Morton Lee SUSMAN

Background

SUSMAN, MORTON was born on August 6, 1934 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Education

Southern Methodist University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1956. Juris Doctor, 1958). Phi Eta Sigma. Delta Sigma Pi; Phi Alpha Delta.

Member, Barristers. Case Notes Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1957-1958. Assistant United States. Attorney, Houston, 19611965.

First Assistant United States. Attorney, 1965-1966; United States Attorney, 1966-1969, Southern District of Texas. Recipient, Federal Bar Association Younger Federal Lawyer Award, 1968.

Trustee, Congregation Beth Israel, Houston, 1968-1972. Member, Board of Visitors, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1974-1977. Member, 1976-1977 and Chairman, 1978, Admissions and Grievance Committee, United States.

District Court, Southern District of Texas.

Career

Lieutenant, United States. Navy, 1958-1961. Working as a partner of WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES. Admitted to the bar, 1958, Texas. 1961, United States. Supreme Court and United States.

Tax Court; 1962, United States. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit.

1988, District of Columbia. 1990, New York. Major clients of MORTON SUSMAN: RESIDENT Counsel.

Achievements

• Bar: Texas 1958, United States District Court (southern district) Texas 1961, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1961, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1961, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1981, District of Columbia 1988, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1988, New York 1990, Colorado 1996.

Membership

Houston, Federal and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; The District of Columbia Bar. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. [Lieutenant, United States. Navy, 1958-1961].

Connections

Married Nina Meyers, May 1, 1958. 1 child Mark Lee.

Spouse:

Nina Meyers

child:

Mark Lee Susman