Elias Lieberman

Elias Lieberman (1888–1969) was a Russian-born, 20th-century American labor lawyer who spent his career in the service of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) and became known as the "Dean of American Labor Lawyers."

Background Elias Lieberman was born Elias Hillel Liberman on November 10, 1888, In 1916, he became chief clerk.

Death Lieberman died in October 1969.

Works The review of Unions Before the Bar noted that "Mr. Lieberman writes for the layman and not for the lawyer... a difficult task because it is almost impossible to translate the legal cant." The book presents 27 labor cases and an analysis of the Taft-Hartley Act.

Books The Collective Labor Agreement: How to Negotiate and Draft the Contract (1939) Unions Before the Bar: Historic Trials Showing the Evolution of Labor Rights in the United States (1950)