and Note Editor, 1958-1959, Harvard Law Review.
Worked at Hopkins & Sutter (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Litigation, Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Illinois. 1968, United States. Supreme Court.
1960, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1962, United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1957-1958 and Note Editor, 1958-1959, Harvard Law Review.
Author: "Liability of a Corporation for Acts of a Subsidiary or Affiliate," 71 Harvard Law Review, 1122, 1958.
Law Clerk to Mr. Justice John M. Harlan, United States. Supreme Court, 1959-1960.
Lecturer on Law, Northwestern University, 1961-1963. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Illinois, 1964-1971.
Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.
Trustee Latin School Chicago, 1975—1980. Member of American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association.
Married Patricia F. Brett, August 21, 1960 (divorced May 1985). Children: Pamela B., Bradley B. Married Patrice K. Franklin, June 15, 1985.
1 child, Cameron Jay.