Louis S. Weiss | |
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Born | Louis Stix Weiss February 7, 1894 New York City, US |
Died | November 27, 1950 New York City, US | (aged 56)
Education | Horace Mann School Yale University Columbia Law School |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Parent(s) | Samuel Weiss, Carrie Stix |
Relatives | Carol Weiss King (sister) |
Louis Stix Weiss was a name partner of the international law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, a firm that traces its roots to one founded by Louis's father Samuel W. Weiss in 1875. He was best known as one of banker Marshall Field III's lawyers and for his work towards civil rights.