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Howard Gittis was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], graduating from Philadelphia's [[Central High School (Philadelphia)|Central High School]].<ref name="TempleUni">{{Cite web|url=http://www.temple.edu/newsroom/2007_2008/09/stories/gittis.htm|title=Trustee and former board chair Howard Gittis dies at 73|accessdate=2007-04-01|publisher=Temple University|year=2007|author=Hillel J. Hoffmann}}</ref> He earned his economics and law degrees from the [[University of Pennsylvania]]. He served in the [[U.S. Air Force]] at an [[Illinois]] airbase. After his military duty, Gittis accepted a job offer from [[Tom McBride]] who had just been elected to the [[Pennsylvania Supreme Court]]. McBride lost his subsequent election, leading McBride to found his namesake law firm and keep Gittis by his side. This led to a merger with [[Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen]] where Gittis eventually became managing partner. Gittis worked at Wolf Block for 25 years. He continued in a consulting capacity to Wolf Block for a few years after he relocated to New York with MacAndrews & Forbes.<ref name="UPennProf">{{Cite web|url=http://www.law.upenn.edu/alumni/alumnijournal/fall2004/feature2/gittis2.html|title=Nearing 20 years as a dealmaker, Gittis still relishes a little risk and reward|accessdate=2007-04-01|publisher=Temple University|year=2004|author=Larry Teitelbaum}}</ref> He acted as an adviser for politician [[Frank Rizzo]], whom he successfully defended from an attempted recall by various activist groups.<ref name="Sun">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nysun.com/obituaries/howard-gittis-73-businessman-perelman-adviser/62939/|title=Howard Gittis, 73, Businessman, Perelman Adviser|accessdate=October 11, 2010|publisher=[[New York Sun]]|date=September 19, 2007|author=Stephen Miller}}</ref> |
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Gittis and [[Ronald Perelman]] first met back in the 1970s. Gittis became Perelman's trusted adviser and friend. Gittis was recognized by the [[National Law Journal]] as one of the top 100 Attorney's in the country.<ref name="Sun" /> |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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Howard Gittis | |
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| Born | February 16, 1934 |
| Died | September 17, 2007 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Howard Gittis (February 16, 1934 - September 17, 2007) was an American attorney known for being a longterm adviser to Ronald Perelman and an adviser to Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo.
Biography
Family
Gittis, the son of Russian immigrants, was the first in his family to go to college.[1] He married twice. He had three daughters with his first wife, Sondra. He lived with his second wife (nee Lynette Elizabeth Baldwin King) for 20 years.
As an avid sports fan, Gittis loyally cheered the Philadelphia Phillies and Eagles his entire life.[2]
Death
After having dinner at home on Sunday night, September 16, 2007, Gittis retired and died in his sleep.[3]
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
TempleUniwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ David Patrick Columbia (2007). "Remembering Howard". New York Social Diary. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
- ^ Mark Schoifet (2007). "Howard Gittis, Adviser to Ronald Perelman, Dies at 73". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2007-04-02.