Background
Popofsky, Melvin Laurence was born on February 16, 1936 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. Son of Samuel and Fannye Charlotte (Rosenthal) Popofsky.
Popofsky, Melvin Laurence was born on February 16, 1936 in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. Son of Samuel and Fannye Charlotte (Rosenthal) Popofsky.
Bachelor in History summa cum laude, U. Iowa, 1958; Bachelor in Jurisprudence (first class honors), University of Oxford, England, 1960; Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Harvard University, 1962.
Associate, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, 1962-1969; partner, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, since 1969; member Executive Committee, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, 1980-1993; co-chair, Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe, San Francisco, 1988-1993.
Board of directors Mount Zion Hospital, San Francisco, 1982-1988, United States District Court (no.dist.) California History Society, since 1988, Jewish Home for Aged, San Francisco, 1989-1996, Jewish Cmty. Federation, since 1996, Golden Gate U., since 1997, Jewish Cmty. Federation, since 1997.
Fellow American Bar Foundation, American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association, Bureau National Affairs (advisory board antitrustsect.), California Academy Appellate Lawyers.
Married Linda Jane Seltzer, November 25, 1962. Children: Mark Samuel, Kaye Sylvia.