Background
Avery, Cameron Scott was born on May 9, 1938 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of William H. and Eugenie P. Avery.
Avery, Cameron Scott was born on May 9, 1938 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of William H. and Eugenie P. Avery.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Princeton University, 1960. Student, University Edinburgh, Scotland, 1960. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1963.
Associate, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, 1963-1970;partner, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, since 1971;co-chairman, Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, since 1991. Board of directors, member Executive Committee Harris Bank Winnetka, N.A., since 1986. Founder, chairman legal aid clinics, Chicago, 1964-1968.
Member community advisory board Station Window To The World-television, Chicago, 1979-1982. Member Northwestern University Associations, since 1983. President Opportunity Centers, Chicago 1975-1977.
Trustee North Shore County Day School, Winnetka, Illinois, 1977-1992, chairman of the board of trustees, 1980-1984. Trustee Ravinia Festival Association, Highland Park, Illinois, since 1976, president, since 1995. Trustee The Cartwright Foundation, Chicago, since 1968, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, since 1984, Chicago Music and Dance Theatre, since 1993.
Trustee North Shore Country Day School Foundation, since 1987, chairman of the board of trustees, since 1994. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (chairman investment companies subcommittee 1979-1982), Commercial Club, Commonwealth Club (president 1990-1991), Economics Club (vice president 1988-1989), Harvard Law Society Illinois (president 1991-1993), Law Club, Legal Club, Princeton Club Chicago (president 1977-1978), University Club.
Married Anne Forster, August 7, 1965. Children: Christopher, Joanne.
