Picard was born in Fall River, Massachusetts, and is Jewish."Meet Irving Picard, the lawyer with the toughest task in the world," Financial News."Meet Madoff?s match", Detroit Legal News. Accessed September 28, 2022. His parents were Julius Picard (a doctor born in Lauterbourg, France) and Claire Dreyfuss (born in Kaiserslautern, Germany)."Guide to the Julius Picard Family Collection, 1732-1991 AR 3586 / MF 1114". Accessed September 28, 2022.
