During World War I he was a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in 1918. He graduated from Frankford High School and earned his A.B from University of Pennsylvania as a valedictorian in 1920, and his LLB from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1923, where he was Case Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.
During World War I, he served as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry. He graduated from Frankford High School and earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania as valedictorian in 1920, and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1923, where he was editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.