Background
Pokempner, Joseph Kres was born on June 11, 1936 in Monessen, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leonard and Ethel Lee (Kres) Pokempner.
Pokempner, Joseph Kres was born on June 11, 1936 in Monessen, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leonard and Ethel Lee (Kres) Pokempner.
Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1957). University of Maryland (Bachelor of Laws, 1962). Member, Editorial Board, Maryland Law Review, 1960-1962.
Worked at Whiteford, Taylor & Preston Limited liability partnership (Baltimore, Doctor of Medicine) specializing in Labor Law, Employee Relations Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Maryland. Member, Editorial Board, Maryland Law Review, 1960-1962.
Author: "Employer Free Speech Under The National Labor Relations Acting," Maryland Law Review, Spring, 1965.
Company-Author with Larry M. Wolf, "The Occupational Safety and Health Acting of 1970," Maryland Bar Journal, April, 1972. "The Equal Employment Opportunity Acting of 1972," Maryland Bar Journal, October, 1972.
Law Clerk to Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, 1960-1962. Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Baltimore, Maryland, 1962-1964.
Member: Bar Association of Baltimore City (President, 1984-1985).
Maryland State (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1987. Chairman, 1982-1984, Section on Labor Law. Chairman, 1987-1988, Standing Committee on Local and Specialty Bar Liaison), Federal (Chairman, Board of Governors, Baltimore Chapter, 1975-1976.
President, 1979-1980) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section.
House of Delegates, 1992-1994) Bar Associations. Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve.
Bar Association of Baltimore City (Member, Executive Council, 19721979. Treasurer, 1977-1979. Secretary, 1980-1982.
Second Vice President, 1982- 1983.
President-Elect, 1983-1984. President, 1984-1985).
Maryland State (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1987. Secretary-Treasurer, 19771980, Chairman-elect, 1980-1982.
Chairman, 1982-1984, Section on Labor Law.
Chairman, 1987-1988, Standing Committee on Local and Specialty Bar Liaison), Federal (Chairman, Board of Governors, Baltimore Chapter, 1975-1976. President, 1979-1980) and American (Member. Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.
[Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States Army Reserve].
Labor and Employee Relations.
Married Judith Montague Stephens, Aug.23, 1970. Children: Elizabeth, Jennifer, Amy.