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About Simon Taub, Attorney,
of Los Angeles
September 2002: This begins a Website on Simon Taub, Esq., a Bronx-born attorney and World War II officer who has specialized in family law during a long and distinguished career in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, California. Among his clients have been numerous celebrities and executives in the entertainment industry.
Chronology:
1918: Born in Bronx, N.Y., of Samuel Taub, a grocer, and Becky Kleinman.
1939: Received LLB at Brooklyn Law School, following undergraduate education at City Colleges of New York and St. John's in Brooklyn.
1940: Admitted to the New York Bar.
1942: Enlisted in U.S. Army, served with 85th Infantry Division in Hattiesburg, Miss.
1943: Served as a sergeant in 503rd Military Police Battalion, Leesville, L.A.
1943: Commissioned as second lieutenant following officer's training at Fort Custer, Mich.
1944: Assigned to POW camp in Alexandria, La., guarding German prisoners. Transferred to Far Eastern Civil Affairs Training School at Yale University to prepare for Allied occupation of Japan and duty in Korea.
1945: Joined Military Government Group in Seoul, Korea, serving with Enemy Property Custodian's Office.
1946: Discharged from active duty with rank of captain; joined U.S. Army Reserve, rising to rank of major during ten years of service.
1948: Admitted to California law practice after settling in Beverly Hills.
1948-1980: Practiced entertainment law, establishing the law firm of Simon Taub in Beverly Hills and eventually specializing in family law.
1980-1991: Extended his practice, serving as a partner with the firm of Hayes and Hume, whose clients included Aaron Spelling, Carol Burnett, Lloyd Bridges, Beau Bridges, Hugh O'Brien, Robert Stack, Barry Sullivan, and Vince Edwards.
1991: Retired from full-time practice. Honored by professional peers for expertise and distinguished achievement in family law.
1991--: Performs limited client representation and of-counsel service in family law.
Memberships include: American Bar Association; Los Angeles Bar Association; Beverly Hills Bar Association; Judicatre Society.
Residence: Park Place, Century City, Los Angeles.
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Commentary, anecdotes, scrapbook
A self-made success who worked from an early age to pay for his education, Simon at 17 was employed as an usher at the RKO 86th St. theater in Manhattan. It happened that two of his fellow ushers were Patrick Sullivan—who would achieve fame in Hollywood as leading man Barry Sullivan—and Alfonso Roberto D'Abruzzo, later known as Robert Alda, star of "The Gershwin Story" and father of Alan Alda of "Mash" fame. The three became fast friends in New York, a friendship that endured in Los Angeles until the deaths of the two actors. Simon gave the eulogy at Sullivan's funeral in 1994.
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Simon Taub, early in his military service, where he rose to the rank of major.
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Attorney Simon Taub at his law firm offices in Beverly Hills.
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During business trip in Hawaii, ca. 1980.
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Page created and edited by Arthur Plotnik, nephew of Simon Taub. Address inquiries, contributed material to baronplot@aol.com
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