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Lee Hazen

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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][3]

Hazen was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.[4]

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.[5]

Bridge accomplishments

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Honors

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  • ACBL Hall of Fame, 1997[4]

Wins

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Runners-up

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References

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  1. ^ "Hazen, Lee" Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  2. ^ Truscott, Alan (March 3, 1991). "Bridge". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Francis, Henry G.; Truscott, Alan F.; Francis, Dorthy A., eds. (1994). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (5th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 645. ISBN 0-943855-48-9. LCCN 96188639.
  4. ^ a b "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
  5. ^ Truscott, Alan (February 15, 1991). "Lee Hazen, 85, Top Bridge Player And Administrator and a Lawyer". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "List of Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
  7. ^ "Wernher Open Pairs Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-22. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  8. ^ a b "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  9. ^ a b "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  10. ^ a b "Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  11. ^ "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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