William S. Gordon

Background

Gordon, William Stout was born on April 12, 1913 in Liberty Center, Indiana, United States. Son of James Orin and Pearl Elizabeth (Stout) Gordon.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business, Indiana University, 1934. Juris Doctor with distinction, University Michigan, 1937.

Career

Worked at Gordon Bendall Branham McNeely & DeLaney. Admitted to the bar, 1937, Indiana. Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1936-1937.

Member, Committee on Rules of procedure and practice, Indiana Supreme Court, 1965-1970.

President, 1973-1974, Indiana State Bar Association. Member: Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.

American Bar Foundation. Indiana Bar Foundation.

Achievements

• William S. Gordon has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Board directors Huntington Young Men’s Christian Association Foundation, Huntington College Foundation. Trustee Huntington College, 1971-1980. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Bar Foundation, Indiana Bar Foundation.

Member American Bar Association, Indiana Satte Bar Association (president 1973-1974), American Judicature Society, Fort Wayne Country Club, Oak Arbor Club (Vero Beach, Florida), Masons.

Connections

Married Laura Kenner, September 17, 1935. Children: James Kenner, William Sumner.

Father:

James Orin Gordon

Mother:

Pearl Elizabeth (Stout) Gordon

Spouse:

Laura Kenner

child:

William Sumner Gordon

child:

James Kenner Gordon