He reentered the naval service as a lieutenant, senior grade, in 1933. He was a member of the law faculty at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1924–1929; member of the Philadelphia Board of Law Examiners 1928–1940; assistant district attorney at Philadelphia, 1928–1935.
He rejoined the naval service as a lieutenant, senior grade in 1933. He was a member of the law faculty at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from 1924 to 1929; served on the Philadelphia Board of Law Examiners from 1928 to 1940; and worked as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia from 1928 to 1935.