Stephen N. Shulman
Stephen Neal Shulman | |
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General Counsel of the Air Force | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | Gerritt W. Wesselink |
| Succeeded by | J. William Doolittle |
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| Born | April 6, 1933 LLB ) |
Stephen Neal Shulman (April 6, 1933 – January 22, 2011) was an American attorney known for representing
General Counsel of the Air Force in from 1965 to 1966 and Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
from 1966 to 1967.
Early life and education
Stephen Neal Shulman was born April 6, 1933, in
LL.B.
in 1958.
Career
After law school, Shulman spent 1958 and 1959 as the law clerk of
John Marshall Harlan, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. After completing his clerkship, he became an associate attorney at Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. In May 1960, he became Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
.
In February 1961, Shulman became the executive assistant of
General Counsel of the Air Force. In 1966, President Johnson named Shulman the second Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an office he held from September 14, 1966, until July 1, 1967.[2]
Upon leaving government service in 1967, Shulman founded his own
litigation. In the 1980s, he represented the country of Guinea in a long-running international arbitration case.[3]
Shulman also became managing partner of Cadwalader's Washington, D.C. office, holding the position until his retirement in the late-1990s.
Personal life
Shulman and his wife, Sandra (née Still) had three sons. Shulman died of
Georgetown University Hospital on January 22, 2011. He was 77 years old.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Emma Brown, "Stephen N. Shulman, lawyer who defended Watergate figure, dies at 77", Washington Post, Jan. 25, 2011". Washingtonpost.com. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ a b "EEOC Profile". Eeoc.gov. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "Maritime Intern. Nominees v. Republic of Guinea, 505 F. Supp. 141 (D.D.C. 1981)".
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