Bethesda, Maryland
Michael Ross Lemov
2024
Michael R. Lemov, 1935-2024. He wanted to leave his mark on the world and make it a better place. And he did. As General Counsel to various Congressional subcommittees in the 1970s he wrote legislation to set up the Consumer Product Safety Commission as well as laws requiring safer cars and more protections for drivers and passengers. In private practice he served on consumer advocacy boards and continued to work on consumer issues. Raised in Jackson Heights, Queens, he was inspired by his father, Irving Lemov, to a seek life a life of public service. He attended Stuyvesant High School in New York City, Colgate University and the Harvard Law School. He profiled the work of his mentor...