Background
Lemann, Monte M. was born on April 3, 1884 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, United States. Son of Bernard and Harriet (Friedheim) Lemann.
Lemann, Monte M. was born on April 3, 1884 in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, United States. Son of Bernard and Harriet (Friedheim) Lemann.
Bachelor of Arts, Tulane University, 1902, Doctor of Laws, 1930. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University, 1903, Bachelor of Laws, 1906, Doctor of Laws, 1952.
Admitted to Louisiana bar, 1907, since general practice at New Orleans. Member firm Monroe & Lemann. Professor law (part time) Tulane University, 1910-1929, emeritus.
Assistant chief counsel United States Shipping Board, 1918.
Member firm Monroe & Lemann. Member National Commision on Law Observance and Enforcement (Wickersham Commission), 1929-1931. Member Supreme Court of the United States Court Advisory Commision on Rules of Civil Procedure, 1953-1957.
Member American Bar Association, American Law Institute (council), Louisiana State Bar Association (ex-president), National Legal Aid Society (ex-director), Association Bar City New York, Harvard Law School Association, Foreign Policy Association, American Judicature Society (director), Louisiana State Institute, (vice president), American Civil Liberties Union, Harvard Alumni Association (executive president), American Jewish Committee, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Round Table, New Orleans Country.
Married Nettie East. Hyman, December 7, 1921 (died July 1946). Married second, Mildred C. Lyons, October 11, 1947. Children: Thomas Berthelot, Stephen Berthelot.