Background
Gould, Milton Samuel was born on October 8, 1909 in New York City. Son of David H. and Ida (Berman) Gould.
Milton Samuel Gould
October 8, 1909 (age 109) New York City
Gould started his career as an attorney in New York City. Later, he joined the law firm Kaufman, Weitzman & Celler. The founders of that firm included Emanuel Celler, who later became a U.S. Congressman from Brooklyn, and Samuel H. Kaufman, who later served as a federal judge and presided over the first trial of Alger Hiss. In 1964, Gould co-founded the law firm Shea & Gould with William Shea. Gould represented such clients as Aristotle Onassis, New York City Mayor Abraham Beame and the Reverend Sun Myung Moon. In 1971-1972, Gould returned to the Cornell Law School to serve as a professor of trial advocacy and trained a new cadre of trial lawyers. In 1979, Gould published "The Witness Who Spoke With God and Other Tales From The Courthouse" (Viking, 1979), a book of a collection of his stories which had previously appeared in the New York Law Journal. In 1984, Gould represented former Israeli defense minister Ariel Sharon in his libel case against Time Magazine. In 1985, Gould's book "A Cast of Hawks" (Copley, 1985). Gould died on March 22, 1999.
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A Cast of Hawks: A Rowdy Tale of Scandal and Power Politics in early San Francisco
(Book by Milton S. Gould)
Book by Milton S. Gould
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A Cast of Hawks: A Rowdy Tale of Scandal and Power Politics in early San Francisco Hardcover - 1985
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The Witness Who Spoke with God and Other Tales from the Courthouse
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Milton Samuel Gould Edit Profile
Milton Samuel Gould, lawyer, business executive. Bar: New York 1933. Recipient lawyers division award United Jewish Appeal, 1972, Joseph M. Proskauer award, 1977, Dean's medal New York Law School, 1978, Torch of Learning award American Friends of Hebrew University, 1978, distinguished alumni award Cornell Law School, 1979, Scopus award Hebrew University, 1986, Fifty Year Distinguished Lawyer award New York State Bar Association, 1993.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1930; Bachelor of Laws, Cornell Univercity, 1933.
Career
Gould started his career as an attorney in New York City. Later, he joined the law firm Kaufman, Weitzman & Celler. The founders of that firm included Emanuel Celler, who later became a U.S. Congressman from Brooklyn, and Samuel H. Kaufman, who later served as a federal judge and presided over the first trial of Alger Hiss.
In 1964, Gould co-founded the law firm Shea & Gould with William Shea. Gould represented such clients as Aristotle Onassis, New York City Mayor Abraham Beame and the Reverend Sun Myung Moon. In 1971-1972, Gould returned to the Cornell Law School to serve as a professor of trial advocacy and trained a new cadre of trial lawyers.
In 1979, Gould published "The Witness Who Spoke With God and Other Tales From The Courthouse" (Viking, 1979), a book of a collection of his stories which had previously appeared in the New York Law Journal. In 1984, Gould represented former Israeli defense minister Ariel Sharon in his libel case against Time Magazine. In 1985, Gould's book "A Cast of Hawks" (Copley, 1985).
Gould died on March 22, 1999.
Achievements
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Membership
Member New York City Mayor's Committee on Judiciary. Chairman lawyers division Anti-Defamation League, New York City, 1972. Member law council, chairman law fund Cornell University, presidential counselor, 1981.
Member New York County Lawyers Association, Association Bar City New York, Cornell Law Association (president 1978-1980) Clubs: Tower (Ithaca). Lake Waramaug Golf (New Preston, Connecticut). Cornell; Sky (New York City), Merchants Club (New York City).
Connections
Married Eleanor Greenburg, 1936. Children: Patricia, Judson, Jonathan.
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Born
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Died
March 22, 1999 (aged 89)
Education
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1930
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1933
Career
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1933 - 1948
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1935 - 1937
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1938 - 1948
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1948 - 1964
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1964 - 1994
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1971 - 1988
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1994
Awards
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Recipient lawyers division award United Jewish Recipient lawyers division award United Jewish Appeal, 1972, Joseph M. Proskauer award, 1977, Dean's medal New York Law School, 1978, Torch of Learning award American Friends of Hebrew University, 1978, distinguished alumni award Cornell Law School, 1979, Scopus award Hebrew University, 1986, Fifty Year Distinguished Lawyer award New York State Bar Association, 1993.
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Recipient lawyers division award United Jewish Recipient lawyers division award United Jewish Appeal, 1972, Joseph M. Proskauer award, 1977, Dean's medal New York Law School, 1978, Torch of Learning award American Friends of Hebrew University, 1978, distinguished alumni award Cornell Law School, 1979, Scopus award Hebrew University, 1986, Fifty Year Distinguished Lawyer award New York State Bar Association, 1993.