Background
Cord, John Harrison Mc was born on December 22, 1934 in Oceanside, New York, United States. Son of John Francis and Elsie (Powers) McCord.
Cord, John Harrison Mc was born on December 22, 1934 in Oceanside, New York, United States. Son of John Francis and Elsie (Powers) McCord.
AB, Fordham College, 1957. Juris Doctor magna cum laude, St. John's University, 1960. Master of Laws, University Illinois, 1965.
Attorney United States Department Justice, Washington, 1960-1961. Member faculty University Illinois College Law, Champaign, since 1964, professor law, 1965—1999, professor law emeritus, since 1999, associate dean for academy affairs., 1990-1992. Of counsel Meyer Capel PC, 1998—2004.
Editor Illinois Law Forum, 1964-1968. Academy consultant Illinois Institute Continuing Legal Education, 1968-1972. National panel arbitrators American Arbitration Association.
Visiting professor law University North Carolina, 1975, University Hawaii, 1976. Consultant Staff Joint Committee Internal Revenew Taxation, United States Congress, 1977-1981. Member, advisory council, University Miami School Law Estate Planning Institute, 1978-1989.
Member, board directors, Illinois Institute Continuing Legal Education, 1991-2000. Served to captain Judge Advisory General Corps. United States Air Force, 1961-1964.
Volunteer Holy Cross Church, Champaign, Illinois, Eucharistic minister, Lector, Parish Council, Finance Committee, Building and Grounds Committee, 1974-2007. Co-captain White House Retreat House, 1974-2009. Auditor, notary, Catholic Diocese Peoria, 1999-2008.
Board directors and other active volunteer Yankee Ridge Homeowners Association since 1972. Dog Training Club Champaign-Urbana Inc., since 1979. Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel.
Member American Bar Association (committee Continuing Legal Education and chief reporter for study outline on buying, selling and merging businesses section federal tax 1969-1973, committee estate and gift taxes 1973-1984, chairman subcommittee gross estate issues 1976-1978, subcommittee tax reform 1978-1984), Illinois Bar Association (executive council federal tax section 1966-1973, chairman section 1971-1972, executive council business planning section 86-91), Champaign County Bar Association, Eastern Illinois Estate Planning Council (president 1970-1971), Illinois Institute Continuing Legal Education (board directors 1991-2000, estate planning advisory committee since 2000), Order of Coif, Mensa.
Married Maureen Ursula Maclean, December 30, 1961. Children: John F.X., Paul V., David G., Maureen E.