Practicing almost exclusively on trials, Theodore H. Friedman typically rises at 4 a.m. to begin his workday, leaving for court by 9 a.m. Following the day’s judicial proceedings, he puts in another two or three hours at the office or at home. Active in appellate cases, he has counseled on dozens of published court opinions. Recognized for his expertise, the New York lawyer has taught courses throughout the country for the Practising Law Institute and presented lectures on trial practice at Columbia Law School. He also served as an instructor at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law and as a Visiting Fellow and Scholar at Wolfson College at the University of Oxford in England.
Theodore H. Friedman’s youth forged his future path. Born in a Bronx union-housing project to a mother who acted as a union organizer in the Garment District, he tested into the Bronx High School of Science and earned a tuition scholarship to the University of Michigan (UM). Interrupting his education for two years to work in an Israeli kibbutz, he returned to UM to graduate with honors, earning a B.A. in Economics. He attended Harvard Law School on the James Ames Scholarship, working side jobs as a bartender, construction worker, fraternity-house waiter, and in other positions throughout his college years. He took this “roll up your sleeves and get the job done” attitude into his law practice, which has served him well.