Harry Huge
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Harry Huge, is a practicing attorney with offices in Charleston, South Carolina
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Huge was the plaintiff's attorney in the case of Blankenship v. Boyle, a ruling which enabled a more democratic process in selection of mine union leadership. Thereafter, in 1972, Huge was appointed as a trustee of the union's pension fund by new UMWA leader Arnold Miller
. Huge was chairman of the United Mine Workers
Health and Retirement Fund, which provided health and pension benefits to more than a million coal miners and their families.
During the coal strike of 1968, the Daily Diary of President Jimmy Carter
indicates that, on the evening of February 24, 1978, after meetings to discuss the coal strike, the President spoke first with Edgar Speer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of U.S. Steel Corporation, then with Harry Huge, counsel to the UMW, and then went to the press room and issued a statement on the tentative settlement of the coal strike.
Huge serves as a Trustee regarding several asbestos settlement trusts, including the Shook & Fletcher Asbestos Settlement Trust, Armstrong World Industries Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust, and the Owens-Corning/Fibreboard Asbestos Personal Injury Trust.
Huge also was appointed as Special Master for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in a case involving the crash of a U.S. Air Force plane in Vietnam that was carrying Vietnamese orphans to the United States at the end of the Vietnam war.
Huge is currently co-counsel representing some 4,000 family members of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks
in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
. In late 2002, he was appointed co-prosecutor with the Chief German Federal Prosecutor by the German Federal Criminal Court in the trials of Hamburg cell
terrorists. In other capacities, he served from 1977–1981 as a member of the President’s General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Strategic Weapons.
Huge has co-authored articles in the New Republic, with Robert Coles
, including: "Strom Thurmond Country: The Way It Is in South Carolina," (November 30, 1968); "FBI on the Trail of the Hunger-Mongers," (December 21, 1968); "Black Lung: Mining As a Way of Death," (January 25, 1969); "Thorns on the Yellow Rose of Texas," April 19, 1969; "Peonage in Florida," (October 19, 1969). Also, "In Jamie Whitten's Back Yard," (New South, Spring 1969).
Letters from Harry Huge to Robert Coles can be found in the Robert Coles papers (Collection No. 4333) at the University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Harry Huge has represented Eric Olson, with regard to claims that the CIA murdered Olson's father, scientist Frank Olson
. CIA; What Did the C.I.A. Do to His Father?, Ignatieff, M. (New York Times, April 1, 2001).
Three books have been written about Harry Huge's trial work. Huge was also recently awarded the Fourth Class Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
from Estonia
for his work on behalf of that nation’s drive toward independence.
Huge is a graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University
where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
fraternity and of the Georgetown Law School.
During the 2007-08 presidential campaign, Huge made contributions first to John Edwards
(Q1/2007), then to Hillary Clinton(Q4/2007), then to John McCain
(Q3/2008).
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
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Huge was the plaintiff's attorney in the case of Blankenship v. Boyle, a ruling which enabled a more democratic process in selection of mine union leadership. Thereafter, in 1972, Huge was appointed as a trustee of the union's pension fund by new UMWA leader Arnold Miller
Arnold Miller
Arnold Miller was a miner and labor activist who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America , AFL-CIO, from 1972 to 1979.-Early life and mining career:...
. Huge was chairman of the United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers
The United Mine Workers of America is a North American labor union best known for representing coal miners and coal technicians. Today, the Union also represents health care workers, truck drivers, manufacturing workers and public employees in the United States and Canada...
Health and Retirement Fund, which provided health and pension benefits to more than a million coal miners and their families.
During the coal strike of 1968, the Daily Diary of President Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office...
indicates that, on the evening of February 24, 1978, after meetings to discuss the coal strike, the President spoke first with Edgar Speer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of U.S. Steel Corporation, then with Harry Huge, counsel to the UMW, and then went to the press room and issued a statement on the tentative settlement of the coal strike.
Huge serves as a Trustee regarding several asbestos settlement trusts, including the Shook & Fletcher Asbestos Settlement Trust, Armstrong World Industries Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust, and the Owens-Corning/Fibreboard Asbestos Personal Injury Trust.
Huge also was appointed as Special Master for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in a case involving the crash of a U.S. Air Force plane in Vietnam that was carrying Vietnamese orphans to the United States at the end of the Vietnam war.
Huge is currently co-counsel representing some 4,000 family members of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York is a federal district court. Appeals from the Southern District of New York are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (in case...
. In late 2002, he was appointed co-prosecutor with the Chief German Federal Prosecutor by the German Federal Criminal Court in the trials of Hamburg cell
Hamburg cell
The Hamburg cell was, according to U.S. and German intelligence agencies, a group of radical Islamists based in Hamburg, Germany that included students who eventually came to be key operatives in the 9/11 attacks...
terrorists. In other capacities, he served from 1977–1981 as a member of the President’s General Advisory Committee on Arms Control and Strategic Weapons.
Huge has co-authored articles in the New Republic, with Robert Coles
Robert Coles
Martin Robert Coles is an American author, child psychiatrist, and professor at Harvard University.-Life and career:...
, including: "Strom Thurmond Country: The Way It Is in South Carolina," (November 30, 1968); "FBI on the Trail of the Hunger-Mongers," (December 21, 1968); "Black Lung: Mining As a Way of Death," (January 25, 1969); "Thorns on the Yellow Rose of Texas," April 19, 1969; "Peonage in Florida," (October 19, 1969). Also, "In Jamie Whitten's Back Yard," (New South, Spring 1969).
Letters from Harry Huge to Robert Coles can be found in the Robert Coles papers (Collection No. 4333) at the University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Harry Huge has represented Eric Olson, with regard to claims that the CIA murdered Olson's father, scientist Frank Olson
Frank Olson
Frank Olson was a U.S. Army biological warfare specialist employed at Fort Detrick in Maryland. Believed to have committed suicide in 1953 as a result of depression, it was later revealed that he had been exposed to LSD and other psychoactive drugs as part of experiments, leading some to believe...
. CIA; What Did the C.I.A. Do to His Father?, Ignatieff, M. (New York Times, April 1, 2001).
Three books have been written about Harry Huge's trial work. Huge was also recently awarded the Fourth Class Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana was instituted in 1995 to honour the independence of the Estonian state. The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana is bestowed upon the President of the Republic. Presidents of the Republic who have ceased to hold office shall keep the Order of the Cross of...
from Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
for his work on behalf of that nation’s drive toward independence.
Huge is a graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational university located in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As of 2007, it has 1,600 full-time students and 300 faculty and staff. The school teaches in the tradition of a liberal arts college education....
where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Tau is a U.S. national collegiate fraternity.-History:Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity was founded in the Union Literary Society Hall of Miami University's Old Main Building in Oxford, Ohio on March 17, 1906...
fraternity and of the Georgetown Law School.
During the 2007-08 presidential campaign, Huge made contributions first to John Edwards
John Edwards
Johnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in...
(Q1/2007), then to Hillary Clinton(Q4/2007), then to John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
(Q3/2008).