Background
Lisman, Louis was born on September 23, 1910 in New York City. Son of Samuel S. and Sarah N. (Cohen) Lisman.
Lisman, Louis was born on September 23, 1910 in New York City. Son of Samuel S. and Sarah N. (Cohen) Lisman.
University of Vermont (Bachelor of Philosophy, cum laude, 1931. Master of Arts, 1932). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1935).
Phi Beta Kappa. President, Vermont Legal Aid, 1968-1971. Member, Professional Conduct Board, Vermont Supreme Court, 1974-1975.
Working as a partner of LISMAN & LISMAN. Admitted to the bar, 1935, Vermont. 1950, United States. Supreme Court. Major clients of Louis LISMAN: Barrett Trucking Company, Inc.
Bromley, Inc.; A. Brown. Inc.; Beverage Warehouse, Inc. Burlington Association of Life Underwriters.
Chittenden County Volkswagen, Inc. Chittenden Trust Company. Civil Engineering Associates, Inc.
Consumer's Showcase; Digital Equipment Corporation. Engelberth Realty, Inc. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
Federal National Mortgage Association. Fleet National Bank; John Flynn Trust. Ford Motor Credit Company.
The Furniture Mart, Inc. Investors Corporation of Vermont. Handy Family Enterprises, Inc.
The Howard Bank; Ladd Research Industries, Inc. Madonna Mountain Corporation. Magic Mountain Corporation.
Mayfair, Inc.; Mill Publishers, Inc. P.J.'s Auto Villege, Inc. Porteous, Mitchell & Braun Company.
Quechee Lakes Landowners Association. Round Top Mountain Ski Area. Shelburne Plastics, Inc.
Stanmar, Inc.; Vermont Furniture Company, Inc. Vermont Knitting Company, Inc. Vermont-New Hampshire Regional Blood Center.
Weight Control Communities, Inc. Weight Watchers of Burlington, Vermont, Inc. Queen City Iron & Steel Company.
Member advisory committee United States Commission Civil Rights, 1958—1960. Member law committee Anti-Defamation League, from 1952. Vice president, correspondent Vermont American Civil Liberties Union, 1937—1952.
President Vermont Legal Aid, 1968—1971. Past member professional conduct board Vermont Supreme Court. Member of American Bar Association (house delegations 1947-1948, vice chairman rules and procedures committee section tort and insurance practice since 1982), American Trial Lawyers Association (former state committeeman), Vermont Bar Association (chairman committee annotations to the restatements of law 1940-1952, chairman education committee 1964-1965), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth Chudnovsky, April 10, 1939. Married Dora E. Fishman, September 15, 1963. Children: Carl H., Betsy(deceased).