Background
Hicks, J. Portis was born on May 16, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Livingstone Porter and Mildred (Portis) Hicks.
Hicks, J. Portis was born on May 16, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Livingstone Porter and Mildred (Portis) Hicks.
Bachelor in History, University of Michigan, 1962; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1964; certified, London School Economics-Political Science, 1965.
Associate, Kelley Drye & Warren, New York City, 1965-1969; associate, Pinheiro Neto, Barros & Freire, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1969-1971; associate, then partner, Marks, Murase & White, New York City, 1971-1982; partner, Boulanger, Finley & Hicks, New York City, 1982-1984, 89-91; partner, Drinker, Biddle, & Reath, New York City, 1984-1989; of counsel, Drinker, Biddle, & Reath, New York City, 1989-1991; partner, Boulanger, Hicks, & Churchill, New York City, 1991-1996; partner, Winthrop Stimson Putnam & Roberts, New York City, since 1996.
Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Foreign and Comparative Law, 1993). New York State and International Bar Associations.
Married Julie A. Gildersleeve, June 1, 1963 (divorced April 1977). Children: Darcy A., Tyler P. Married Laura J. Corwin, October 25, 1995.