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Terry Lenzner

1939 – 2020

American attorney

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Lived 1939 – 2020 (aged 80). Terry Lenzner was an American lawyer.

Terry Falk Lenzner (August 10, 1939 – April 23, 2020) was an American attorney and founder of Investigative Group International.

Biography Lenzner was born in Manhattan, the son of Eleanor (Falk), a homemaker, and Joseph Lenzner, a dentist. His paternal grandparents were from Lithuania. He graduated with a B.A. from Harvard University, where he was captain of the football team in 1960, and with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. After school in 1964, following the advice of attorney Lloyd K. Garrison, In 1994, The Clinton administration was criticized for awarding IGI a no-bid grant from the State Department to train police officers in Haiti (sending its then president, former New York City police chief, Raymond Kelly). In 1993, he was hired by tobacco giant Brown & Williamson to investigate whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand, In 1997, the Democratic National Committee used IGI to audit political contributions.

Personal life and death Lenzner was married to Margaret Rood Lenzner; they had three children. His son Jonathan is married to Washington Post writer Matea Gold.

Lenzner died age 80 on April 23, 2020.

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Harvard Law School, Harvard University, Phillips Academy, Phillips Exeter Academy
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Terry Falk Lenzner

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Who was Terry Lenzner?

American attorney

When was Terry Lenzner born?

Terry Lenzner was born on 10 August 1939 in New York City.

When did Terry Lenzner die?

Terry Lenzner died on 23 April 2020 in Washington, D.C..

What was Terry Lenzner's occupation?

Terry Lenzner was a lawyer.

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Terry Lenzner was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Terry Lenzner

· Wikidata: Q56685708

· DBpedia: Terry Lenzner

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