Background
Bird, Francis Marion was born on January 14, 1938 in Atlanta. Son of Francis Marion Senior and Mary Adair (Howell) Bird.
Bird, Francis Marion was born on January 14, 1938 in Atlanta. Son of Francis Marion Senior and Mary Adair (Howell) Bird.
AB, Princeton University, 1959; Bachelor of Laws, Emory University, 1964; Master of Laws, Harvard University, 1966.
Officer, United States Navy, 1959-1962; associate, Jones Bird & Howell, Atlanta, 1964-1970; partner, Jones Bird & Howell, Atlanta, 1971-1982; partner, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, 1982-1988; private practice, Atlanta, since 1988. Director, secretary Summit Industries, Inc., since 1980.
Advisory board member The Devereux Center, Kennesaw, Georgia, since 1989. Member American Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia (chairman Standing Committee on Publs. 1977-1978), Atlanta Bar Association (chairman small firm/sole practitioner section 1995-1996), Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Old War Horses Lawyers Club.
Married JoAnn Galvin, August 1994. Children from previous marriage: Barbara, Michael.