Richard H. Friedman, 56, U.S., lawyer, drowning, Dec. 30

Richard H. Friedman, 56, an attorney active in the Jewish community of Albany, N.Y., died in a swimming accident while on vacation with his family in Puerto Rico, Dec. 30, 2007.
Friedman was a member of the board of Albany’s Temple Israel, a Conservative synagogue, president of its Men’s Club, and former president of Albany’s Jewish [...]

Samuel Steinfeld, 101, U.S., lawyer, state chief justice, Nov. 22

Samuel Steinfeld, 101, a former chief justice of Kentucky’s highest court, died Nov. 22, 2007.
“My dad was dedicated to anything that he went into,” whether it was the law, politics, civic leadership or his family, his son, James Steinfeld, told the Louisville Courier-Journal. “He loved the law, I can tell you that.”
Steinfeld was elected to [...]