Background
Gould, John Edward was born on August 10, 1944 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States. Son of John Edward and Eleanor Agnes (O'Brien) Gould.
Gould, John Edward was born on August 10, 1944 in Mount Kisco, New York, United States. Son of John Edward and Eleanor Agnes (O'Brien) Gould.
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Fordham College, 1966. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1969.
Worked at Gould & Wilkie (New York, New York) specializing in Corporate and Business Law, Public Utilities Law, Securities Law, Banking and other financial transactions, Real Estate, Litigation, Environmental Law, Bankruptcy, Labor and Employment Law and Trusts and Estates. Admitted to the bar, 1970, New New York 1971, United States. District Court, Southern District of New New York
1975, United States.
Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1990, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa. President, The American Geographical Society, 1980.
President, Fordham College Alumni Association, 1981-1983.
Director, Harvard Law School Association of New York, 1990-1993. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
New York State and American Bar Associations. Founded in 1892 by Charles Winthrop Gould and John Lincoln Wilkie, Gould & Wilkie is one of New York"s oldest law firms.
The firm has traditionally been home to outstanding lawyers, the most prominent of whom was Learned Hand, a partner at the firm from 1904 to 1909 when he was appointed to the federal bench by President Taft.
Gould & Wilkie"s alumni and current lawyers include a President of the New York State Bar Association, two Chief Executive Officers of major utilities (one of whom is today the firm"s senior partner) and other leaders in the business and legal communities. With its excellent lawyers and blue chip clients, Gould & Wilkie possesses the qualities to grow to a large size, but has consciously remained small. The essence of this decision is a dedication to the profession of law, rather than the business of law, with its elaborate bureaucratic and administrative machinery and attendant high fixed cost structure.
As a result, the firm takes pride in its ability to provide partner performed legal services at excellent values to its clients.
Member Association Bar City New York, New York State Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Geography Society (president since 1980, council since 1979), Fordham College Alumni Association (president 1981-1983, board directors 1978-1983), Harvard Law School Association New York City (board directors since 1990), Phi Beta Kappa Clubs: Scarsdale Golf (Hartsdale, New York ) (governor 1982-1985, 88-90, vice president since 1990). Fox Meadow Tennis (Scarsdale, New York ). Harvard Club of New York City (admissions committee 1978-1981).
Married Bonnie Jeanne Jenkins, June 24, 1967.