In 1922, he consulted clients in Germany and sought to have the American government compensate Telefunken for the confiscation of its Sayville wireless station during World War I.
As Justice, he dealt with a number of cases related to the rehabilitation of title and mortgage guarantee companies, especially during the Great Depression.
[8] In 1921, he married charity worker Martha Lowenstein at the St. Regis Hotel in a ceremony performed by Rabbi Rudolph Grossman.
The Temple's rabbi Samuel H. Goldenson conducted the service and Senator Robert F. Wagner delivered the eulogy.
The honorary pallbearers consisted of a number of jurists and city and state officials, including Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and Governor Al Smith.