Background
Legg, William Jefferson was born on August 20, 1925 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Garl Paul and Mabel (Gensman) Legg.
Legg, William Jefferson was born on August 20, 1925 in Enid, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Garl Paul and Mabel (Gensman) Legg.
Graduate, Enid Business College, 1943. Student, Pittsburg State University, 1944. Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, Austin, 1946.
Juris Doctor, University Tulsa, 1954.
With aviation sales Phillips Petroleum Company, 1946-1948. Attorney Marathon Oil Corporation, 1954-1961. Private practice Oklahoma City, since 1962.
With Andrews Davis Legg Bixler Milsten & Price, Inc. and predecessor firms, 1962—2002, president, 1983—1986, also director, 1973-1977, 80-81, 83-86, 90, secretary, 1975-1980, 82-83, 90. Senior counsel, 1991—2002. Adjunct professor law Oklahoma City University, 1975-1980.
Lecturer Oklahoma University Law School, 1986. Director, vice president Woods Petroleum Corporation subsidiary, Turkey, Australia, Brunei, 1965-1982. Client representative Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Switzerland, Italy, England, 1968-1981.
United States of America national agent of Kamera Tourism, Istanbul travel agency, since 1970. Director, general counsel NJR Energy Corporation, Wall, New Jersey, 1986-1991. Research fellow The Center for American and International Law (formerly Southwestern Legal Found)., Dallas, since 1989, Continuing Legal Education advisory board, since 1998.
Lecturer in petroleum field. With United States Navy, 1943-1946, lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1966.
Legal committee Oklahoma Governor's Energy Advisory Council, 1973, Oklahoma Blue Ribbon Committee on Natural Gas Well Allowables, 1983. Director Skillpath, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, 1994—1998. Ordained Community Christ, 1964.
Missionary representative in Germany, The Netherlands, England, Canada Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, 1971—1975. Trustee American Institute Discussion, 1962—1988, chairman, 1969—1972. Trustee Restoration Trails Foundation, 1975, Jenkins Foundation Research, secretary, 1975—1981.
Trustee Graceland University, 1986—2000, executive committee, chairman business affairs committee, 1988—1998, investment committee, 1998—2000, trustee emeritus, since 2002. Trustee Metropolitan library Endowment Trust, 1986—1999, treasurer, 1988—1999, chairman investment committee, trustee emeritus, since 2007. Member American Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association (past committee chairman), Oklahoma County Bar Association (past committee chairman), International Bar Association, English Speaking Union United States, First Families Twin Territories, Civil War Round Table, International Association Energy Economics, Economic Club Oklahoma, Men's Dinner Club, Petroleum Club.
Married Eva Imogene Hill, December 16, 1950. Children: Melissa Lou, Eva Diane, Janet Sue.