Background
Cooney, Richard W. was born on December 14, 1918 in Syracuse, New York, United States.
Cooney, Richard W. was born on December 14, 1918 in Syracuse, New York, United States.
Syracuse University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1940). Cornell University (Bachelor of Laws, 1942).
Worked at Abel, Band, Russell, Collier, Pitchford & Gordon, Chartered (Sarasota, Florida) specializing in Probate Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial. Admitted to the bar, 1945, New New York 1954, United States. Supreme Court.
1960, Florida.
Phi Delta Phi.
Delta Sigma Rho. United States Commissioner, 1961-1965. Attorney, Town of Longboat Key, Florida, 1961-1968.
Sarasota County School Board Attorney, 1965-1986. Member: Onondaga County, Sarasota County, New York State and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar.; Military: With United States.
Army Air Corporation, 1942-1945, United States. Air Force Reserve, Captain, Judge Advocate General Department, 1948-1953.
Member: Onondaga County, Sarasota County, New York State and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar.; Military: With United States. Army Air Corporation, 1942-1945, United States.
Air Force Reserve, Captain, Judge Advocate General Department, 1948-1953.