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'''George Allan Davidson''' (born April 6, 1942) is an [[Lawyer|attorney]] and prior to his retirement was former head of the Litigation Department of the [[New York, NY|New York]] law firm [[Hughes Hubbard & Reed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/george-davidson|title=Firm Bio |df= }}]</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|last=|first=|date= |
'''George Allan Davidson''' (born April 6, 1942) is an [[Lawyer|attorney]] and prior to his retirement was former head of the Litigation Department of the [[New York, NY|New York]] law firm [[Hughes Hubbard & Reed]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hugheshubbard.com/attorneys/george-davidson|title=Firm Bio |df= }}]</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|last=|first=|date=|website=The International Arbitration Club of New York|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> |
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Davidson is also 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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419133838/http://www.legal-aid.org/en/aboutus/boardofadvisors.aspx |archivedate=19 April 2009 |df= }}</ref> |
Davidson is also the former President of the [[Legal Aid Society]], a position he held from 1987-1989.<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|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> 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 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419133838/http://www.legal-aid.org/en/aboutus/boardofadvisors.aspx |archivedate=19 April 2009 |df= }}</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]]. |
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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George Allan Davidson (born April 6, 1942) is an attorney and prior to his retirement was former head of the Litigation Department of the New York law firm Hughes Hubbard & Reed.[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 1987-1989.[3] Davidson was also a Director of the Legal Aid Society from 1978-1992 and a member of its President's Council from 1990-2006.[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.
Davidson graduated from Brown University in 1964 and graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University School of Law in 1967.
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.
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 served 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]
References
- ^ "Firm Bio".]
- ^ "George A. Davidson member page". The International Arbitration Club of New York. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Shipp, E.R. (30 January 1988). "Legal Aid Society Pressed on Backlog". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Board of Advisors". Legal Aid Society. Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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