Bernard E. Witkin

Bernard E. Witkin
Born
Bernard Ernest Witkin

(1904-05-24)May 24, 1904
Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 23, 1995(1995-12-23) (aged 91)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA, LLB)
OccupationsLawyer, writer, scholar
EmployerCalifornia Supreme Court
Known forTreatise on California law
Spouse
Alba Pichetto Kuchman
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(m. 1978)​
Frances Jane Kauffman Lemert
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(m. 1969; died 1977)​
Gladys Burke Schwatka
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(m. 1957; div. 1968)​
Elizabeth "Betty" Ord Hillier
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(m. 1937; div. 1956)​
ChildrenCara Monson, Lucy Davaly, Joel Witkin
Parent(s)Albert Witkin
Pauline Horvitz
WebsiteWitkin Legal Institute

Bernard Ernest Witkin (May 22, 1904 – December 23, 1995) was an American lawyer and author. He is best remembered as the founder of the California law treatise, Summary of California Law, which came to be known as "Witkin" and gave rise to the Witkin Library of legal treatises.

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