Background
Walter, Otto L. was born on December 7, 1907 in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. Son of Hugo and Laura (Oberz) Walter.
Walter, Otto L. was born on December 7, 1907 in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. Son of Hugo and Laura (Oberz) Walter.
Abitur, Maxmilians College, Munich, 1925. Referendar, Munich University, 1929. Doctor of Laws magna cum laude, Erlangen University, 1930.
Juris Doctor, New York Law School, 1954. Doctor of Laws (honorary), New York Law School, 1984.
Worked at Weiss ˇ Walter ˇ Fischer-Zernin (Munich. Also New York, New York) specializing in International Business Taxation, International Estate Taxation, Tax Treaties, International Estate, Trust Law. Admitted to the bar, 1932, Germany.
1955, New New York
1979, European Economic Community. Member, Board of Editors: New York Law Review, 1952-1954. Steuer und Wirtschaft, 1980-1993.
Member, Board of Advisors, Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1983.
Certified Public Accountant, New York, 1940. Company-author: with Doctor H. Debatin, "Commentary to the German American Tax Convention," 4 volumes
Amsterdam, 1959. Member, Commission of the German Ministry of Finance on Double Taxation Questions, 1956.
Vice President, Consular Law Society, 1983. Director, American Foreign Law Association, 1989.
Honorary Member, Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen Vereinigung. Adjunct Professor of Law, New York Law School, 1976.
Recipient: German Order of Merit 1st Class, 1960.
Grand Cross Order of Merit, 1982. Member, National Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1969. Trustee, American Institute of Contemporary Studies, 1994.
(Also Senior Consultant, Walter, Conston, Alexander & Green, Professional Corporation, New York).
President Walter & Lorenz Foundation, New York City. Vice president Cosmopolitan Arts Foundation, New York City. Member German American Law Association (founder, past president), American Institute Contemporary German Studies (council), American Foreign Law Association (vice president), Consular Law Association (director).
Married Frances E. Doonan, January 18, 1947.