Background
Lifland, William Thomas was born on November 15, 1928 in Jersey City. Son of Charles and Carolyn (Francks) Lifland.
Lifland, William Thomas was born on November 15, 1928 in Jersey City. Son of Charles and Carolyn (Francks) Lifland.
Yale University (Bachelor of Science, 1949). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1952).
Worked at Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Admitted to the bar, 1952, District of Columbia. 1956, New York; 1965, New Jersey.
Phi Beta Kappa.
President, Harvard Law Review, 1951-1952. Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School, 1980. Law Clerk: United States.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1954.
Supreme Court of the United States, 1954-1955. Chairman, Antitrust Law Section, 1973-1974, Member, House of Delegates, 1979-1985 and Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1988, New York State Bar Association.
Chairman, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1970-1972, Member of Council, 1975-1978, Antitrust Law Section. Member of Commission on Law and the Economy, 1975-1977, American Bar Association.
Member: American Law Institute.
Member, House of Delegates, 1979-1985 and Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1988, New York State Bar Association. Chairman, Civil Practice and Procedure Committee, 1970-1972, Member of Council, 1975-1978, Antitrust Law Section. Member of Commission on Law and the Economy, 1975-1977, American Bar Association.
Member: American Law Institute.
Married Nancy Moffat, May 29, 1954. Children— Carol M., Charles C., J. Kerin, David T.