Lloyd N. Cutler biography

Synopsis

A partner in Washington, D.C., law firms from 1946, during the ensuing decades Lloyd Cutler served on many national commissions, dealing with everything from Latin American liquidation and civil rights to ethics to violence and strategic forces. His most prominent post was as the chief counsel to President Jimmy Carter, which solidified his reputation as the consummate Washington insider.

Lawyer, born in New York City, New York, USA. A partner in Washington, DC law firms from 1946, during the ensuing decades he served on many national commissions dealing with everything from North African land-lease, Latin-American liquidation, and civil rights, to ethics, violence, Canada, and strategic forces. His most prominent post was as the chief counsel to President Jimmy Carter (1979–81), which solidified his reputation as the consummate Washington ‘insider’.