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'''George Allan Davidson''' (born April 6, 1942) is an [[Lawyer|attorney]] and head of the Litigation Department of the [[New York, NY|New York]] law firm [[Hughes Hubbard & Reed]].<ref>[http://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/Detail.aspx?attorney=1246 Hughes Hubbard & Reed Bio]</ref>


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Davidson is the former President of the [[Legal Aid Society]], a position he held from 1987-1989. Davidson was also a Director of the Legal Aid Society from 1978-1992 and a member of its President's Council from 1990-2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legal-aid.org/en/aboutus/boardofadvisors.aspx|title=Board of Advisors|publisher=Legal Aid Society|accessdate=31 October 2010}}</ref>
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| alma_mater = [[Brown University]]<br>[[Columbia University School of Law]]
| occupation = Attorney, lawyer
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'''George Allan Davidson''' (born April 6, 1942) is an attorney and the former head of the Litigation Department of the [[New York, NY|New York]] law firm [[Hughes Hubbard & Reed]], having taking the position of Of Counsel upon retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/george-davidson|title=Firm Bio|website=Hughes, Hubbard and Reed|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref> He currently serves as an arbitrator in domestic and international cases.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arbitrationclub.org/index.php/members/136-george-davidson|title=George A. Davidson member page|website=The International Arbitration Club of New York|access-date=8 October 2018|archive-date=9 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009013158/http://www.arbitrationclub.org/index.php/members/136-george-davidson|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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Davidson is also the former President of the [[Legal Aid Society]], a position he held from 1987 to 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/30/nyregion/legal-aid-society-pressed-on-backlog.html|title=Legal Aid Society Pressed on Backlog|last=Shipp|first=E.R.|date=30 January 1988|website=The New York Times|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> Davidson was also a Director of the Legal Aid Society from 1978 to 1992 and a member of its President's Council from 1990 to 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legal-aid.org/en/aboutus/boardofadvisors.aspx |title=Board of Advisors |publisher=Legal Aid Society |accessdate=31 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419133838/http://www.legal-aid.org/en/aboutus/boardofadvisors.aspx |archivedate=19 April 2009 }}</ref>
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A respected [[litigator]], Davidson has been involved in many landmark cases, including his 2000 victory before the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] in [[Boy Scouts of America v. Dale]], where Davidson represented the [[Boy Scouts of America]].


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A respected [[litigator]], Davidson has been involved in many landmark cases, including his 2000 victory before the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] in [[Boy Scouts of America v. Dale]], where Davidson represented the [[Boy Scouts of America]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oyez.org/cases/1999/99-699|title=Boy Scouts of America v. Dale|website=Oyez|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6404209718401303437&q=boy+scouts+v.+dale&hl=en&as_sdt=4,60|title=Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, Opinion|date=28 June 2000|website=Google Scholar|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref>
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Davidson graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1964 and graduated ''magna cum laude'' from [[Columbia University School of Law]] in 1967.


Davidson graduated from [[Brown University]] in 1964 and graduated magna cum laude from [[Columbia University School of Law]] in 1967.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/george-davidson|title=Firm Bio|website=Hughes, Hubbard and Reed|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>
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After graduating from [[law school]], from 1967 to 1968, Davidson served as a [[law clerk]] to the Hon. [[Paul R. Hays]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]].


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After graduating from [[law school]], from 1967 to 1968, Davidson served as a [[law clerk]] to the Hon. [[Paul R. Hays]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/george-davidson|title=Firm Bio|website=Hughes, Hubbard and Reed|access-date=11 October 2018}}</ref>
Davidson is a Fellow of the [[American College of Trial Lawyers]], a Life Member of the [[American Law Institute]], and a Trustee of the [[William Nelson Cromwell]] Foundation. He currently serves as Chair of the [[Federal Defenders of New York, Inc.]] and Chair of the Board of Directors of the New York City-based non-profit organization [[Greenwich House]], Inc.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}

Davidson is a Fellow of the [[American College of Trial Lawyers]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://online.actl.com/actlssa/censsacustlkup.result_page?p_cust_id=&p_key=797C7FD96FB6D037|title=Inductee Information|website=American College of Trial Lawyers|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> a Life Member of the [[American Law Institute]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ali.org/members/member/101684/|title=George A. Davidson Member Page|website=The American Law Institute|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> and a Trustee of the [[William Nelson Cromwell]] Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cromwellfoundation.org/trustees/|title=Current Trustees of the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation|website=William Nelson Cromwell Foundation|access-date=10 October 2018}}</ref> He served as Chair of the [[Federal Defenders of New York]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://federalbarcouncilquarterly.org/?p=773|title=Council Holds Winter Meeting; George A. Davidson Receives Whitney North Seymour Award|last=Kramer|first=Bennette D. Kramer|date=5 May 2016|website=Federal Bar Counsel Quarterly|access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref> and chair of the Board of Directors of the New York City-based non-profit organization [[Greenwich House]], Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greenwichhouse.org/BlogRetrieve.aspx?PostID=151594&A=SearchResult&SearchID=31725527&ObjectID=151594&ObjectType=55|title=Music School Meets Challenge Grant Goal|date=9 June 2008|website=Greenwich House|access-date=9 October 2018}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/directors_staff|title=Leadership|date=9 October 2018|website=Greenwich House|access-date=9 October 2018}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


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George Davidson
Born
George Allan Davidson

(1942-04-06) April 6, 1942 (age 82)
New York
Alma materBrown University
Columbia University School of Law
Occupation(s)Attorney, lawyer

George Allan Davidson (born April 6, 1942) is an attorney and the former head of the Litigation Department of the New York law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed, having taking the position of Of Counsel upon retirement.[1] He currently serves as an arbitrator in domestic and international cases.[2]

Davidson is also the former President of the Legal Aid Society, a position he held from 1987 to 1989.[3] Davidson was also a Director of the Legal Aid Society from 1978 to 1992 and a member of its President's Council from 1990 to 2006.[4]

A respected litigator, Davidson has been involved in many landmark cases, including his 2000 victory before the Supreme Court in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, where Davidson represented the Boy Scouts of America.[5][6]

Davidson graduated from Brown University in 1964 and graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University School of Law in 1967.[7]

After graduating from law school, from 1967 to 1968, Davidson served as a law clerk to the Hon. Paul R. Hays of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.[8]

Davidson is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers,[9] a Life Member of the American Law Institute,[10] and a Trustee of the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation.[11] He served as Chair of the Federal Defenders of New York[12] and chair of the Board of Directors of the New York City-based non-profit organization Greenwich House, Inc.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Firm Bio". Hughes, Hubbard and Reed. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ "George A. Davidson member page". The International Arbitration Club of New York. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ Shipp, E.R. (30 January 1988). "Legal Aid Society Pressed on Backlog". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Board of Advisors". Legal Aid Society. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Boy Scouts of America v. Dale". Oyez. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, Opinion". Google Scholar. 28 June 2000. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Firm Bio". Hughes, Hubbard and Reed. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Firm Bio". Hughes, Hubbard and Reed. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Inductee Information". American College of Trial Lawyers. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ^ "George A. Davidson Member Page". The American Law Institute. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Current Trustees of the William Nelson Cromwell Foundation". William Nelson Cromwell Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  12. ^ Kramer, Bennette D. Kramer (5 May 2016). "Council Holds Winter Meeting; George A. Davidson Receives Whitney North Seymour Award". Federal Bar Counsel Quarterly. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Music School Meets Challenge Grant Goal". Greenwich House. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Leadership". Greenwich House. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.[permanent dead link‍]


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