Background
Abrams, Floyd was born on July 9, 1936 in New York City. Son of Isidore and Rae (Eberlin) Abrams.
Abrams, Floyd was born on July 9, 1936 in New York City. Son of Isidore and Rae (Eberlin) Abrams.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1956). Yale Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1960).
Worked at Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Admitted to the bar, 1961, New York. Visiting Lecturer, Yale Law School, 1974-1980, 1986-1989.
Lecturer, Columbia Law School, 1981-1986. Senior First Amendment Advisor and Visiting Professor of Law and Journalism, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, 1992-1993. William J. Brennan Visiting Professor on First Amendment Issues, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, 1994.
Law Clerk, United States. District Court, Delaware, 1961-1963. Chairman: Mayor's Committee on Appointments, New York, 1986-1989.
Zenger Commemorative Planning Commission, 1985. Committee on Communications and Media Law, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1991. Committee on Freedom of Speech and the Press, Individual Rights Section, 1976-1979.
Committee on Freedom of Expression, Litigation Section, 1977-1979, American Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Board of directors Mexican American Legal Defense and Ednl. Fund, Dalton School, 1978-1981. Board directors Dalton School, 1978-1984, vice president, 1982-1983.
Board directors media and society seminars, 1980-1990, vice chairman, 1983-1990. Member American Bar Association (chairman rights of expression committee individual rights section 1976-1979, Ross essay prize, chairman freedom of speech and press committee litigation section 1977-1979, member forum committee 1979-1980, amicus curiae committee 1980-1982), Association Bar City New York (state legal committee 1965-1967, chairman committee committee 1992-1994).
Married Efrat Surasky, December 25, 1963. Children: Daniel, Ronnie.