FILES AS A NEW JERSEY LAWYER, 1952-1986

Summary: Miscellaneous documentation of Byrne's career as a lawyer in the private sector, relating both to cases and to investments made by Byrne and his partners, the bulk of which spans from 1952 to 1958. The documents date from Byrne's time as an associate with McGlynn, Weintraub & Stein prior to 1954, Byrne's private practice in Newark while serving as Governor Robert B. Meyner's secretary in the latter half of the 1950s, and his times as partner in Teltser, Byrne and Greenberg of East Orange in the 1960s and in Carella, Byrne, Bain & Gilfillan of Roseland after leaving office in 1982.

Among the documents in this series is a ledger recording legal fees, listed by case, collected by Byrne from 1952 to 1958. On the last page of the ledger is a letter from 1953 regarding the deposit of two checks.

The correspondence relating to legal cases includes a letter to Governor Robert B. Meyner in 1954 regarding possible clemency for a death row inmate. Also among the correspondence are three letters from eventual Byrne law partner Harold R. Teltser (1957). Several letters are between correspondents other than Byrne, including one letter of reference for Harold R. Teltser (1958). The correspondence on investments relates mainly to investments made by Harold R. Teltser, Brendan T. Byrne and Marin L. Greenberg, but also includes a letter regarding an investment by Connie Francis in Sandford Enterprises, a real estate venture in which the members of Byrne's firm also held an interest (1968).