Marvin Comisky

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title: "Marvin Comisky" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1918-births", "2010-deaths", "lawyers-from-philadelphia", "temple-university-alumni", "university-of-pennsylvania-law-school-alumni", "united-states-army-personnel-of-world-war-ii", "place-of-birth-missing", "20th-century-american-lawyers", "people-associated-with-blank-rome"] description: "American lawyer" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Comisky" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American lawyer ::

Marvin Comisky (1918–2010) was a major figure in the Philadelphia legal community for decades. Chairman emeritus of the law firm Blank Rome and former head of the Philadelphia and state bar associations, he halted discriminatory hiring practices in Philadelphia law firms, and is one of few attorneys to be regarded as a legend in the profession.,

Comisky was a law graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Army during World War II.

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1. (12 November 2010). "Marvin Comisky, 92, ex-chairman at Blank, Rome". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
2. (12 November 2010). "Blank Rome Co-Founder Marvin Comisky Dead at 92". The Legal Intelligencer.
3. (12 November 2010). "Prominent attorney Comisky dies, fought discrimination". Philadelphia Business Journal.
4. (12 November 2010). "Prominent attorney Comisky dies, fought discrimination". Philadelphia Business Journal.
5. (12 November 2010). "Marvin Comisky, 92, ex-chairman at Blank, Rome". The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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