John DeWitt Gregory

Background

Gregory, John DeWitt was born on April 5, 1931 in Glen Cove, New York, United States. Son of William Wilford and Gertrude Alma (Whittaker) Gregory.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, Howard U., 1952; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1959.

Career

Associate, Law Offices Benjamin Sneed, New York City, 1959-1962; associate, Zelby & Burstein, New York City, 1962-1963; assistant attorney general, State of New York, New York City, 1963-1965; assistant to commissioner for departmental legal affairs, Nassau County Department Public Welfare, Mineola, New York, 1965-1966; executive director, Nassau County Law Superior vena cava syndrome Committee, Mineola, 1966-1967; general counsel, executive director, Cmty. Action for Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, New York City, 1967-1971; associate professor, Hofstra U. Law School, Hempstead, New York, 1971-1974; professor, Hofstra U. Law School, Hempstead, New York, since 1974; Sidney and Walter Siben distinguished professor family law, Hofstra U. Law School, Hempstead, New York, since 1986; vice dean, Hofstra U. Law School, Hempstead, New York, 1986-1989. Member, adviser principles of law of family dissolution, analysis and recommendations American Law Institute, Philadelphia, since 1991.

Achievements

• John DeWitt Gregory has been listed as a noteworthy Law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Understanding Family Law (Legal Text Series) by John Dewitt Gregory (2001-07-03)

    (Will be dispatched from UK. Brand new copy.)

  • Understanding Family Law by John De Witt Gregory (2013-03-11)

• Other Work

  • Author: The Law of Equitable Distribution, 1989, (with others) Understanding Family Law, 1993.

Membership

Board of directors Center on Social Welfare, Policy and Law, New York City. Fellow American Bar Foundation, New York Bar Foundation.

Connections

Father:

William Wilford Gregory

Mother:

Gertrude Alma (Whittaker) Gregory