William Steene Painter

Background

Painter, William Steene was born on February 28, 1949 in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lawrence Gilpin and Elizabeth (Steene) Painter.

Education

Bachelor, Vanderbilt University, 1971; Juris Doctor, U. Mississippi, 1974; Master of Laws in Taxation, New York University, 1975.

Career

Partner, Gerald, Brand, Watters, Cox & Hemleben, Jackson, 1974-1984; partner, Watkins Ludlam & Stennis, Jackson, since 1984.

Achievements

• William Steene Painter has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Mississippi corporations--formation and operation: With forms

Membership

Chairman Mississippi Business Law Reform Task Force, 1986-1987, Mississippi Business Law Advisory Group, since 1987. Chairman of the Board of trustees Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, 1986-1987. Board directors Mississippi Law Journal, Inc., Oxford, since 1986.

Board directors, treas.Miss. Law Journal Association, Oxford, since 1978. President, board directors Arts Allianceof Jackson/Hinds County, 1984.

Fellow American College Trust and Estate Counsel, American College Tax Counsel. Member American Bar Association (taxation section, corporations committee), Mississippi State Bar Association.

Connections

Married Patsy Reifers, November 26, 1971. 1 child, Mary Elizabeth.

Father:

Lawrence Gilpin Painter

Mother:

Elizabeth (Steene) Painter

Spouse:

Patsy Reifers

child:

Mary Elizabeth Painter