Louis M. Loeb

Louis Melville Loeb (July 12, 1898 – March 16, 1979) was a New York City lawyer, general counsel for The New York Times, and a president of the New York City Bar Association.

Early life and education

Louis Loeb was born in New York City on July 12, 1898 to Emil and Blanche(Pulaski). He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, graduating in 1915, Yale University 1915-1919, and Columbia Law School 1919-1922. His education was interrupted by the outbreak of World War I, in which Loeb served as a second lieutenant of field artillery in the United States Army. At Yale, he was a champion swimmer and an actor. In 1926 he married Janet Cook and raised a son, Robert Louis Loeb, and daughter, Suzanne(Mrs. Sue L. Bianco).

Career

Loeb began his career in 1923 with the law firm of Cook, Nathan, & Lehman, partner 1927-1947, until becoming a partner at the firm of Lord Day & Lord 1948-1972.

While at Lord Day, Loeb's most prominent client was the

Civil Rights Movement. Loeb later called the libel cases he argued for The New York Times "the heaviest responsibility I've ever had since I began practicing law."^[1]

Former executive board of the NYC Board of Health; Vice-Chairman of the New York Temporary Commission on Courts from 1960-1972; past President and Honorary Director of the YM/YWHA (Young Men's/Women's Hebrew Association); Life Trustee of the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of New York; former Board of Directors of the Walter E. Meyer Research Institute of Law for the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation; past President of the San Diego Center for Children

In addition to private practice, Loeb held many civic posts. He served as president of the

Yale Club and Century Club in New York City and San Diego.^[2]