Joseph Forer

Joseph Forer
Born1911 (1911)
DiedJune 20, 1986(1986-06-20) (aged 75)
NationalityAmerican
EducationRutgers University
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania Law School
OccupationLawyer
Years active1930s-1978
Employer(s)Greenberg, Forer & Rein; Forer & Rein
OrganizationNational Lawyers Guild
ChildrenJane F. Gentleman
RelativesRichard Forer

Joseph Forer (1911 – 20 June 1986) was a 20th-century American attorney who, with partner David Rein, supported Progressive causes, including discriminated communists and African-Americans. Forer was one of the founders of the National Lawyers Guild and its DC chapter. He was also an expert in the "Lost Laws" of Washington, DC, enacted in 1872–1873, that outlawed segregation at business places.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Metro Scene". The Washington Post. 26 June 1986. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ An Evening Honoring Joe Forer (PDF). National Lawyers Guild. 9 June 1979. pp. 7 (background, NLRB, OPA), 9 (Forer & Rein, Coplon), 11 (143 cases), 13–15 (Thompson's Restaurant). Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Forer and Rein (Washington, D.C.)". WorldCat OCLC Identities. 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Joseph Forer". The First Amendment Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 3 July 2019.