Background
Porter, William Lane was born on March 25, 1939 in Cincinnati. Son of William Lane Senior and Dora (Nichols) Porter.
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William Lane Porter
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Bachelor of Science in Commerce, University of Virginia, 1961; Bachelor of Laws, University of Virginia, 1964; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1980; postgraduate (visiting scholar), Yale University, 1978.
Career
Staff attorney, Board governments Federal Reserve System, Washington, 1967-1968; staff attorney, C&I, Girdler Inc., Cincinnati, 1968-1970; attorney, advisor, Department Commerce, Washington, 1970-1971; project director, Menninger Foundation, Topeka, 1972-1975; progressive director, Commision on Mentally Disabled, American Bar Association, Washington, 1975-1977; associate, Norris & Norris, Professional Corporation, Boston, Washington, 1981-1985; of counsel, Mezzullo, McCandlish, Framme, Washington, 1986-1987; private practice law, Washington, since 1988. Advisory board Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in Health Science, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. since 1988.
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Membership
Volunteer, Big Brothers Association, Cincinnati, 1968, board directors, 1969. Member vestry Christ Church, Georgetown, 1990-1991. Member American Bar Association (chairman international health law committee since 1984), District of Columbia Bar Association (steering committee health law section, progressive chairman 1987-1988. co-chairman 1988-1989), University Club.
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Married Elisabeth Strother Scott, August 31, 1963 (divorced 1971). 1 child, Erin Lee.
