Background
Seham, Martin Charles was born on June 30, 1932 in Jersey City. Son of Samuel and Libbie (Siegel) Seham.
Seham, Martin Charles was born on June 30, 1932 in Jersey City. Son of Samuel and Libbie (Siegel) Seham.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Amherst College, 1954; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1957.
Associate, Chadbourne, Parke, Whiteside & Wolff, New York City, 1957-1960;
associate, Poletti & Freidin, Prashker, Feldman & Gartner, New York City, 1960-1963;
partner, Kopple & Seham, New York City, 1963-1968;
partner, Surrey, Karasik, Morse & Seham, New York City, 1968-1979;
partner, Seham, Klein & Zelman, New York City, 1979-1994. General counsel American Maritime Association, New York City, since 1979, Owners Committee Elec. Rates, New York City, 1963-1993, Allied Pilots Association, Arlington, Texas, 1963-1994, Midtown Realty Association, New York City, since 1980.
Chairman New York City Public Utility Review Board, 1979-1982.
Member Bergen County (New Jersey) Urban League, board directors since 1985, president housing and development Corporation since 1982. Member Bergen County Energy Council, 1982-1985. Member American Bar Association (committee labor arbitration and collective bargaining, commission on railway and airline labor law, public utilities section, past chairman International Labor Law committee), New York Bar Association (labor arbitration committee), Association of Bar of City of New York, Harvard Club (New York City), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Phoebe Williams, April 18, 1955. Children: Amy, Jenny, Lee, Lucy.