Background
Gerety, Pierce Joseph was born on March 6, 1914 in Shelton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Peter Leo and Charlotte U. (Daly) Gerety.
Gerety, Pierce Joseph was born on March 6, 1914 in Shelton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Peter Leo and Charlotte U. (Daly) Gerety.
Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Fordham University, 1942.
Bar: New York bar 1942, Connecticut bar 1942, District of Columbia Bar 1957. Associate firm Wilkie, Owen, Otis, Farr, Gallagher and Walton, New York City, 1942-1943, 44-47. Partner firm Curtis, Trevethan and Gerety, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1947-1957.
Chairman International Orgns. Employees Loyalty Board, Washington, 1953-1955. General counsel United States Civil Service Commission and legal adviser to the President’s assistant on personnel, Washington, 1954-1955.
Deputy administrator Refugee Relief Program, Department of State, 1955-1957. General counsel Federal Housing Administration, 1957-1958. New York partner Wolf, Bloch, Schorr and Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, 1959-1961.
Partner Wolf and Gerety, New York City, 1961-1963, Royall, Koegel and Rogers, New York City, 1963-1966. Vice president, counsel Ogden Corporation, New York City, 1966-1968. Chairman of the Board, director Gould, Cargill & Company, Inc., 1968-1970.
Counsel Whitman & Ransom, 1971-1973. Senior vice president Ogden Corporation, New York City, 1970-1977. Chairman of the Board Barkey International Corporation, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Director Enrique C. Welbers (S.A.), Buenos Aires, Argentina. President, director Sasco Creek Corporation, Fairfield. Partner firm Gerety and Gerety, Fairfield, from 1978.
Town counsel, Fairfield, 1945-1955. Chairman American Immigration and Citizenship Conference, 1964-1965. Member Republican State Central Committee Connecticut, 1948-1954.
Member American, New York State, Connecticut, Bridgeport bar association.
Married Helen Martin, June 8, 1940. Children: Pierce, Peter Leo, Thomas Richard, Miles Stephen.