Background
Allen, Thomas Draper was born on June 25, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Draper and Florence (Jones) Allen.
Allen, Thomas Draper was born on June 25, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Draper and Florence (Jones) Allen.
Northwestern University (Bachelor of Science, 1949). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1952). Phi Delta Phi. Member, 1965-1971 and President, 1970-1971, Board of Education, Hinsdale, Illinois.
Associate Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, 1952-1960, partner, 1961-1967, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, 1967-1996, of counsel, since 1997.
Chairman Community Caucus, Hinsdale, Illinois, 1960-1961. Member Hinsdale Board Education, 1965-1971, president, 1970-1971. President West Suburban council Boy Scouts American, 1980-1982, member national executive board, 1986-2006, chairman international committee, 1995-1999, chairman resolutions committee, 1995-2006, member world program committee, 1983-1993, member national advisory council since 2006.
Moderator Union Church, Hinsdale, 1983-1984. Trustee Chicago Theological Seminary, 1988-1997, chair, 1990-1996, life trustee, since 1997. With United States Navy, 1944-1946.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers (state chair 1984-1985, chair international committee 1997-1999). Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association (board of mgrs 1989-1991), Lawyers Club Chicago, International Bar Association, Hinsdale Golf Club.
Married Joyce M. Johnson, July 18, 1953. Children– Nancy A. Bowser, Robert D., Rebecca A. Hubbard.