Lech Choroszucha
Lawyer
Born Jun. 10, 1960, Bialystok, Poland; came to U.S., 1985; son of Tadeusz and Eugenia (Gromadko); married Katarzyna (Wasiak); child: Tomasz.
Education: Master of Laws (M.L.), University of Warsaw (Poland), 1983; Master of Arts (M.A.), Monterey Institute of International Studies (CA), 1987; Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of California, 1994.
Career: assistant prof., University of Warsaw, 1983-85; program officer, World Without War Council, Berkeley (CA), 1987-90; consultant, Byrne, Iglehart, Kerosky & Byrne, San Francisco (CA), 1990-91; attorney, Debewoise & Plimpton, New York City, 1994 -.
Author: editor, Freedom and Peace Movement, 1989; project manager, Civil Society in Eastern Europe Project, 1988-90; various articles in Polish and American journals, i.a. in: Panstwo i Prawo, Freedom Review, American Purpose, Hastings International and Comparative Review; participant in National Endowment for Democracy Conference, Washington (DC), 1989, Human Rights Conference, Vilnius - Leningrad, 1990.
Member of: American Bar Association (ABA); activist, Independent Students Organization - NZS (Poland), 1980-82; organizer, Bratniak (Poland), 1982-85; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) (president, Northern California Division, 1990-91).
Honors: various study and travel grants from U.S. foundations.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: contemporary art, soccer, travel.
Home: 144 Magnolia Ave., Cresskill, NJ 07626.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996