Background
Pierpoint, Powell was born on April 30, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Reynolds and Ruth (Powell) Pierpoint.
Pierpoint, Powell was born on April 30, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Reynolds and Ruth (Powell) Pierpoint.
He attended Yale University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in 1944. After college, he attended Yale Law School, receiving an Bachelor of Laws in 1948.
Worked at Hughes Hubbard & Reed Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1949, New New York 1980, District of Columbia.
Assistant United States. Attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1955.
General Counsel, Department of the Army, 1961-1963.
Member, Board of Ethics, City of New York, 1971-1989. Chairman, 1983-1989. Director, 1968-1989 and President, 1979-1981, The Legal Aid Society. Special Master, Appellate Division, First Department, 1991.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1971-1975).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Hughes Hubbard & Reed Limited Liability Partnership is a leading international firm with over 250 lawyers in offices in New York, Washington, District of Columbia, Los Angeles, Miami and Paris.
Member, Board of Ethics, City of New York, 1971-1989. Chairman, 1983-1989. Director, 1968-1989 and President, 1979-1981, The Legal Aid Society. Special Master, Appellate Division, First Department, 1991.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1971-1975).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Married Margaret Shaw Sagar, March 24, 1950. 1 child, Harriet Pierpoint Bos.