Background
Iseman, Joseph Seeman was born on May 29, 1916 in New York City. Son of Percy Reginald and Edith Helene (Seeman) Iseman.
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Joseph Seeman Iseman, American lawyer. Bar: New York 1941, District of Columbia 1970, France, 1986. Woodrow Wilson visiting fellow College William and Mary, 1977, Ripon College, 1979, Rollins College, 1980, De Pauw University, 1980, Fisk University, 1981, Albright College, 1982, Hood College, 1983, Southwestern University, 1984.
Education
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1937). Yale University (Bachelor of Laws, 1941). Phi Beta Kappa. Article and Book Review Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1940 1941.
Counsel, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, 1965-1984.
Director, Secretary and General Counsel: Academy for Educational Development, since 1966. Trustee, 1969-1981 and Acting President, 1976, Bennington College.
Trustee: The American University of Paris, since 1988. The Scherman Foundation, 1973-1986.
Chairman of the Board, Metropolitan Assistance Corporation, Victims’ Services and Travelers’ Aid, 1984-1985.
Member, Board of Visitors, Wake Forest College, 1983-1986. Woodrow Wilson Visiting.
Career
Worked at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (New York, New York) specializing in International Law, Trusts and Estates, Corporate Law, Matrimonial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1941, New New York 1970, District of Columbia.
1986, Paris, France.
Phi Beta Kappa. Article and Book Review Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1940-1941. Counsel, Charles F. Kettering Foundation, 1965-1985.
Director, Secretary and General Counsel: Academy for Educational Development, 1966. Trustee, 1969-1981 and Acting President, 1976, Bennington College.
Trustee: American University of Paris, 1988, Vice-Chairman, 1990.
The Scherman Foundation, 1973-1986. Chairman of the Board, Victims" Services and Travelers" Aid, 1984-1985, 1990-1992, Trustee, 1992. Member, Board of Visitors, Wake Forest College, 1983-1987.
Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow: College of William & Mary, 1977.
Ripon College, 1979; Rollins College, 1980. DePauw College, 1980.
Fisk University, 1981. Albright College, 1982.
Hood College, 1983; Southwestern University, 1984.
Trustee, Civic Education Project (providing instructors for Eastern European Universities), 1992. Trustee, Jay Heritage Center, 1993. Member, Board of Zoning Appeals, Rye, New York, 1978-1984.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New New York
New York State and American Bar Associations. (Resident both at New York and at Paris, France Offices).
Achievements
Membership
Secretary, board directors Academy for Ednl. Development; board directors Victim Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1980, also chairman. Board directors American U. Paris, since 1987, also vice chairman.
TrusteeBennington College, 1969-1981, acting president, 1976. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York, CenturyAssn., Coveleigh Club, Cercle de L'Union Interalliée Club of Paris, American Club of Paris, Phi Beta Kappa.
Connections
Married June Lorraine Bang, December 10, 1966. Children: Peter A., Frederick J., Ellen M. Stepchildren: Anne Hamilton, Susan E. Hamilton, William C. Hamilton.
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Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Woodrow Wilson visiting fellow College William and Mary, 1977, Ripon College, 1979, Rollins College, 1980, De Pauw University, 1980, Fisk University, 1981, Albright College, 1982, Hood College, 1983, Southwestern University, 1984.Woodrow Wilson visiting fellow College William and Mary, 1977, Ripon College, 1979, Rollins College, 1980, De Pauw University, 1980, Fisk University, 1981, Albright College, 1982, Hood College, 1983, Southwestern University, 1984.