Background
Alcorn, Wendell Bertram was born on December 19, 1939 in Wharton, Texas, United States. Son of Wendell Bertram Senior and Gladys (Spell) Alcorn.
Alcorn, Wendell Bertram was born on December 19, 1939 in Wharton, Texas, United States. Son of Wendell Bertram Senior and Gladys (Spell) Alcorn.
Student, Rice U., 1958-1961; graduate, U. St. Thomas, Houston, 1966; Juris Doctor magna cum laude, U. Houston, 1969.
Associate, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City, 1969-1973, 75-78;
partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City, since 1978;
associate, Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Johnson, Augusta, Georgia, 1973-1975. Adjunct Professor Adelphi U., Hempstead, New York, 1975-1978. Special professor Hofstra U., Hempstead, since 1979.
General counsel National Common for Review of Antitrust Laws & Procedures, Washington, 1978-1979.
Fellow National Institute Trial Advocacy, Defense Research Institute. Member American Bar Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, District of Columbia Bar Association, Association Bar City New York, Texas Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association, South Carolina. Bar assosiation, New York State Bar assosiation, New York County Bar Association, Federal Bar Council (sustaining), New York Academy Sciences, American Management Association, Two Rivers Country Club (Williamsburg, Virginia).
Married Sarah Katherine Joeris, June 15, 1963. Children: Katherine Elizabeth, Nancy Ellen, Wendell Bertram III.