Background
Elman, Philip was born on March 14, 1918 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Jacob and Anne (Nirenberg) Elman.
Elman, Philip was born on March 14, 1918 in Paterson, New Jersey, United States. Son of Jacob and Anne (Nirenberg) Elman.
City College of the City University of New York (Bachelor of Arts). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws).
Law clerk to Judge Magruder, United States Court Appeals, Boston, 1939-1940. Attorney Federal Communications Commission, 1940-1941. Law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Frankfurter, 1941-1943.
Assistant chairman Office Foreign Economic Coordination, State Department, 1943-1944. Assistant to solicitor general United States, 1944-1961. Legal adviser Military Government United States, Berlin, 1945-1946.
Commissioner Federal Trade Commission, 1961-1970. Of counsel Wald, Harkrader & Ross, 1971-1984. Volunteer mediator District of Columbia Superior Court, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit), 1985-1993.
Professor law Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, 1970-1976, adjunct professor, 1984-1993, University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1982-1992.
Member American Law Institute, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Ella M. Shalit, December 21, 1947. Children: Joseph, Peter, Anthony.