Philip Hirschkop

Philip Jay Hirschkop (March 14, 1936) is a lawyer who "(started his) career at the top" by taking Mildred and Richard Loving (Loving v. Virginia) on as clients, one month after he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center.[1] The ACLU assigned the case to him and fellow volunteer cooperating attorney Bernard S. Cohen.[2] Before the Supreme Court, Hirschkop and Cohen were permitted to divide (i.e., share) the oral argument for the petitioners.[3]

Hirschkop went on to argue two additional cases before the Supreme Court in the 1970s.[4] Other clients have included Martin Luther King Jr., Norman Mailer, PETA, and "numerous anti-war protesters during the 1960s and 1970s."[5]

Early life

His father owned a clothing shop in New Jersey that had many migrant workers for customers. He attributes "his passion for social justice" (even though he originally intended to be a patent attorney) to meeting the workers in his childhood.[6]

Hirschkop was a Green Beret.

Education

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Personal life

Hirschkop and his wife Phyllis married in 1959. They have two children. Their marriage ended in divorce after 21 years.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Philip Hirschkop: Quietly Making Noise For 50 Years - Law360".
  2. ↑ "ATTORNEY PHILIP HIRSCHKOP DISCUSSES THE LANDMARK LOVING V. VIRGINIA CASE". 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Loving v. Virginia/media/oral argument". Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Philip J. Hirschkop/Cases argued". Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  5. ↑ "PETA Prime: PETA's Secret Weapon: Philip Hirschkop". 2 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 "He helped make legal history in Loving v. Virginia. At 80, he’s still fighting for justice.".
  7. ↑ "Philip Jay Hirschkop Lawyer Profile on Martindale.com".
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