Background
Freling, Richard Alan was born on June 21, 1932 in New York City. Son of Jack C. and Natalie Freling.
Freling, Richard Alan was born on June 21, 1932 in New York City. Son of Jack C. and Natalie Freling.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration, with honors, 1954. Bachelor of Laws, with honors, 1956). Order of the Coif; Chancellors (Grand Chancellor).
Phi Delta Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Editor-in-Chief, Texas Law Review, 1955-1956. Chairman, Symposium on Securities Regulations, Corporate and Tax Aspects of Securities Transaction, Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1969-1982.
Chairman, Taxation Division, 1967-1970, Research Fellow, 1970— and Trustee, since 1983, The Southwestern Legal Foundation. Chairman, 1975-1976 and Director, 1983-1986, Texas Law Review Association. Member, Advisory Committee, University of California Securities Regulation Institute, since 1974.
Member, Advisory Committee, New York University Institute on Federal Taxation, 1976-1988. Member, Advisory Board, Tax Management (Domestic Income), since 1976. Member, 1977— and Consultant, since 1976, Federal Income Tax Project, American Law Institute.
Member, Advisory Board, University of Miami Tax Institute, 1980-1987.
Member Jenkins & Gilchrist, Dallas. Partner Johnson & Wortley. Senior partner Hopkins & Sutter, 1995—1996.
Of counsel Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue (now Jones Day), since 1996. Member executive advisory committees University California Securities Regulation Institute, since 1973. Advisory board BNA/Tax Management, since 1976.
Chairman Institute on Oil and Gas Taxation Southwestern Legal Foundation (now The Center for American and International Law), 1965—1968, chairman taxation division, 1968—1971, research fellow, since 1970, trustee, since 1983, founder, former chair Symposium on Securities Regulation. Trustee St. Mark's School of Texas, 1971—1978, member executive committee, 1972—1975. Director The Greenhill School, 1972—1980, member executive committee, 1972—1975.
Governor, member executive committee Southwest Outward Bound School, 1972—1982, vice chairman, 1980—1982. Trustee Retina Foundation of Southwest, 1975—1990, Pine Manor College, Chesnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1982—1985, Colorado Outward Bound School, since 1982, member executive committee, 1986—1992. Board directors Friends of Dallas Public Library., 1982—1987, Isthmus Institute, Dallas, 1983—1989.
Trustee Aperture Foundation, 1984—1990. Board directors Dallas Symphony Association, since 1984, vice president operations, 1988—1990, president, 1990—1992, chairman, 1992—1994. Trustee Dallas Symphony Foundation.
Executive committee, board trustee Center for American and International Law, since 1985. President Sun & Star 1996, Dallas, 1992—1996. Board directors, member operations committee and special projects committee Center for Performing Arts, since 2006, trustee, since 2007.
Fellow American College Tax Counsel, Texas Bar Foundation(life). Member American Law Institute (consultant federal income tax project since 1976), American Bar Association (chairman committee corporation stockholder relationships 1979-1981, member council taxation section 1982-1985), Texas Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association, Texas Law Review Publications Inc., University Texas School Law Alumni Association.
Children: Richard, Alexandra, Darryl, Robert, Dana.