Background
Goff, Michael Harper was born on August 4, 1927 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Charles Weer and Fern (Harper) Goff.
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Michael Harper Goff
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Student, Loomis School, Connecticut, 1942-1945; Student, Bethany College, 1945; Student, Trinity College, Connecticut, 1949; Bachelor of Arts, Swarthmore College, 1950; Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1953.
Career
Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton, 1953-1960;
partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, 1961-1991;
assistant to director, Legislation Drafting Research fund, 1951-1953. Lecturer Banking Law Institute, 1966. Consultant Attorney General State of New York, 1977;special consultant Temporary Commission to Study Orgnl.
Structure City New York, 1953-1954.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. To Second lieutenant Field Artillery, Army of the United States, 1946-1948. Member American Bar Association (section on business law, committee developers in business financing, section onsr. lawyers), New York State Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, Metropolitan Club (New York City), Canada Club (New York City), Moorings Club (Florida), Phi Delta Phi, Kappa Sigma.
Connections
Married Katharine Lyman Bliss, February 11, 1949 (divorced). Children– Carlin Weer, Peter Lyman. Married Patricia Darilyn King, April 20, 1984.
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Nationality
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Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat
Education
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1945
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1945
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1949
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1950
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1953
Career
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1951 - 1953
Awards
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Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia University, 1951-1952. Robert Noxon Toppan prize, Columbia University, 1952. E. B. Convers Prize, Columbia University, 1953.Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia University, 1951-1952. Robert Noxon Toppan prize, Columbia University, 1952. E. B. Convers Prize, Columbia University, 1953.