Background
Richland, W. Bernard was born in 1909 in Liverpool, England, LAW0. Came to the United States, 1925.
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W. Bernard Richland
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Graduate, New York University, 1936.
Career
Counsel O'Dwyer & Bernstein, 1964-1973. Corporate Counsel City of New York, 1975-1977. Counsel Botein Hays & Sklar, 1978-1988.
Adjunct professor local government law New York Law School, 1978-1989. Special master for appeals Agent Orange Administration, New York, from 1988. Special counsel New York World's Fair, 1964-1965.
Counsel Nassau County Commission on Governmental Revision, 1964-1966. Member advisory board Kings County Hospital, 1958-1975. General counsel State Charter Revision Commission for New York City, 1973-1975.
Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member Governor Harriman's Commission on Home Rule, 1958. General council Mayor Wagner's Special Study of Housing and Urban Renewal, 1960. Chairman New York State Commission on Governmental Operations, New York City, 1961.
Member technical advisory committee New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Metropolitan Regional Council, 1960-1965. Member Commission on Home Rule of the New York State Office for Local Government, 1960-1964, New York City Mayoralty Transition Team, 1973-1974, Mayor's Committee on the Judiciary, 1974-1975. Commissioner New York City Charter Revision Commission, 1986-1988.
Member American Academy Political Science, Association Bar of City of New York (state legislation committee, municipal affairs committee, administrative law committee, others), National Municipal League.
Connections
Married Pauline Diamond (deceased 1993), 1933. 2 children: Robin, Lisa.
