Background
Lea, Lorenzo Bates was born on April 12, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Lorenzo Bates and Ursula Agnes (Gibson) Lea.
Lea, Lorenzo Bates was born on April 12, 1925 in St. Louis. Son of Lorenzo Bates and Ursula Agnes (Gibson) Lea.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1946; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1949; graduate Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, 1964.
With, Amoco Corporation (formerly Standard Oil Corporation Indiana), Chicago, since 1949; assistant general counsel, Amoco Corporation (formerly Standard Oil Corporation Indiana), Chicago, 1963-1971; associate general counsel, Amoco Corporation (formerly Standard Oil Corporation Indiana), Chicago, 1971-1972; general counsel, Amoco Corporation (formerly Standard Oil Corporation Indiana), Chicago, 1972-1978; vice president, general counsel, Amoco Corporation (formerly Standard Oil Corporation Indiana), Chicago, 1978-1989.
Trustee Village of Glenview, Illinois, 1963-1964, member Zoning Board, 1961-1963. Board directors Chicago Crime Commission, since 1978, Midwest Council for International Economic Policy, since 1973, Chicago Bar Foundation, since 1981, Chicago Area Foundation for Legal Services, since 1981. Board directors United Charities of Chicago, since 1973, chairman, since 1985.
Board directors Community Foundation Collier County, since 1997, Naples Botanical Garden, since 2000. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Member American Bar Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Arbitration Association (director since 1980), Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Association General Counsel (board directors 1983-1989), Order of Coif, Law Club, Economics Club, Legal, Mid-American (Chicago), Glen View, Wyndemere, Hole-In-The-Wall, Naples Yatch Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Marcia Gwendolyn Wood, March 21, 1953. Children— Victoria, Jennifer, Christopher.