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Hurwitz, Sheldon was born in Buffalo, New York, United States.
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Sheldon Hurwitz
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University of Buffalo (Bachelor of Science, with distinction, 1952. Juris Doctor, 1953); George Washington University (Master of Laws, 1954).
Career
Worked at Hurwitz & Fine, Professional Corporation (Buffalo, New York) specializing in Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Environmental Law, Business, Corporation, Taxation, Real Estate, Estate Planning, Probate, Health Law, Bankruptcy, Employee Benefit and Pension Law, Commercial Litigation, Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1953, New New York Adjunct Professor of Insurance Law, State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, 1982.
Master Arbitrator in New York Number Fault Insurance, 1978.
Member: Erie County, New York State (Chairman, Committee on Association of Insurance Programs) and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
(Past Chairman, Environmental Law Committee). Founded in 1977, Hurwitz & Fine, Professional Corporation has established a major practice in corporate, finance, insurance coverage and defense, health and Canadian-United States Free Trade Law.
Hurwitz & Fine, Professional Corporation represents a number of financial institutions and insurance companies and is actively involved in estate and trust planning and administration.
The firm has developed notable proficiency in the areas of insurance counseling, products liability, environmental liability and risk management. As the number of self-insurance programs grow, the firm has increasingly been retained directly by municipalities, manufacturers and corporations in litigation. Hurwitz & Fine, Professional Corporation is also well known in the areas of bond transactions.
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Member: Erie County, New York State (Chairman, Committee on Association of Insurance Programs) and American Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute, Incorporated. (Past Chairman, Environmental Law Committee).
