Lee Hazen Explained

Lee Hazen (April 2, 1904 – February 13, 1991)[1] was an American attorney, bridge player and baseball player from New York City.

Hazen graduated from Columbia University and received a J.D. from New York University.[2]

Hazen was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.

Hazen was a partner at the law firm Dannenberg Hazen & Lake, and had been associated with the firm and its predecessors for more than 40 years. As an attorney, he was active in supporting the American Civil Liberties Union, handling many civil rights cases in the 1930s and 1940s. Hazen was also a founder of the National Lawyers Guild. He died at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan after suffering a heart attack.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/hazen-lee "Hazen, Lee"
  2. News: Truscott. Alan. Bridge. June 25, 2017. The New York Times. March 3, 1991.
  3. News: Truscott. Alan. Lee Hazen, 85, Top Bridge Player And Administrator and a Lawyer. June 25, 2017. The New York Times. February 15, 1991.
  4. http://www.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/induction-by-year "Induction by Year"
  5. News: List of Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League .
  6. News: Wernher Open Pairs Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 4 . 2014-07-22 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021050535/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db5.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
  7. News: Vanderbilt Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-03-24 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163636/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/01/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
  8. News: Reisinger Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2013-12-06 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163719/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2013/03/bulletins/db8.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
  9. News: Spingold Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 12 . 2014-07-21 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163711/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db4.pdf . 2014-10-21 .
  10. News: von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners . American Contract Bridge League . 6 . 2014-06-18 . 2014-10-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141021163438/http://www.acbl.org/nabc/2014/02/bulletins/db1.pdf . 2014-10-21 .