158:. He subsequently accompanied Senator Obama on his first trip to Israel in 2006. Solow was a charter member of Obama's National Finance Committees for the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns and was a national co-chair in 2012. He also served as a surrogate for the candidate in both presidential elections.
111:. Solow began his career as a litigator, but practiced bankruptcy law for over 30 years. He was elected by his peers as a Fellow in the prestigious AmericaCollege of Bankruptcy and was a Co-Editor of several editions of the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education's Bankruptcy Practice handbook.
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second son was born in 1983, and got married in 2016. His younger son has a 2 year old child, born in 2020. Solow has a full family of grandchildren, sons, daughter in laws, and a beautiful wife of almost 50 years. Solow is incredibly happy and proud to be part of his family.
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