Harry Shulman
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Harry A. Shulman was a professor at Yale Law School
from 1930–1954, the Dean of Yale Law School from 1954–1955, and a prominent labor arbitrator.
(now in Belarus
), in the Russian Empire
in 1903. His parents were Simon Shulman and Tillie Klebanoff. He emigrated to the United States in 1912. His family moved to Providence, Rhode Island
. He earned his B.A. from Brown University
in 1923 after only three years of college. He earned an LL.B., and S.J.D. from Harvard Law School
, in 1926 and 1927 respectively. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Brown University
on June 1, 1953. He practiced law for a year in New York City before clerking for Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis from 1929 to 1930.
, was born in 1933. He became an Associate Professor in 1933, and a Professor in 1937. He became a Lines Professor in 1939, and a Sterling Professor in 1940. He was described as a superb teacher.
His scholarly work concerned torts, administrative law scholarship, and labor contracts. His lecture, “Reason, Contract, and Law in Labor Relations,” has been cited hundreds of times.
In 1941, he completed his work on the Attorney General's Committee on Administrative Procedure, which was "among the factors guiding the modern evolution of administrative law.
He was named as the next Dean of Yale Law School on January 12, 1954. On July 1, 1954, he became Dean of Yale Law School. He died in 1955 from cancer. A scholarship fund was established in his honor in 1955, a research fund in 1957, and a library fund in 1963. Conferences on labor relations were held at Yale Law School in his honor on April 6th and 7th, 1956 and January 10th and 11th, 1958
, was "the establishment of regular procedures for peacefully enforcing the provisions of labor contracts."
He was known as an arbitrator of even temperament, common sense, good humor, and exceptional judgment. He was a temporary board member of the National Recovery Administration
. He was an associate member of the National War Labor Board
during World War II
. He also served on the Connecticut Labor Relations Board and the Alien Enemy Hearing Board of Connecticut. He was a special counsel for the Railroad Retirement Board
from 1934 to 1936, and assisted in the arguing of Railroad Retirement Board v. Alton Railroad Co. before the Supreme Court.
He led a panel on steel workers wages during the 1952 steel strike
. He also helped arbitrate an aircraft industry workers' collective bargaining case in 1952, which resulted in a 14 cent an hour wage increase. He was a member of the Wage Stabilization Board
during the Korean War
. Many of the cases that Shulman handled involved violence.
He was a member of the Attorney General
's committee on administrative procedure in 1940 and 1941.
As a reporter for the American Law Institute
on the restatement of torts, he dealt with unfair competition, trademark infringements and labor disputes. He was a member of the council of the American Law Institute from from 1947 to 1952. In May 1954, he received the Americanism Award of the Connecticut Valley Council of B'nai B'rith
.
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
from 1930–1954, the Dean of Yale Law School from 1954–1955, and a prominent labor arbitrator.
Early life
Shulman was born in Krugloye near MogilevMogilev
Mogilev is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 km from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast. It has more than 367,788 inhabitants...
(now in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
), in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
in 1903. His parents were Simon Shulman and Tillie Klebanoff. He emigrated to the United States in 1912. His family moved to Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
. He earned his B.A. from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1923 after only three years of college. He earned an LL.B., and S.J.D. from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
, in 1926 and 1927 respectively. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
on June 1, 1953. He practiced law for a year in New York City before clerking for Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis from 1929 to 1930.
Yale Law School
In 1930, became an instructor at Yale Law School. In 1931, he was made an Assistant Professor of Law. His son, Stephen N. ShulmanStephen N. Shulman
Stephen Neal Shulman was a United States lawyer most notable for representing Egil Krogh during the Watergate scandal. He was also General Counsel of the Air Force in 1965 and Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 1966 to 1967.-Biography:Stephen Neal Shulman was born April...
, was born in 1933. He became an Associate Professor in 1933, and a Professor in 1937. He became a Lines Professor in 1939, and a Sterling Professor in 1940. He was described as a superb teacher.
His scholarly work concerned torts, administrative law scholarship, and labor contracts. His lecture, “Reason, Contract, and Law in Labor Relations,” has been cited hundreds of times.
