Harvard Law School - Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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MARK DEWOLFE HOWE Professor of Law Before entering the legal field Professor Howe spent two years as an assistant director for Paramount Pictures. He came to the Law School in 1930 and upon graduation was legal secretary to Mr. Justice Holmes. After private practice in Boston, he was appointed to the University of Buffalo Law School faculty and became Dean of the school in 1940. During World War Il Professor Howe served as Colonel with the American Military Government and with the Civil Affairs Division of the War Department. He has edited the Holmes-Pollock and the Holmes-Laski Letters, Readings in Amer- ican Legal History and the first of three volumes covering the biography of Mr. Justice Holmes. He teaches Constitutional Law, and American Legal History. He also conducts a course on The Role of Law in Anglo- American History, in Harvard College. Born: 19067 Boston, Massachusetts. A.B., 1928, LL.B., 1933, Harvard. FLEMING JAMES, JR. Visiting Professor of Law After receiving his degree from Yale Law School, Professor James spent four years as a lawyer with the New York, New Haven 81 Hartford Railroad Company. ln 1933 he ioined Yale Faculty as Associate Professor of Law and has been Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law since 1941. During 1936-39 he served as Director of Research for New York Law Society and in 1943 became Director of Litigation Division of the O, P. A. in Washington until end of the war. He is currently Chairman of the Connecticut Board of Labor Relations. He has been very active in the local affairs of his home town, North Haven. He is co-author of Cases on Trials, Judgments and Appeals l1936l, Cases and Materials on Torts l1942l, The Law of Torts l1956l. Professor James is teaching Civil Procedure and Torts. Born: 1904, Shanghai, China. B.A., 1925, LL.B., 1928, Yale. LOUIS LEVENTHAL JAFFE Byrne Professor of Administrative Law Professor Jaffe graduated from Harvard Law School magna cum laude in 1928. After general practice and graduate study, he served as law clerk to Mr. Justice Brandeis in 1933. He was an attorney with the National Labor Relations Board through 1935. Professor Jaffe began teaching at the University of Buffalo Law School and in 1948 became Dean. His article on Res lpsa Loquitor Vindicated inaugurated the Buffalo Law Review. He was appointed to the Law School faculty in 1950. He is the author of Cases and Materials on Administrative Law, and is working on a treatise on the same subiect. This year Professor Jaffe is on leave of absence. Born: 19057 Seattle, Washington. A.B., 1925, Johns Hopkins, LL.B., 1928, S.J.D., 1932, Harvard. the the the the the 20

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LIVINGSTON HALL Vice Dean and Professor of Law Professor Hall ioined the Law School faculty in 1932 after four years of private practice and a year of service as the Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. In 1939 he was appointed Vice Dean but was on leave of absence during the war to serve initially with the O. P. A. in the Boston area and later with the Army Air Corps in the Southwest Pacific. Professor Hall is a member of the Judicial Council of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Vice President of the Massachusetts Bar Association. He has edited Cases on Crim- inal Law and Enforcement with Professor Glueck and Cases on Agency with Professor Seavey. Professor Hall teaches Agency and Criminal Law. Born: 1903, Chicago, Illinois. Ph.B., 1923, University of Chicago, LL.B., 1927, Harvard. HENRY MELVIN HART JR. Charles Stebbins Fairchild Professor of Law After receiving his degree as Doctor of Juridical Science, Professor Hart spent a year as legal secretary to Mr. Justice Brandeis. Since 1932 he has been a member of the Law School faculty. While on leave of absence he has been associated with the OFfice of Solicitor General and the Immigration and Natu- ralization Service. During World War Il, Professor Hart served as Associate General Counsel for Price in the O. P. A. and later as General Counsel in the Office of Economic Stabiliza- tion. During 1954-1955 he was a Visiting Professor at Ohio State University. He is the author of numerous articles and has collaborated with Professor Wechsler of Columbia on The Federal Courts and the Federal System 119531. Professor Hart teaches The Legal Process, Criminal Law, Federal Courts and The Federal System, and conducts a seminar in Legislation. Born: 1904, Butte, Montana. A.B., 1926, LL.B., 1928, S.J.D., 1931, Harvard: LL.D., 1953, Columbia. DAVID RICHARD HERWITZ Professor of Law A graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor Herwitz entered the Law School in 1946 where he was a member of the Board of Student Advisers and the Law Review. In 1949, he went to Washington, D. C., and served as an attorney with the Tax Court. The next year he returned to the Law School as a Teaching Fellow. Between 1951 and 1954, he practiced in Boston and lectured at Northeastern University School of Law. Professor Herwitz conducts courses in Corporations I and ll-B, Accounting, and the seminar on Closed Corporations. Barn: 1925, Lynn, Massachusetts. B.5., 1946, Massachusetts Institute ot Technology, LL.B., 1949, Harvard. 19

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BENJAMIN KAPLAN Professor of Law Professor Kaplan is a graduate of Columbia Law School where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review. He practiced law in New York City from 1933 to 1942. During Army service he was a member of Justice Jackson's staff in the Nuremberg prosecution. He returned to his firm in 1946, became Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard in 1947, and was appointed Professor of Law in 1948. Professor Kaplan teaches Civil Procedure, Equitable Reme- dies, and a course in Copyright, Trademark and Unfair Com- petition. He is co-author with Professor Field of Materials for a Basic Course in Civil Procedure l1953l. During the present academic year Mr. Kaplan is Visiting Professor at Yale Law Schocl. Born: 19117 New York City University. MILTON KATZ Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law and Director, International Legal Studies Professor Katz ioined the Law School faculty in 1939. During World War ll, he served as Solicitor of the War Pro- duction Board from 1941 to 1943, and as U. S. Executive Officer of the Combined Production and Resources Board in 1942 and 1943, thereafter, he served as Lieutenant Com- mander, U. S. N. R. ln 1946, he became the Byrne Professor of Administrative Law and published his Cases and Materials on Administrative Law in 1947. On leave after 1948, he served as U. S. Special Representative in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, as such, he was the chief of the Marshall Plan in Europe. Con- currently, he served as Chairman of the Defense, Financial, and Economic Committee under NATO, and as the U. S. Representative on the Economic Commission for Europe. In 1954, he returned to the faculty. Currently he is teaching International Law and Torts. Born: 19077 New York City. A.B., 19277 LL.B., 1931, Harvard. A.B., 1929, College ot the Cnty of New York LLB 1933 Columbia ROBERT ERNEST KEETON Professor Keeton received his undergraduate and law school training at the University of Texas and was engaged in private practice in Houston, Texas, until the outbreak of World War ll. From 1943 to 1945 he was Flag Secretary to Rear Admiral Mullinnix and assistant Flag Secretary to Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. After the war, he resumed private practice, specializing in personal injury and insurance litigation. Professor Keeton was co-chairman of the Special Committee on Small Loan Legisla- tion, State Bar of Texas. Prior to his appointment to the faculty of the Law School in 1954, he was Associate Professor at Southern Methodist University. Professor Keeton is the author of Trial Tactics and Methods. He teaches Torts and Trial Practice. Born: 19197 Clarksville, Texas. B.B.A., 1940, LL.B., 1941, University of Texasg S.J.D., 1956, Harvard. 21