Barbara Dale Underwood

American lawyer who has served as Solicitor General of New York and briefly as Attorney General of New York. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General of New York.

Key Relationships

Located At

• Location Brooklyn - Underwood lives in Brooklyn, New York. Single Source
• Location Belleville, New Jersey - Underwood grew up in Belleville, New Jersey. Single Source

Connected To

• Person Eric Schneiderman - Schneiderman reappointed Underwood as Solicitor General in 2011. Single Source
• Organization U.S. Southern District of New York - Underwood served as Chief Assistant United States Attorney and Counsel to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District ... Single Source
• Person Andrew Mark Cuomo - Cuomo appointed Underwood as Solicitor General of New York in January 2007 while serving as state Attorney General. Single Source
• Person Janet Reno - Reno appointed Underwood as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in 1998. Single Source
• Location Indiana - Underwood was born in Evansville, Indiana. Single Source
• Person Virginia Giuffre (née Roberts) - Underwood successfully sued Donald Trump for illegal conduct involving his foundation while serving as Attorney General. Single Source

Employed By

• Organization Yale Law School - Underwood served as a law professor at Yale Law School from 1972 to 1982. Single Source
• Person David L. Bazelon - Underwood clerked for Chief Judge David L. Bazelon of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Single Source
• Person Thurgood Marshall - Underwood clerked for Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1971 to 1972. Single Source
• Person Seth P. Waxman - Underwood served as Principal Deputy Solicitor General under Solicitor General Seth P. Waxman from 1998. Single Source

Charged With

• Financial Entity Donald J. Trump Foundation - Underwood successfully sued the Donald J. Trump Foundation for illegal conduct while serving as Attorney General. Single Source

Represented By

• Document Trump v. New York - Underwood argued Trump v. New York before the Supreme Court on behalf of New York State on November 30, 2020. Single Source
• Document New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen - Underwood argued New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. v. Bruen before the Supreme Court on behalf of respo... Single Source

Associated With

• Person Howard Allen Cohen - Cohen was engaged to Barbara Underwood in 1963 while both worked at WJRZ. Single Source
• Person Martin Halpern - Martin Halpern was married to Barbara Underwood until his death on September 10, 2023. Single Source
• Person Robert Halpern - Robert Halpern is the son of Barbara Underwood, born in 1986. Single Source
• Person Robert Underwood - Robert Underwood is the father of Barbara Underwood. Single Source
• Person Mildred Kinstein Underwood - Mildred Kinstein Underwood is the mother of Barbara Underwood. Single Source

Source Documents & Evidence

• 📖https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schneiderman