Question: What year was the first founder of Boies, Schiller & Flexner L.L.P. born?
Context: Edward J. Normand is a prominent lawyer known for representing Lloyd's of London in the dispute over the extent that its insurance covered the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.  He grew up in Windham, New Hampshire and attended the Pinkerton Academy in Derry.  In 1992, Normand graduated from the College of William and Mary magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.  He then clerked for Marjorie O. Rendell on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Joseph M. McLaughlin on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  In 1995, he received a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.  He served as assistant to the Special Master to the United States Supreme Court for the controversy regarding the state sovereignty of Ellis Island.  He is currently a partner at the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner. William T. Dzurilla, formerly William T. D'Zurilla, is an attorney, a partner in the Boies, Schiller & Flexner law firm's Fort Lauderdale, Florida office.  He was a law clerk for Justice Byron White of the United States Supreme Court from 1982 to 1983.  He played a key role in the privatization of major state-owned businesses in Slovakia. Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is the second son of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Biden.  He is a partner at Rosemont Seneca Partners, LLC and is Counsel to Boies, Schiller, Flexner, LLP, a New York-based-law firm. Ann M. O'Leary (born 1971 or 1972) is an American political advisor, lawyer, and nonprofit leader who specializes in early childhood education.  She worked in the Bill Clinton administration and for Hillary Clinton during her time as First Lady, Senate career, and 2008 and 2016 presidential campaigns.  She served in leadership positions at various nonprofit organizations that focus on early childhood education, including Next Generation and the Opportunity Institute.  After Clinton's unsuccessful 2016 presidential campaign, O'Leary became a lawyer at the Palo Alto office of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner. Stephen N. Zack was the President of the American Bar Association from 2010 to 2011.  At present he is a partner at the Boies, Schiller & Flexner Law firm.  Stephen Zack attended the University of Florida for his Bachelor's degree, and he received his Juris Doctorate from the Levin College of Law. David Boies (born March 11, 1941) is an American lawyer and chairman of the law firm Boies, Schiller & Flexner.  He has been involved in various high-profile cases in the United States. Boies, Schiller & Flexner L.L.P. is an American law firm founded by David Boies and Jonathan D. Schiller in 1997.  In 1999, the founders were joined by Donald L. Flexner, former partner with Crowell & Moring, becoming Boies, Schiller & Flexner. Hampton Dellinger is a partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner.  Previously, he was a North Carolina lawyer in the Triangle office of Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson and a candidate for the 2008 Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina.  In his first run for elective office, he lost the Democratic primary on May 6, 2008 to Walter H. Dalton. Stuart H. Singer is an American attorney, the managing partner of the Boies Schiller & Flexner law firm's Fort Lauderdale, Florida office.  He specializes in complex business litigation and represents clients such as NASCAR, Carnival Cruise Lines, Florida Power & Light, and Tyco International.  He was a law clerk for Justice Byron White of the United States Supreme Court from 1981 to 1983.  He graduated in 1981 from Harvard Law School, where he served as Editor & President of the Harvard Law Review.  He received his bachelor's degree in 1978 from Northwestern University, where he won the National Collegiate Debate Championship.  He is listed in LawDragon's 500 Leading Lawyers in America.  He is the co-author, with David W. Quinto, of "Trade Secrets: Law & Practice" (Oxford University Press, 2008). Lee Scott Wolosky (born July 17, 1968) is the former U.S. Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure.  He served under the last three U.S. Presidents in significant national security positions, and was on leave as a Partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP.  On July 14 2016, President Obama accorded Wolosky the personal rank of Ambassador.
Answer: 1941