Background
III, Walter Scott Fortney was born on February 11, 1939 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Walter Scott and Ruby Gertrude (Armstrong) F.
III, Walter Scott Fortney was born on February 11, 1939 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Walter Scott and Ruby Gertrude (Armstrong) F.
Bachelor, University Texas, 1962; Juris Doctor, University Texas, 1964.
Briefing attorney, Supreme Court Texas, Austin, 1964-1965; associate, Richard Owens, Attorney, Fort Worth, 1965-1969; partner, Owens & Fortney, Fort Worth, 1969-1974; shareholder, Law, Snakard & Gambill, Fort Worth, since 1974. Board directors, president Tarrant County Legal Aid Foundation, Fort Worth, 1972-1977.
Chairman Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Fort Worth and Dallas, 1979-1980. Member Texas Land Title Association (Association Member Year award), Tarrant County Bar Association (president 1997-1998), Tarrant County Cancer Society (board directors)Eldon B Mahon Inn Court, River Crest Country Club, Fort Worth Club.
Married Jill Justine Oxford, December 17, 1966. Children: Walter Scott IV, Franklin Grant.