Background
Futrell, John William was born on July 6, 1935 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of J.W. and Sarah Ruth (Hitesman) Futrell.
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Futrell, John William was born on July 6, 1935 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of J.W. and Sarah Ruth (Hitesman) Futrell.
Bachelor, Tulane University, 1957. Postgraduate, Free University Berlin, 1958. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia University, 1965.
Attorney Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, 1966-1971. Professor law University Alabama, 1971-1974, University Georgia, 1974-1980. President Environmental Law Institute, Washington, 1980—2003, Sustainable Development Law Associates, Arlington, Virginia, since 2003.
Lecturer United States Information Agency, Japan and India, 1978, Austria, 1979, Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom and Ireland, 1980, Argentina, 1988, Brazil, 1991, 92, 2004, Mexico, 1992, Germany and Chile, 1993, India, 1997, 2000. Woodrow Wilson fellow Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1978-1980.
Delegate United Nations Conference on Water, 1977, White House Conference Inflation, 1974. Captain United States Marine Corps, 1957-1962. Member of American Bar Association (Distinguished Achievement award 2004), American Law Institute, Sierra Club (national board directors 1971-1981, president 1977-1978, honorary vice president since 2002), Cosmos Club, Marines' Memorial Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Coif.
Married Iva Macdonald, August 13, 1966. Children: Sarah, Daniel.