Background
Christian, John Catlett was born on September 12, 1929 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of John Catlett and Alice Odelle (Milling) Christian.
Christian, John Catlett was born on September 12, 1929 in Springfield, Missouri, United States. Son of John Catlett and Alice Odelle (Milling) Christian.
Drury College (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). Tulane University (Juris Doctor, 1956). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Assistant Editor, Tulane Law Review, 1955-1956.
Associate Porter & Stewart, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1956-1958, Wilkinson, Lewis, Wilkinson & Madison, Shreveport, 1958-1962, partner, 1962-1964, Milling, Benson, Woodward, Hillyer, Pierson & Miller, New Orleans, 1964-1992, of counsel, 1993-1994. President Sherburne Land Company, 1974-1983, Pointe-Martin Management, Inc., 1990-2000. Director Emerald Land Corporation.
Served with United States Marine Corps, 1951-1953.
President Kathleen Elizabeth O'Brien Foundation, 1963. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Missouri Bar, Louisiana Bar Association, Louisiana Landowners Association (board directors 1983-2001), Boston Club, Hickory Hills Country Club, Kappa Alpha Order, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Peggy Jeanne Cain, April 12, 1953. Children: Cathleen Marie, John Catlett, Alice Cain.