Background
Storer, John W. was born on June 22, 1922 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of John W. and Nellie Grace (Mudd) Storer.
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John W. Storer
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George Washington University. Loyola University (Juris Doctor, 1949).
Career
Worked at McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in General Civil Trial, Appellate and Corporate Practice. Tort Law, Property and Casualty Insurance, Employment, Workers Compensation, Professional Liability, Surety, Environmental, Commercial Law, Real Estate, Partnerships, Bankruptcy, Banking, Estate Planning and Administration and Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1949, Illinois.
1955, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois. 1957, United States. Supreme Court. Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association.
Founder and Faculty Member, Transportation Law Institute, University of Denver Law School. Member: Chicago, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. International Association of Insurance Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. Trial Lawyers Club of Chicago. Illinois Association of Defense Counsel.
Society of Trial Lawyers. Transportation Lawyers Association. Aviation Insurance Association.
American Society of Metals. American Management Association (Past, Secretary-Treasurer). Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry (Past Member, Board of Directors).
McKenna Storer was established in Chicago in 1954 by a group of seven experienced litigators. Their practice concentrated on civil litigation, utilizing their experience in the insurance industry. Among these attorneys was Bill McKenna, an acknowledged leader in tort litigation.
The firm membership changed but steadily grew and in 1975 the name McKenna, Storer, Rowe, White & Farrug was adopted. At that time, the firm consisted of approximately 20 attorneys.
Achievements
Membership
Founder, director Timber Lakes (Illinois) Civic Association, 1956. President Wildwood Community Association, Chicago, 1960. Organizer, past president Edgebrook Civic Orchestra.
Former trustee school board St. Mary Woods Church Lieutenant Air Corps, United States Navy, 1942-1946, PTO. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association (chair senior lawyers division 1990), American Arbitration Association (commercial arbitrator), American Society Metals, American Management Association, Illinois State Bar (chair law practice management since 1954), Illinois Association Defense Counsel, Chicago Bar Association (chair law practice management, arbitration, since 1954, aviation law since 1976), Aviation Insurance Association, International Association Defense Counsel (director, secretary, treasurer 1975-1981, organizing advisor alternative dispute resolution committee), Transportation Lawyers Association (Distinguished Service award 1989), Defense Research Institute, Society Trial Lawyers, Trial Lawyers Club, Ridgemoor Country Club (president 1967), Rio Verde Country Club (general counsel since 1990), Attic Club (board directors 1986-1992), Rotary.
Connections
Married Harriet S. Trembecki, October 2, 1945. Children: Margaret, John III, Mark, Susan.
