Raymond G. Leffler was admitted to practice law in the State of New York in March 1958 and in the United States Supreme Court in May 1970. He has been in private practice from 1958 to present.

At the present time he serves as Legal Advisor to the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in matters relating to leasing, contracts, employment and civil rights and General Counsel to the New York Chapter of CORE. He is also legal counsel to the law firm of Moldover Hertz Cooper & Gidaly, in N.Y.

Over his many years in the legal profession, Mr. Leffler has served as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel and no-fault Panel. He has been listed with the Labor Panel of Arbitrators since 1970.

Mr. Leffler is a professor of business law at Baruch College of the City of New York; He served as an adjunct and assistant professor with Baruch from 1971-1978. He teaches courses in the law of business contracts and corporate organization. In 1965 Mr. Leffler was elected Justice of the Peace for the City of Yonkers, New York.

Mr. Leffler holds a Bachelor of Arts degree Cum Laude from the City University of the City of New York where he graduated in 1954. In 1957 he was awarded a L.L.D. from Columbia University Law School. He is experienced in all aspects of litigation including Title VII discrimination and commercial cases, including leasing, landlord-tenant disputes, corporations, small businesses and not-for-profit groups and negligence automobile matters.

He is the author of a Textbook on law titled "Fundamentals of Partnership Law in Modern Business" published by the Kendall-Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque, Iowa in 1975. He has written several articles for legal publications including the "Resolution of Business Disputes in the Close Corporation" that was published in The American Arbitration Journal in December 1976.

Mr. Leffler served as a member of the United States Army Infantry Branch, 305th Infantry 77th Division, NYS from 1951-1954. He is married with 3 children and currently resides in Westchester, N.Y.