Background
Lehman, Leonard was born on July 5, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Marcy (Dolgenas) Lehman.
Lehman, Leonard was born on July 5, 1927 in Brooklyn. Son of Samuel and Marcy (Dolgenas) Lehman.
Bachelor, Cornell University, 1949. Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1952.
Attorney-advisor United States Tax Court, Washington, 1952—1955. Practice New York City, 1955—1963. Senior counsel Office Tax Legislation Counsel, United States Department Treasury, Washington, 1963—1965.
Assistant to chief counsel United States Customs Service, 1965—1967, deputy chief counsel, 1968—1971, assistant commissioner, 1971—1979. Partner Barnes, Richardson and Colburn, New York City, Washington and Chicago, 1979—1989, counsel, 1989—1995. Member industry functional advisory committee on customs/trade policy United States Department Commerce, 1989—1995.
Member of American Bar Association (standing committee on customs law 1974-1980, chairman 1980, customs and tariff committee, administrative law section 1971-1988, vice chairman 1981-1983, chairman 1984-1988), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Imogene McAuliffe, June 11, 1954. Children: Jeffrey, Toby, Amy, Zachary.