Derry, Laura Miller
1905 -

Details
Alias: Laura Miller
Born: 5/22/1905 in Hart County, Kentucky
Professional Facts

Regions and States of Practice:
KY, South
Legal Education:
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 1936
Other Education:
Rutgers University
New Jersey State Teachers College
A.B., Bowling Green College of Commerce (now Western Kentucky University) (1933)
University of Louisville
Special training in writing in Hollywood
Industrial and Fine Art School in Newark
Positions During Her Career:
Private practitioner in Louisville (1937-)
President of NAWL (1945-1946)
Firsts:
Woman attorney to represent a client before an Army Court Martial


Further Research Materials

References:
A Century of Achievement: The Centennial of the National Association of Women Lawyers
Selma Moidel Smith: A Century of Achievement: The Centennial of the National Association of Women Lawyers, 85 Women Lawyers Journal 2 (Summer 1999) *Originally printed as two articles: "...The First 50 Years," 9 Experience 1 (Fall 1998), and "...The Second 50 Years," 9 Experience 2 (Winter 1999)
Laura Miller Derry, Digest of Women Lawyers and Judges. Lousville, Kentucky: Dunne Press (1949)