Background
Sher, Michael Lee was born on October 20, 1938 in New York City. Son of David and Mae Phyllis (Tulin) Sher.
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Michael Lee Sher
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AB, Johns Hopkins University, 1961; Juris Doctor, Fordham University, 1968.
Career
Special assistant to director public affairs, Peace Corps, Washington, 1964-1965;
deputy director, acting director executive secretariat Office of Economic Opportunity, Office of the President, Washington, 1965-1966;
associate, Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon, New York City, 1969-1970;
director, executive secretariat, special assistant, special counsel, secretary management review committee, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, 1971-1972;
vice president, Wertheim Assistant Management Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1972-1976;
associate, Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Heine, Underberg, Manley & Casey, New York City, 1976-1979;
deputy chairman, executive director, special counsel, State of New York Mortgage Agency, New York City, 1979-1982;
private practice, New York City, since 1982. Lector Practising Law Institute, U. Nanjing, China. Rapporteur Task Force on International Legal Superior vena cava syndrome.
Founder UNCITRAL International Moot ArbitrationCompetition, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Judge international final rounds Jessup International Moot Court Competition.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Dalton School, New York City, 1962-1966, Endl. Alliance, New York City, 1970-1988, member Executive Committee, 1974-1975. Member Governor's Committee Scholastic Achievement, New York City, 1976-1986.
Auxiliary member housing advisory sounding board Young President's Organisation. Board directors United Neighborhood Houses of New York, New York City, 1983-1988. Initiator, chairman Ad Hoc Committee of the American Community of Higher Education.
Mem.Nat. Committee on United States-China Rels. Auxiliary member sounding board young pres's. organization Boys Choir of Harlem, since 1990, Fr. Flanagan's Boys Home Boys TownUSA, since 1990.
Member American Bar Association (coordinator liaisons international law section, liaison with county of Bars of the European community, dispute resolution section), American Bar Association Fellows (life), District of Columbia Bar Association, Association Bar City New York (member county on international affairs, co-chair United Nations group, member and rapporteur task force oninternat. legal services, member county on international affairs, member committee onaeronautics, chairman sub-commission on economics, member special commission on lawyers in transition and sub-commission on lectures and continuing education, various others), Canadian Bar Association, Union International des Avocats, American Chamber of Commerce in France.
Connections
Married JoAnn Veronica Giffuni, February 2, 1970 (divorced).
