Background
Mayer Berkett, Marian was born on March 29, 1913 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
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Marian Mayer Berkett
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Louisiana State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1933. Master of Arts, 1935). Geneva School of International Studies at Geneva, Switzerland.
Tulane University (Bachelor of Laws, Graduating First in Class, 1937).
Career
Worked at Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Limited liability partnership Admitted to the bar, 1937, Louisiana. Order of the Coif (Honorary Member).
Phi Kappa Phi. Pi Sigma Alpha. Theta Sigma Phi.
Mu Sigma Rho. Member, Mortar Board.
Member, Tulane Law Review, 1935-1937. Monte M. Lemann Award, 1973. Recipient: American Council for Career Women Achievers" Award, 1989.
Tulane Law School Distinguished Graduate Award, 1992.
Cornerstone Award of the Forum on Construction Industry, 1996. Lifetime Achievement Award, Louisiana.
Civil Service League, 1996. Member, Deans" Council, Tulane Law School, 1987.
Author: Workmen"s Compensation Law in Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press, 1937.
"Public Domain and the Private Domains of the State," 12 Tulane Law Review 428, 1938. Commissioner and Vice Chair, Louisiana State Civil Service Commission, 1963-1975. Member, Charter Commission for Jefferson Parish, 1963-1973.
Honorary Chairman, Louisiana Civil Service League, 1975.
Nominated by United States Appellate Commission to Serve on United States Circuit Court of Appeal, 1979. Director, National Conference of Christians and Jews, New Orleans Chapter, 1983-1985.
Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American (Member: Governing Committee of Forum on the Construction Industry, 1987. Vice-Chairman, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1984-1988) Bar Associations.
American Law Institute.
Founded in 1926, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Limited liability partnership (Denmark&South) enjoys a reputation as one of New Orleans" finest law firms based on the efficient and effective legal work produced by its 55 attorneys.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Mortar Board. Member, Tulane Law Review, 1935-1937. Monte M. Lemann Award, 1973.
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American
Awards
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Recipient: American Council for Career Women Achievers" Award, 1989. Tulane Law School Distinguished Graduate Award, 1992. Cornerstone Award of the Forum on Construction Industry, 1996.tempSpaceLifetime Achievement Award, Louisiana. Civil Service League, 1996.Recipient: American Council for Career Women Achievers" Award, 1989. Tulane Law School Distinguished Graduate Award, 1992. Cornerstone Award of the Forum on Construction Industry, 1996.tempSpaceLifetime Achievement Award, Louisiana.
Civil Service League, 1996.