Background
McKenna, Alvin James was born on August 17, 1943 in New Orleans. Son of Dixon N. Senior and Mabel (Duplantier) McKenna.
McKenna, Alvin James was born on August 17, 1943 in New Orleans. Son of Dixon N. Senior and Mabel (Duplantier) McKenna.
Canisius College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). University of Notre Dame (Juris Doctor, 1966). Senior Staff Member, Notre Dame Law Review, 1965-1966.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Joseph P. Kinneary, United States.
District Judge, Southern District of Ohio, 1966-1968. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1968-1970. Member, 19721980; 1982-1984 and President, 1973, Gahanna City Council.
Member, Bar Examination Committee, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1975, since 1981.
Worked at Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur (Columbus, Ohio) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1966, New New York 1967, Ohio.
Senior Staff Member, Notre Dame Law Review, 1965-1966.
Law Clerk to the Honorary Joseph P. Kinneary, United States.
District Judge, Southern District of Ohio, 1966-1968. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 1968-1970. Member, 1972-1980; 1982-1984 and President, 1973, Gahanna City Council.
Member: Committee for Revision of Rules of Practice, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1973-1974, Chairperson, 1980-1981. Bar Examination Committee, United States. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1973-1976, 1981.
Member: Columbus, (Chairperson: Federal Court Committee, 1972-1973.
Member, Labor Law Committee), Ohio State (Labor Law Section), Federal (President, Columbus Chapter, 1972-1973) and American (Sections on: Labor Relations Law. Law Practice Management) Bar Associations.
Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur is a nationally known business law firm delivering creative solutions for large, mid-size and entrepreneurial businesses. The Firm, which traces its origins to 1846, has over 250 lawyers practicing in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio.
Washington, District of Columbia; and Naples, Florida.
The Firm provides legal services to a worldwide base of clients in the areas of business and finance, commercial litigation, financial institutions law and regulation, commercial and personal lending, bankruptcy, government affairs, environmental law, personal injury and tort litigation, insurance, health care, employee benefits, labor and employment, real estate, federal and state tax, trusts and estates, probate proceedings and litigation, federal procurement and contracting, utility regulation, international and intellectual property.
Member, 1972-1980; 1982-1984 and President, 1973, Gahanna City Council. Member: Committee for Revision of Rules of Practice, United States. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1973-1974, Chairperson, 1980-1981.
Bar Examination Committee, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1973-1976, 1981. Member: Columbus, (Chairperson: Federal Court Committee, 1972-1973.
Member, Labor Law Committee), Ohio State (Labor Law Section), Federal (President, Columbus Chapter, 1972-1973) and American (Sections on: Labor Relations Law. Law Practice Management) Bar Associations.
Married Carol Jean Windheim, 1963. Children: Sara, Alvin James Junior, Martha, Andrea, Erin, Rebecca.