Obituaries

He was a longtime member of the Fort Meade and Patuxent Greens golf courses; a member of the American Legion and Moose Club; and a parishioner and volunteer at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in College Park.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Catherine "Kay" Haley of College Park; six children, Charles Haley of Bowie, Doug Haley of Millersville, Carol Willis of Fulton, Md., Matthew Haley of Adelphi and Paul and Peter Haley of Silver Spring; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Arthur J. GalliganLawyer

Arthur J. Galligan, 79, a Washington area lawyer and longtime partner of the law firm now known as Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP, died of complications from pneumonia Jan. 4 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. He lived in Alexandria.

Mr. Galligan was born in New York City. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in geology from Columbia University in 1948 and received a law degree from New York University's law school in 1953.

He joined the New York law firm Dickstein & Shapiro in 1957. He was the third lawyer in the firm, which now has 375 lawyers in Washington, New York and Los Angeles.

Mr. Galligan was a partner in the firm's New York office until he moved in 1974 to Washington, where he remained as a partner until his retirement in 1995.

During the mid-1960s, he pioneered the development of procedures for the administration of consumer claims in an antitrust class action involving the antibiotic tetracycline.

At a peak moment during the Red Scare, Mr. Galligan helped represent blacklisted directors, writers and actors whose vividly pro-labor film "Salt of the Earth" (1954) was denied widespread exhibition. In later years, the film had a cult following because of its stance on labor.

For many years, Mr. Galligan served as counsel to the George W. Henry Foundation, an organization affiliated with the Episcopal Church that provided legal protection to gays and lesbians.

His marriage to Carol Galligan ended in divorce.

Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Maura Galligan of Alexandria; two children from his first marriage, Jessica Goldsmith and Zachary Galligan, both of New York; two children from his second marriage, Gregory Galligan of Alexandria and John Galligan of Washington; and three grandchildren.