Background
Porteous, William A. was born on July 11, 1937 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Porteous, William A. was born on July 11, 1937 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1959). Tulane University of Louisiana (Bachelor of Laws, 1962). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 19611962.
Worked at Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy, L.L.P (New Orleans, Los Angeles) specializing in General Civil Practice. Admiralty and Maritime, Insurance, Workers" Compensation, Aviation, Negligence, Corporation, Banking, Real Estate Law, Estates and Trust. Trials.
Admitted to the bar, 1962, Louisiana.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1961-1962. Recipient: Harrison Tweed Award as Company-author of Best Brief, National Moot Court Contest, 1960.
American College of Trial Lawyers Award for Best Oral Argument in Regional Round, National Moot Court Competition, 1960. Professor of Maritime Law, Tulane University Law School, teaching vessel finance and documentation.
Member, Louisiana State Mineral Board, 1964-1970.
Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. International Bar Association. Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Association of Defense Trial Attorneys.
New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
American Society of International Law.
The Firm was founded in 1928 by William A. Porteous, Junior and F. Carter Johnson, Junior as a General Practice and Litigation Firm. As the defense of insurance companies developed the organization specialized in meeting the needs of the insurers in litigation.
New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. International Bar Association. Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Federation of Insurance Counsel.
International Association of Defense Counsel. Association of Insurance Attorneys.
New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel. Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
American Society of International Law.