Hennock, Frieda Barkin
1904 - 1960

Details
Alias: Frieda Barkin
Born: 9/27/1904
Died: 6/20/1960
Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Professional Facts
Practice Area:
Corporations
Criminal Law
Profession:
Criminal Law
Corporate Law
Regions and States of Practice:
NY, Northeast
Legal Education:
Brooklyn Law School, 1924
Positions During Her Career:
Private practitioner (1926-1927, 1950s-1960)
Formed a partnership with Julius Silver (1927-1933)
Assistant counsel to the New York Mortgage Commission (1935-1939)
Lectured on current developments in law and economics at the Brooklyn Law School (1936)
Associated with Choate, Mitchell and Ely (1941-1948)
FCC commissioner (1948-1955)
Attorney with the firm of Davies, Richberg, Tydings, Beebe and Landa (1955-1950s)
Firsts:
Woman and Democrat associated with Choate, Mitchell & Ely, one of New York's most prestigious law firms (1941)
Woman appointed to the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) (1948)
Further Research Materials

References:
Barbara Sicherman and Carol Hurd Green (Editors), Notable American Women: The Modern Period: A Biographical Dictionary. Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (1980)

Links:
Notable American Women: The Modern Period - Frieda Barkin Hennock