Background
Dennery, Moise Waldhorn was born on April 29, 1915 in New Orleans. Son of Harry and Augusta (Waldhorn) Dennery.
Dennery, Moise Waldhorn was born on April 29, 1915 in New Orleans. Son of Harry and Augusta (Waldhorn) Dennery.
Isidore Newman School. Tulane University (Bachelor of Arts, 1935). Tulane University College of Law (Bachelor of Laws, 1937).
Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1935-1937. Lecturer in Commercial Law, Tulane University, University College, 1946-1955. Member, State Civil Service Commission, 1952-1962.
Chairman, 1956-1962. Member, Louisiana State Law Institute, since 1951. Delegate and Secretary, Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1973.
Associate Schwarz, Guste, Barnett & Redmann, New Orleans, 1937-1941. Partner Lemle & Kelleher (and predecessors firms), since 1941. Lecturer in business law Tulane University, 1945-1955.
Member of dean's committee Tulane University Law School, 1987-1996. Chairman bicentennial constitution committee United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), United States District Court (eastern district).
Secretary Charter Commission, City of New Orleans, 1950-1952. Trustee Isidore Newman School, New Orleans, 1946-1969, 82-83, chairman board, 1965-1969. Member of Louisiana State Civil Service Commission, 1952-1962, chairman, 1956-1962.
Trustee Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, 1955-1965. Board directors Metropolitan Area Committee, 1966-1967. Member steering committee Regional Planning Forum.
President Bureau Governmental Research New Orleans, 1967-1969. Member Goals for Louisiana Committee, Goals for New Orleans Committee. Trustee New Orleans Jewish Educational and Charitable Federation, New Orleans Jewish Welfare Federation.
Vice president, board directors Touro Synagogue, New Orleans. Member Louisiana Committee on Alcoholism, New Orleans Airport Commission. Chairman United Negro College Fund Campaign.
Member of budget committees Community Chest, United Fund. Board directors Orleans Neighborhood Centers. Chairman legal committee Jewish Children's Home.
Member of Louisiana Commission on Educational television, 1970-1971. Member of Louisiana Educational television Authority, 1971-1974, chairman, 1971-1973. Board directors Public Broadcasting Service, 1972-1973.
Delegate, secretary Louisiana Constitutional Convention, 1973. Member Louisiana Commission on Statutory Revision, 1974-1975. Chairman Superdome Management Advisory Committee, 1975-1976, Mayor's Advisory Committee on Charter Revision, 1975-1976, Louisiana Constitutional Convention Records Commission, 1975-1978.
President Louisiana Council for Music and Performing Arts, Inc., 1988-1992. Trustee Greater New Orleans Foundation, 1988-1997. Member of American Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Association, New Orleans Bar Association (executive committee 1964-1967, 1st vice president 1969-1970, president 1972-1973, President' award 1991), Louisiana Law Institute, American Judicature Society, Notaries Association New Orleans, American Arbitration Association (national panel arbitrators), Tulane University Alumni Association, American Jewish Committee (national and New Orleans executive boards), Louisiana Civil Service League (honorary life chairman, director, Monte M. Leman award 1964), Louisiana State Personnel Council, Order of Coif.
Married Phyllis Sugarman, June 7, 1941 (deceased February 1991). Children– Harry, Richard.