Background
Carlin, Leo Joseph was born on December 25, 1895 in Grodno, Russia. Son of Joseph and Rachel (Carlin) Carlin. came to the United States, 1901, naturalized, 1906.
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Leo Joseph Carlin, Russian Lawyer. Bar: Illinois 1919. Recipient national award for distinguished service Jewish Theological Seminary American; citation for public service University of Chicago; Sundial award Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation; Doctor Sol B. Kositchek Interfaith award Lake View Council on Religious Action.
Education
Bachelor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1917. Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1919. Doctor of Laws, Chicago Medical School, 1969.
Career
Practiced in, Chicago with firm, Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal (and predecessors), 1919-1987; partner, Sonnenschein, Carlin, Nath & Rosenthal (and predecessors), 1926-1987.
Membership
Honorary life director Mount Sinai Hospital (president 1955-1958). Trustee Chicago Medical School (vice chairman board), Francis W. Parker School, all Chicago, Retina Foundation, Boston. Founding president, life trustee Five Hospital Homebound Elderly Program, Chicago.
Member executive advisory board St. Joseph Hospital. Member visiting committee Division School, University Chicago, board of governors. Past president Anshe Emet synagogue.
Sustaining fellow Art Institute of Chicago. Member American, Illinois, Chicago bar associations, Order of Coif, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Bryn Mawr Country (president 1941-1943), Standard (president Chicago 1952-1954), Metropolitan, Carlton.
Connections
Married Celia Cohn, August 15, 1920. Children: Florence E. (Mistress Chester M. Epstein), Jerome Edward.
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Religion
Judaism
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Recipient national award for distinguished service Jewish Theological Seminary American. Citation for public service University of Chicago. Sundial award Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation. Doctor Sol B. Kositchek Interfaith award Lake View Council on Religious Action.Recipient national award for distinguished service Jewish Theological Seminary American. Citation for public service University of Chicago. Sundial award Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation.
Doctor Sol B. Kositchek Interfaith award Lake View Council on Religious Action.