R. William Bohonnon

Background

Bohonnon, R. William was born on January 13, 1921 in Northfield, Vermont, United States. Son of Ralph W. and Katherine (Swenson) Bohonnon.

Education

Student, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1938-1940; Bachelor of Laws, St. Lawrence University, 1943.

Career

Worked at The Bohonnon Law Firm, LLC (New Haven, Connecticut) specializing in General Practice. Admiralty, Corporation, Insurance, Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Zoning, Family, Administrative and Taxation Law. Trials.

Admitted to the bar, 1944, New York.

1946, Connecticut and United States. District Court for District of Connecticut. Member: Connecticut and American Bar Associations.

Connecticut Trial Lawyer's Association. R. William Bohonnon has been a practicing attorney in New Haven, Connecticut since 1947. He succeeds the firm of his father-in-law, Kenneth Wynne, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Connecticut in 1959-1961.

The firm is comprised of Wynne Bohonnon and David Bohonnon, the sons of R. William Bohonnon, and Marlene E. Macauda, the wife of Wynne Bohonnon. The firm is actively engaged in professional association activities, continuing legal education seminars, and civic affairs. The firm serves the entire state with two offices offering a wide range of legal services.

Membership

Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946, PTO. Member American Bar Association.

Interests

• Avocations: sailing, aviation, golf, tennis, skiing.

Connections

Married Mary Wynne, October 28, 1950. Children: Kentucky Wynne, David M., R. William III.

Father:

Ralph W. Bohonnon

Mother:

Katherine (Swenson) Bohonnon

Spouse:

Mary Wynne

child:

David M. Bohonnon

child:

R. William III Bohonnon

child:

Kentucky Wynne Bohonnon