Background
Voortman, John J. was born on December 27, 1931 in Kanawha, Iowa, United States. Son of John Marinus and Anna (DeVries) Voortman.
Voortman, John J. was born on December 27, 1931 in Kanawha, Iowa, United States. Son of John Marinus and Anna (DeVries) Voortman.
Calvin College; Michigan State University. University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1959). Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif.
Member, University of Chicago Law Review, 1958- 1959.
Worked at Schiff Hardin & Waite (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Real Estate, Construction Law, Estate Planning and Administration and Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1960, District of Columbia and Illinois. Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif.
Member, University of Chicago Law Review, 1958-1959.
Schiff Hardin & Waite, founded in 1864, is one of the longest established law firms in the United States. We are particularly respected as attorneys representing businesses and high Netto worth individuals, and our distinguished clientele is national and international.
Member American Bar Association (vice Chairman of Commission on intellectual property 1985), Chicago Bar Association (chairman antitrust-patent law subcommittee), Patent Law Association Chicago, American Arbitration Association (panel arbitrators since 1983).
Married Bettylou Vandermeulen, Oct.3, 1959. Children: John Mark, Timothy John, Jane Ellen, Matthew Allen, Jennifer Ann.