Background
Pinney, Sidney Dillingham was born on November 17, 1924 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Sydney Dillingham and Louisa (Griswold) Wells Pinney.
Pinney, Sidney Dillingham was born on November 17, 1924 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of Sydney Dillingham and Louisa (Griswold) Wells Pinney.
Student, Amherst College, 1941-1943; student, Brown U., 1943; also, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1943-1944; Bachelor cum laude, Amherst College, 1947; Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1950.
Private practice, Hartford, 1950; associate, Shepherd, Murtha and Merritt, Hartford, 1950-1953; partner, Shepherd, Murtha and Merritt (name changed to Murtha, Cullina, Richter and Pinney 1967), 1953-1992; of counsel, Shepherd, Murtha and Merritt (name changed to Murtha, Cullina, Richter and Pinney 1967), since 1993. Lecturer on estate planning.
Board of directors Greater Hartford Area Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases Health Society, 1956-1969, president, 1966-1967. Member Wethersfield (Connecticut) Town Council, 1958-1962. Trustee Hartford Conservatory Music, 1967-1971, 75-81.
Trustee, president Historic Wethersfield Foundation, 1961-1981. Board directors Hartford Hospital, 1971-1980, advisory board, since 1980. Member of advisory committee Jefferson House, 1978-1982.
Member Mortensen Library. Board of Visitors U. Hartford, since 1984. Corporator Hartford Public Library., since 1969, Renbrook School, West Hartford, Connecticut, 1970-1975.
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Member American Bar Association, National Academy ElderLaw Attorneys, Connecticut Bar Association (Executive Committee elder law section), Hartford County Bar Association.
Married Judith Munch, September 30, 1990. Children from previous marriage: William Griswold, David Rees.