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Lawrence E. Walsh

Lawrence E. WalshAKA Lawrence Edward Walsh

Born: 8-Jan-1912

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Government

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Independent Prosecutor for Iran-Contra

Currently resides in Oklahoma City, OK.

Wife: Mary

    University: AB, Columbia University (1932)
    Law School: LLB, Columbia Law School (1935)
    Administrator: Trustee, Columbia University (emeritus)

    US Official Independent Counsel, Iran-Contra Investigation (1986-93)
    US Justice Department Deputy Attorney General for the US
    US District Judge Southern District of New York
    Iran-Contra Scandal Special Prosecutor, named December 1986
    American Bar Association
    New York State Bar Association President (1966-67)
    Association of the Bar of the City of New York
    American Judicature Society
    American Law Institute
    American College of Trial Lawyers Fellow

Author of books:
Firewall: The Iran-Contra Conspiracy and Cover-Up (Jun-1997, nonfiction)
The Gift of Insecurity: A Lawyer's Life (Oct-2003, memoir)



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