BORN » Aug. 2, 1939, Brooklyn, N.Y.
EDUCATION » Brooklyn Prep, 1957; Bachelor of Arts, Georgetown University, 1961; Juris Doctorate, Georgetown, 1964; Master of Laws, Harvard, 1965.
CAREER » Law clerk to U.S. Judge Howard F. Corcoran, 1965-1970; assistant U.S. attorney, 1967-1970; private practice, 1970-present; two terms as special counsel to Senate ethics committee on Abscam scandal and on the “Keating Five.”
BIG-TIME CLIENTS » Former New Deal wunderkind Tommy “The Cork” Corcoran; former Johnson aide Clark Clifford; U.S. Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill.; President Bill Clinton.
FAMILY » Wife, Ellen Bennett (nee Gilbert), married Sept. 20, 1969; three daughters — Catherine, 37, Peggy, 34, and Sarah, 32; three grandchildren.
