Sumner H. Lipman was an American politician and attorney from

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. Lipman, a Republican from

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, served in the

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from 1991 to 1994. Lipman sought the Republican Party's nomination for governor in

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. He finished in second place behind future U.S. Senator

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with 17.3% of the vote. Lipman is a founding partner of Lipman & Katz, P.A., which began in 1971. Lipman & Katz focuses on personal injury and medical malpractice. He graduated from

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with a B.A. in 1963 and a J.D. in 1966.

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