Background
Acker, Frederick George was born on May 7, 1934 in Defiance, Ohio, United States. Son of Julius William and Orah Louise (Dowler) Acker.
Acker, Frederick George was born on May 7, 1934 in Defiance, Ohio, United States. Son of Julius William and Orah Louise (Dowler) Acker.
Valparaiso University (А.В., magna cum laude, 1956). Harvard University (Master of Arts, 1957. Juris Doctor, 1961).
Manchester University, England.
Pi Sigma Alpha; Pi Gamma Museum Fulbright Scholar, 1957-1958.
Worked at McDermott, Will & Emery (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Practice (including Corporate, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Health, Litigation and Tax Law). Admitted to the bar, 1961, Illinois. 1962, Indiana.
Pi Sigma Alpha.
Pi Gamma Museum
Fulbright Scholar, 1957-1958. Company-Author: "Generation-Skipping Tax," BNA Tax Management Series, 1996. Author: "How to Qualify for Estate Tax Deferral," in J.K. Lasser"s Estate Tax Techniques (Matthew Bender, volunteer
3, 1991).
"The Marital Deduction and Survivorship Clauses," The Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, BNA Tax Management Series, July/August 1978. Member: Illinois State and American Bar Associations Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
McDermott, Will & Emery is an international law firm founded in 1934.
Originally a Chicago tax law practice, the firm has established a full-service presence in seven domestic and three international offices with more than 600 attorneys. Clients include large corporations and individuals as well as small and medium-sized businesses.
The firm represents a wide range of industrial, financial and commercial enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Firm attorneys represent clients in every state as well as numerous foreign jurisdictions.
Board of directors Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, Dundee, Illinois, since 1984, chairman, president since 1997. Trustee Library Science Wood Ednl. Trust, Chicago, since 1975, The Nature Conservancy Illinois chapter, Chicago, 1981-1990.
Chairman.1986-1990). Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Trout Unlimited, Fulbright Association (board directors since 1994), Metropolitan Chicago Club, Anglers Club, Chicago Farmers Club.
Married Cynthia Ann Wayne, December 1, 1962. Children: Frederick Wayne, Mary Katherine, Richard Hoghton (deceased), Jennifer Ruth.