Background
Freeman, George Clemon was born on January 3, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of George Clemon and Annie Laura (Gill) Freeman.
Freeman, George Clemon was born on January 3, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of George Clemon and Annie Laura (Gill) Freeman.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 1950; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1956.
Law clerk to Justice Hugo L. Black, Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1956; associate, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Virginia, 1957-1963; partner, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Virginia, 1963-1995; senior counsel, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Virginia, since 1995.
President Virginia chapter Nature Conservancy, 1962-1963. Counsel Virginia Outdoors Recreation Study Committee Virginia Legislation, 1963-1965. Member section 301 Superfund Act Study Group Congressional Advisory Committee, 1981-1982.
Member Falls James Committee, 1973-1989. Chairman Richmond City Democratic Committee, 1969-1971. Chairman advisory county Energy Policy Studies Center University of Virginia, 1981-1985.
Chairman legal advising committee to Virginia Commn.on Transportation in the 21st Century, 1986-1987. Member Virginia Governor's Commission to Study Historic Preservation, 1987-1988, Virginia Council on the Environment, 1989-1991. Chairman Virginia Board History Resources, 1989-1991.
Member The Atlantic Council, 1986-1995. Board directors National Museum American History, since 1997. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Navy, 1951-1954.
Fellow American Bar Foundation (Virginia state chairman 1986-1990). Member American Bar Association (chairman standing commission on facilities of Law Library. of Congress 1967-1973, coordinating group on regulatory reform 1981-1985, nominating committee 1984-1987, chairman civil justice coordinating committee 1990-1992, section business law, section county 1976-1979, chairman ad hoc commission on Federal Criminal Code 1979-1981, chairman program committee 1981-1982, chairman ad hoc commission on tort law reform 1986-1987, section delegate to house of deals 1983-1987, secretary 1987-1988, vice-chairman and educated The Business Lawyer 1988-1989, chairman-elect 1989-1990, chairman 1990-1991), Richmond Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, American Law Institute (county since 1980, advisor to county on project on compensation and liability for product and process injuries 1986-1991, advisor restatement of law, THRD, torts apportionment1993-1997, advisor restatement law THRD torts general principles since 1997), American Judicature Society, Country Club of Virginia, Knickerbocker Club, Metropolitan Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega.
Married Anne Colston Hobson, December 6, 1958. Children: Anne Colston McEvoy, George Clemon III, JosephReid Anderson.