Background
Covington, George Morse was born on October 4, 1942 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Son of William Slaughter and Elizabeth (Morse) Covington.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
George Morse Covington
Edit ProfileEducation
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1967).
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1967, Illinois. Lambda Alpha (honorary Land Economics Society). Author: Chapter on Surveys in Basic Real Estate Practice, Published by Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
Conservation Easements: A Win/Win for Preservationists and Real Estate Owners, Illinois Bar Journal, December, 1996.
Lecturer, Boundary Law in Illinois, National Business Institute, 1992. Advanced Real Estate Law in Illinois, National Business Institute, 1993.
Member: Chicago (Member: Committee on Real Property Law, 1975. Subcommittee on Mortgage Finance, 1978), Illinois State and American Bar Associations.
Major clients of George M. Covington: Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company.
Lake Forest College. Lake Forest Open Lands Association. Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois.
The Presbyterian Home.
Aldi Incorporated. Compass Group United States of America Incorporated. Randall Metals Corporation.
Achievements
Membership
Active Grant Hospital of Chicago, 1974-1995, chairman of board 1990-1995. Board dirs.Grant Healthcare Foundation, since 1995. Trustee Chicago Academy Science, 1974-1985, president, 1980-1982.
Trustee, chairman Illinois chapter Nature Conservancy, Chicago, 1974-1988. Board directors Latin Sch Chicago, 1979-1980, Open Lands Project, Chicago, 1972-1986, Chicago Farmers, 1994-1996. Board directors, secretary Lake Forest Open Lands Association, since 1984.
Board directors, secretary, treasurer Les Cheneaux Foundation, since 1978. Board directors Student Conservation Association, since 1996, Little Traverse Conservancy, since 1998. Member Board Fire and Police Commissioners, Village of Lake Bluff, Illinois, since 1991.
With United States Army, 1967-1969. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Lake County Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, University Club (board directors 1985-1988), Commonwealth Club, Legal Club, Shoreacres (Lake Bluff, Illinois), Les Cheneaux Club (Cedarville, Michigan), Lambda Alpha.
M C.
Connections
Married Shelagh Tait Hickey, Dec.28, 1966 (divorced May 1995). Children: Karen Morse, Jean Tait, Sarah Ingersoll Covington.
