Background
Whitehead, G. Marc was born on May 20, 1940 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Son of Doris (Wyckoff) Whitehead.
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G. Marc Whitehead
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Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1964).
Career
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, 1964, Minnesota (Not admitted Illinois). 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.
Achievements
Membership
Member Citizens League, Minneapolis. Chair, co-founder, first chair Decorative Arts Council of Minneapolis. Board directors Nature Conservancy, Minneapolis.
Member international advising committee, Museum of America Folk Arts, since 1986. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Demonstrative Evidence Specialist Association. Member American Bar Association (litigation section division director since 1989, county member 1985-1988, chair environmental litigation committee 1980-1985, Corporate Counsel committee since 1980, vice-chair since 1987), International Association Defense Counsel, American Board Trial Advocates (chairman Minnesota chapter 1986-1988), Minnesota Bar Association (chair civil litigation section 1979-1981), Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, Princeton Club New York, Wayzata Country Club.
Interests
Connections
Married Mary Jo Robinson, September 1, 1962 (deceased May 1966). Married Tracy Whitehead, March 11, 1963. Children: Cameron Herrold, Kimberly, Courtenay.
