▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁bar ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁Whit man ▁was ▁the ▁legal ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁Publishing ▁Company ▁in ▁St . ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota . ▁Whit man ▁began ▁his ▁long ▁relationship ▁( ending ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁with ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Zone ▁Bar ▁and ▁began ▁undert aking ▁legal ▁work ▁for ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Railway , ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Company , ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Pan ama ▁Canal ▁Zone . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁Whit man ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁att orney ▁for ▁the ▁Canal ▁Zone ' s ▁General ▁Coun sel . ▁After ▁his ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁assistant ▁general ▁coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁Canal ▁Zone ▁( begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Whit man ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁canal ' s ▁att orney ▁and ▁legal ▁ad visor ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁During ▁that ▁period , ▁Whit man ▁under to ok ▁post - grad uate ▁study ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D