Background
Overton, George Washington was born on January 25, 1918 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Son of George Washington and Florence Mary (Darlington) Overton.
Overton, George Washington was born on January 25, 1918 in Hinsdale, Illinois, United States. Son of George Washington and Florence Mary (Darlington) Overton.
AB, Harvard University, 1940. Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1946.
Associate Pope & Ballard, Chicago, 1946-1948. Partner Overton & Babcock, 1948-1951, Taylor, Miller, Busch & Magner, Chicago, 1951-1960. Private practice, 1960.
Senior principal Overton, Schwartz & Fritts and predecessor companies, 1961-1981. Of counsel Wildman Harrold Allen & Dixon, 1981—2003, retired, 2003. Board directors Illinois Institute Continuing Legal Education, 1974-1981, chairman 1980-1981.
Member committee on professional responsibility of Illinois Supreme Court, 1986-1997, chairman, 1990-1993. 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1942-1945.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Illinois reporter Cornell University National Legal Ethics Project, from 1981. Board directors Open Lands Project, from 1961, president, 1978—1981. Board directors Canal Corridor Association, from 1981, chairman, 1981—1984.
Member American Bar Association (member committee on counsel responsibility 1985-2004, committee on nonprofit corporations, advisory council ethics 2000), Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (board managers 1981-1983), Association of Bar of City of New York, American Law Institute, University Club.
Married Jane Vincent Harper, September 1, 1941. Children– Samuel Harper, Peter Darlington, Ann Vincent.