In 1941, he completed his work on the Attorney General's Committee on Administrative Procedure, which was "among the factors guiding the modern evolution of administrative law.
He was named as the next Dean of Yale Law School on January 12, 1954. On July 1, 1954, he became Dean of Yale Law School. He died in 1955 from cancer. A scholarship fund was established in his honor in 1955, a research fund in 1957, and a library fund in 1963. Conferences on labor relations were held at Yale Law School in his honor on April 6th and 7th, 1956 and January 10th and 11th, 1958
Work as arbitrator
Shulman was “one of the most influential people in the history of American Labor arbitration.” His "greatest accomplishment", according to Eugene V. RostowEugene V. Rostow
Eugene V. Rostow , influential legal scholar and public servant, was Dean of Yale Law School, and served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs under President Lyndon B...
, was "the establishment of regular procedures for peacefully enforcing the provisions of labor contracts."
He was known as an arbitrator of even temperament, common sense, good humor, and exceptional judgment. He was a temporary board member of the National Recovery Administration
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was the primary New Deal agency established by U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. The goal was to eliminate "cut-throat competition" by bringing industry, labor and government together to create codes of "fair practices" and set prices...
. He was an associate member of the National War Labor Board
National War Labor Board
The National War Labor Board was a federal agency created in April 1918 by President Woodrow Wilson. It was composed of twelve representatives from business and labor, and co-chaired by Former President William Howard Taft. Its purpose was to arbitrate disputes between workers and employers in...
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He also served on the Connecticut Labor Relations Board and the Alien Enemy Hearing Board of Connecticut. He was a special counsel for the Railroad Retirement Board
Railroad Retirement Board
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board is an independent agency in the executive branch of the United States government created in 1935 to administer a social insurance program providing retirement benefits to the country's railroad workers....
from 1934 to 1936, and assisted in the arguing of Railroad Retirement Board v. Alton Railroad Co. before the Supreme Court.
He led a panel on steel workers wages during the 1952 steel strike
1952 steel strike
The 1952 steel strike was a strike by the United Steelworkers of America against U.S. Steel and nine other steelmakers. The strike was scheduled to begin on April 9, 1952, but President Harry S. Truman nationalized the American steel industry hours before the workers walked out. The steel companies...
. He also helped arbitrate an aircraft industry workers' collective bargaining case in 1952, which resulted in a 14 cent an hour wage increase. He was a member of the Wage Stabilization Board
Wage Stabilization Board
The Wage Stabilization Board was set up by President Harry Truman within the United States Department of Labor, in December 1945, to take over the work of the National War Labor Board...
during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. Many of the cases that Shulman handled involved violence.
He was a member of the Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
's committee on administrative procedure in 1940 and 1941.
As a reporter for the American Law Institute
American Law Institute
The American Law Institute was established in 1923 to promote the clarification and simplification of American common law and its adaptation to changing social needs. The ALI drafts, approves, and publishes Restatements of the Law, Principles of the Law, model codes, and other proposals for law...
on the restatement of torts, he dealt with unfair competition, trademark infringements and labor disputes. He was a member of the council of the American Law Institute from from 1947 to 1952. In May 1954, he received the Americanism Award of the Connecticut Valley Council of B'nai B'rith
B'nai B'rith
B'nai B'rith International |Covenant]]" is the oldest continually operating Jewish service organization in the world. It was initially founded as the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith in New York City, on , 1843, by Henry Jones and 11 others....
.
Selected Works
- Cases and materials on the law of torts with Fleming James Jr., 1942
- Cases on labor relations with Neil W. Chamberlain, 1949
- A study of law administration in Connecticut : a report of an investigation of the activities of certain trial courts of the state with Charles Edward ClarkCharles Edward ClarkCharles Edward Clark was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1939 to 1963. A native of Connecticut, Clark attended Yale College and Yale Law School...
, 1937 - Opinions of the Umpire, 1945
- Cases on Federal Jurisdictions and Procedure with Felix FrankfurterFelix FrankfurterFelix Frankfurter was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.-Early life:Frankfurter was born into a Jewish family on November 15, 1882, in Vienna, Austria, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in Europe. He was the third of six children of Leopold and Emma Frankfurter...
, 1937