Background
Wickser, John Philip was born on October 14, 1922 in Buffalo. Son of Philip John and Margaretta Melissa (Fryer) Wickser.
Wickser, John Philip was born on October 14, 1922 in Buffalo. Son of Philip John and Margaretta Melissa (Fryer) Wickser.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1943). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1949).
Worked at Magavern, Magavern & Grimm, Limited liability partnership (Buffalo, New York) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials and Appeals, Corporate, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, Health Care, Real Estate, Insolvency, Creditors Rights, Canadian Commerce, Municipal Law, Industrial Development, Commercial Lending, Insurance Defense, Labor, Transportation, Pension and Profit-Sharing, Negligence, Family Law and Domestic Relations, Construction, Environmental and Products Liability Law. Admitted to the bar, 1949, New New York
Past Chairman, Board of Trustees, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, 1979-1983.
President and Chairman of the Board, Kleinhans Music Hall, 1986-1991. Military: United States Navy Lieutenant 1941-1945.
Magavern, Magavern & Grimm, Limited liability partnership, founded in 1820, is Buffalo"s longest established law firm. We provide a wide range of legal services to business and individual clients.
Large enough to provide skilled specialization, we continue to value integrity and close attention to the particular needs of each client.
We are dedicated to providing sound legal advice guided only by the best interests of our clients.
Life member advisory board Salvation Army, International Institute, 1951-1954. Council State Teachers College, Buffalo, 1954-1955. Board directors Greater Buffalo Development Foundation, Grosvenor Society.
Chairman board trustees Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Board directors Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, 1954-1977. Regent Buffalo and Erie County History Society Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, World World War World War II.
Member Johnson Society London, Sons of Revolution, Buffalo History Society, New York State, Erie County bar associations, American Judicature Society Clubs: Buffalo Country (Buffalo), Pack (Buffalo), Saturn (Buffalo). Yale (New York City). Elizabethan (New Haven).
Pacific, Nantucket Yacht.
Married Frances M. Halsey, July 2, 1949. Children: Margaretta Melissa, Philip John, Gaius Halsey.