Background
Bernard, Michael Mark was born on September 5, 1926 in New York City. Son of Half-Life and Henryetta (Siegel) Bernard.
lawyer city planning consultant
Bernard, Michael Mark was born on September 5, 1926 in New York City. Son of Half-Life and Henryetta (Siegel) Bernard.
AB, University of Chicago, 1949; Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1953; MCity Planning, Harvard University, 1959.
Private practice law, Chicago and New York City, 1953-1955. Research assistant Law School Harvard University, 1955-1956. City planning consultant, attorney-adviser Puerto Rico, 1956-1958.
Research attorney Model Laws Project American Bar Foundation, 1959-1960. City planner, legal adviser Chicago Department City Planning, 1960-1964. Consultant planning and land regulation, since 1964.
Consultant Chicago Area Transportation Study, 1964-1965. Member executive faculty Boston Architectural Center, since 1967. Advisory to Governor's Executive Office on reorganization Commonwealth Massachusetts, 1968-1972.
Chairman 1st National Transportation Needs Study Massachusetts. Consultant American International Assurance Research Corporation, 1974. Consultant Massachusetts Attorney General, since 1981.
Member committee urban development and housing World Peace Through Law Center, since 1965. Member committee transportation law transportation research board National Research Council-NAS, since 1966. Consultant White House Policy Advisory Committee to District of Columbia, 1966.
Delegate World Congress Housing and Planning, Paris, France, 1962, Tokyo, Japan, 1966. Fellow Center Advanced Visual Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Principal investigator Northwestern University Transportation Center.
Lecturer in field; visiting professor urban and regional planning University Iowa, 1969-1970. Visiting lecturer Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University Michigan. Member faculty American Law Institute, since 1978.
Patron Hull House Association, Chicago, 1965. Vice president, trustee Cambridge Community Art Center, 1971-1973. Member standing committee Unitarian Church.
Member foundingsite committee Museum Contemporary Art, Chicago With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Fellow Lincoln Institute Land Policy. Member American Bar Association (land use, planning and zoning committee, chairman T.D.R. subcommittee 1984-1989, air and space committee), International Federation Housing and Planning, American Arbitration Association (certified, building and construction arbitrator), American Society Public Administration, Policy Studies Organisation, American Planning Association (chairman legislation committee Metropolitan Chicago section 1963-1965, Massachusetts state reporter planning and law division since 1990), Boston Society Architects (affiliate), National Space Society (board directors, space law committee Boston chapter), American Underground Space Association, International Center for Land Policy Studies, Urban Affairs Association (journal review editor), American Crafts Council, Massachusetts Association Craftsmen (vice president 1975-1978).
Boston Visual Artists Union (honorary, secretary-general 1971-1972), New England Poetry Club (life), University of Chicago Club Boston (board directors), Boston Athenaeum (life, director Poetry program).
Married Laura Jane Pincus, August 28, 1958. 1 daughter, Daphne Michelle.