Orna Lin
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Orna Lin is the owner of the private firm Orna Lin & Co. and one of the leading labor lawyer
s in Israel
. She is a graduate of the Hebrew University and has been a member of the Israeli Bar since 1981. She is currently the chairperson of the Israel Bar Association
Council, and is the first woman ever elected to this position. She lectures in Labor Law at Tel Aviv University
.
She was previously a partner at M. Seligman & Co.
, one of the largest law firms in Israel. Between 1999 and 2003 Orna was the head of the Tel Aviv Bar Association, being again the first woman ever elected to this position.
She is the daughter of former Israeli Knesset
member Amnon Lin
and granddaughter of Haifa
's first Jewish mayor, Abba Hushi
.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
s in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. She is a graduate of the Hebrew University and has been a member of the Israeli Bar since 1981. She is currently the chairperson of the Israel Bar Association
Israel Bar Association
The Israel Bar Association is the bar association for all Israeli lawyers.The Israel Bar is organized as a corporation, with a Central Committee, a National Assembly and five districts. Membership is mandatory for lawyers licensed in Israel. The top positions are filled by elections held every...
Council, and is the first woman ever elected to this position. She lectures in Labor Law at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
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She was previously a partner at M. Seligman & Co.
M. Seligman & Co.
Founded in 1930, M. Seligman & Co. is Israel's 15th largest law firm. Its offices are in Tel Aviv. The firm is headed by Eli Zohar.-External links:* *...
, one of the largest law firms in Israel. Between 1999 and 2003 Orna was the head of the Tel Aviv Bar Association, being again the first woman ever elected to this position.
She is the daughter of former Israeli Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
member Amnon Lin
Amnon Linn
-Biography:Linn was born in Mishmar HaEmek to Hava and David Linn. He became a member of the Hashomer Hatzair youth movement in 1940, and in 1942 joined the Palmach, fighting in Haifa. He met his wife, Ruth Hushi, daughter of Abba Hushi in 1945, and married her later that same year...
and granddaughter of Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
's first Jewish mayor, Abba Hushi
Abba Hushi
Abba Hushi was an Israeli politician who served as mayor of Haifa for eighteen years between 1951 to 1969. Hushi was one of the founders and activists of Hashomer Hatzair movement in Poland. In July 1920, he immigrated to Palestine with a group of 130 Jewish pioneers. In Palestine, he took the...
.