▁Y onk ers , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Glen ▁R idge , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Tim bers ▁received ▁his ▁Art ium ▁Bac cala ure us ▁degree ▁from ▁D art mouth ▁College ▁mag na ▁cum ▁la ude ▁and ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁Rh odes ▁Sch olar . ▁Tim bers ▁received ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁Y ale ▁Law ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Tim bers ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁at ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Davis , ▁Pol k , ▁Ward well , ▁S uther land ▁& ▁Ki endl . ▁Tim bers ▁then ▁pract iced ▁in ▁St am ford , ▁Connecticut ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁as ▁a ▁partner ▁of ▁C umm ings ▁& ▁Lock wood . ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Tim bers ▁served ▁as ▁general ▁coun sel ▁of ▁the ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Tim bers ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Sk ad den , ▁Ar ps , ▁S late ▁& ▁Tim bers ▁( now ▁Sk ad den , ▁Ar ps , ▁S late , ▁Me ag her ▁& ▁Fl om ). ▁Tim bers ▁remained ▁there ▁until ▁joining ▁the ▁federal ▁ben ch