Background
Wolff, Kurt Jakob was born on March 7, 1936 in Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of Ernest and Florence (Marx) Wolff.
Wolff, Kurt Jakob was born on March 7, 1936 in Mannheim, Federal Republic of Germany. Son of Ernest and Florence (Marx) Wolff.
Bachelor of Arts, New York University, 1955. Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1958.
Bar: New York 1958, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1974, Hawaii 1985, California 1988. Sole practice, New York City, 1958. Associate Hays, Sklar & Herzberg, 1958-1960.
Senior associate Nathan, Mannheimer, Asche, Winer and Friedman, 1960-1965.
Senior associate Otterbourg, Steindler, Houston & Rosen, 1965-1968, senior partner, 1968-1970, director, treasurer 1970, Chairman of the Board, 1978-1982, chief Executive officer, 1982. Special master New York Supreme Court, 1977-1985.
Volunteer master United States District Court(southern district) New York, 1978-1982. Lecturer, University of Michigan Law School.
Member committee of visitors University of Michigan Law School, 1993.
Special mediator Department Disciplinary Committee Appellate Division First Judical Department, 1991.
Member of New York State Bar Association (lecturer), American Arbitration Association (arbitrator), New York City Bar Association (arbitration committee 1979-1983, state courts of superior jurisdiction committee 1983-1986.
Married Sanda Lynn Dobrick, December 28, 1958. Children: Tracy Ellin, Brett Harris.