Background
O'Flaherty, Paul Benedict was born on February 11, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Benedict Joseph and Margaret Celestine (Harrington) O'F.
O'Flaherty, Paul Benedict was born on February 11, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Benedict Joseph and Margaret Celestine (Harrington) O'F.
Loyola University; University of Wisconsin. Loyola University School of Law (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1949).
Worked at Schiff Hardin & Waite (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Real Estate, Construction Law, Estate Planning and Administration and Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1958, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. 1960, United States. Supreme Court. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Member: Chicago (Past Chairman, Trust Law Committee), Illinois State (Past Chairman, Federal Taxation Section Council) and American Bar Associations. Schiff Hardin & Waite, founded in 1864, is one of the longest established law firms in the United States. We are particularly respected as attorneys representing businesses and high net worth individuals, and our distinguished clientele is national and international.
Board advisors Catholic Charities, Chicago, 1979-1992. Trustee Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, since 1982. Served to Second lieutenant United States Army, 1943-1946.
Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association (past chairman federal taxation section council), Chicago Bar Association (past chairman trust law committee), Chicago Estate Planning Council Clubs: Union League, Metropolitan (Chicago).
Married Catherine Margaret Bigley, February 13, 1954. Children: Paul, Michael, Kathleen, Ann, Neil.