Background
Dupont, Ralph Paul was born on May 21, 1929 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Michael William and Gertrude (Murphy) Dupont.
Dupont, Ralph Paul was born on May 21, 1929 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Michael William and Gertrude (Murphy) Dupont.
Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, with highest honors in American Civilization, 1951). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1956).
Worked at Dupont and Radlauer, Limited liability partnership (New London, Connecticut) specializing in Litigation, Probate, Business Organization. Admitted to the bar, 1956, Connecticut. 1961, United States. District Court, District of Connecticut.
1967, United States.
Supreme Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1980, United States. Tax Court.
1985, United States.
District Court, Southern District of New New York Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Law Review, 1955-1956. Author: "Dupont on Connecticut Civil Practice," 1997.
Litigation, Attorney, Desk Library, 1994.
Connecticut Probate Systems Manual, Professional Education Systems, Incorporated., 1988. "Preparation and Trial of Real Property Cases," 2 Connecticut Real Estate Law Journal 1, 1984.
"The Impact of the Uniform Probate Code on Court Structure," 6 University of Michigan Journal of Law, 375, 1973. "Teacher Negotiations Into the Seventies," 12 William & Mary Law Quarterly, 711, 1971.
"The Impact of Uniform Probate Code on Connecticut Court Structure," 2 Connecticut Law Review, 563, 1970.
"Non-Resident Alien Estate Planning," 1 P-H Tax Ideas, para. 6019, 1964. Author, Book Review: "Jeffrey A. Schoenblum, Multistate and Multi-International Estate Planning," 18 Real Property Probate and Trust Law Journal, 325, 1983. "Raoul Berger, Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendment," 22 American Journal of Legal History, 364, 1978.
Lecturer, Law, University of Connecticut Law School, 1980-1985.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Quinnipiac College School of Law, 1994. Visiting Professor of Law: Western New England College School of Law, 1992-1994.
Bridgeport School of Law, 1991-1992. Northeastern University School of Law, 1977-1978.
Trustee: Mitchell College, New London, Connecticut, 1990-1994.
Anne South.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University. Member, Executive Board, Quinnipiac College School of Law, 1994. Member: Bridgeport, Connecticut (Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Program, 1972), Federal and American (Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Program, 1980) Bar Associations.
Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomate).
National Board of Trial Advocacy (Diplomate). International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Military: Lieutenant (jg), United States Naval Reserve, 1951-1953.
Member of the board education New London, Connecticut, 1959-1961. Democratic candidate for Connecticut Senate, 1960. Trustee United States Atlantic Tuna Tournament, 1984-1985, president 1988-1990.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1951-1953. Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Member ATLA, American Bar Association, FBA, Conn.Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Foundation (board directors 1975-1979), International Academy Trust and Estate Law, Harvard University Law School Association, Harvard Club, Delta Sigma Rho, Kappa Sigma.
Married Barbara Joan Dupont. Children: Ellen O'Neill, Antonia Chafee, William Albert, Christien Paul.