Alex Roshuk

Alex Roshuk (right) and Jimmy Wales in 2006

Alex Roshuk (born in New York, New York, July 14, 1956,[1] died November 9, 2014(2014-11-09) (aged 58))[2] practiced law in New York since 1998, was the first legal advisor to the Wikimedia Foundation from 2003 to 2005.[3] Roshuk wrote a 1,300-word summary of arbitration and mediation modes of legal dispute resolution that became the basis for the Wikipedia Arbitration Committee.[3][4] Roshuk also worked in the entertainment industry as director, editor and held numerous other positions.

He has directed several educational television documentaries Italian and a short film entitled The Wizard of Malta in 1981. He is also founder of The Standby Program, a nonprofit organization for postproduction.[5]

Roshuk was an electrical engineer and entertained children as "Brooklyn Santa" from 1966 until at least 2012.[6] Alex was also a participant in the Association of Arbitrators of the New York City Civil Court.

References

  1. ↑ "Alexis Roshuk – USA". vitheque.com.
  2. ↑ "Alex Roshuk / User:Alex756". [Wikimedia-l] mail list archive. November 10, 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 Dave Hoffman (24 January 2011), "Wikipedia's First Lawyer", concurringopinions.com, retrieved 21 April 2012
  4. ↑ Hoffman, David A.; Mehra, Salil K. (March 5, 2009), "Wikitruth Through Wikiorder", Emory Law Journal, 59 (1), SSRN 1354424 Freely accessible
  5. ↑ "NYFA Artists – Alex Roshuk". New York Foundation for the Arts. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Ben Johnson (December 24, 2012), Santa Claus 2.0: Building drones to replace Rudolph, Marketplace (radio program)


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