William Allen SPENCE

Background

Spence, William Allen was born on September 17, 1942 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Allen and Ann Lorraine (Samuels) Spence.

Education

Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, 1971). National Moot Court.

Career

Worked at Freeborn & Peters (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Civil Litigation, Arbitration, Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Illinois. Foreign Advisor, State Pharmaceutical Administration of China.

Assistant United States.

Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1979-1987. Law Professor, East China University of Politics and Law, Shanghai, China, 1994.

Company-Chairman, Chicago Sister Cities International, China Committee, 1997.

Achievements

• WILLIAM SPENCE has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Trustee Chicago City Day School, since 1985. President 1130 Lake Shore Doctor Corporation, Chicago, since 1986. Co-chairman Chicago Sister Cities China Committee.

Member American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Union League Club, Saddle and Cycle Club.

Connections

Married Lavern D. Gaynor, February 19, 1977. Children: Kelly, Tyler, Ryan.

Father:

William Allen Spence

Mother:

Ann Lorraine (Samuels) Spence

Spouse:

Lavern D. Gaynor

child:

Tyler Spence

child:

Ryan Spence

child:

Kelly Spence