Isaiah Sol Dorfman

Isaiah Solomon "Sol" Dorfman (March 17, 1907 – June 1, 2005) was an American labor lawyer and an Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officer.

Early life Dorfman was born on March 17, 1907, in Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire, son of Samuel and Ella Dorfman. At the age of six his family migrated to Montreal, Quebec, Canada and then settled down in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Dorfman graduated from the University of Chicago and was admitted to the Bar in 1931. He worked in private practice, specializing in labor law. Dorfman was assisted by Lillian Traugott, who spoke Swedish. In Stockholm, Dorfman established contacts with exile politicians and trade unionists such as Willy Brandt, Bruno Kreisky, Vilmos Böhm and Ernst Paul. He took part in meetings of the International Group of Democratic Socialists (a.k.a. The Little Internationale) as an American trade union representative.

Post-war career In 1945 he founded the Dorfman, DeKoven & Cohen law firm. He was a member of B'nai B'rith.

Dorfman died on June 1, 2005, of a heart attack and pneumonia at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.