James Gerald De Jong

Background

DeJong, James Gerald was born on October 18, 1951 in Portage, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Lloyd Gerald and Bernice (Hammond) DeJ.

Education

Carroll College (Bachelor of Science, 1973). Marquette University (Juris Doctor, 1978).

Career

Worked at O'Neil, Cannon & Hollman, S.C. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) specializing in Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Securities Regulation Law, Partnership Law, Corporate Law, Adoption Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Wisconsin. Member, Marquette Law Review, 1976-1978.

Member, Wisconsin Commissioner of Securities Administrative Rules Advisory Committee, 1985 and Wisconsin Commissioner of Securities, Special Study Committee, 1987. Member: Milwaukee and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Wisconsin (Chairman, Sub Committee on Unincorporated Business Associations).

Achievements

• Bar: Wisconsin 1978, United States District Court (eastern and western district) Wisconsin 1978.

Membership

Member of Executive Committee Milwaukee Art Museum Friends of Art, Milwaukee, 1989-1992. Chairman Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, 1989. Board directors Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 1993-1997, Manor Park Foundation, 1994-1997, The Prime Portfolios, since 1993.

Board of trustees Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1994-1996. Board advisors Biltmore Investors Bank, since 1995. Member State Bar of Wisconsin (chair partnership committee 1989-1996).

Interests

• Avocations: sports, music.

Connections

Married Patricia Lynn Sampson, November 17, 1973. Children: Benjamin and Juliana (twins).

Father:

Lloyd Gerald DeJ.

Mother:

Bernice (Hammond) DeJ.

Spouse:

Patricia Lynn Sampson

child:

Benjamin and Juliana DeJong (twins)