Benjamin G. Porter
Personal
- Born: Dec. 23, 1940, Evanston, Ill.
- Residence: Seattle, Wash.
- Married; two grown daughters
Education
- Georgetown University National Law Center, LL.M. Taxation (1971)
- U.W. Law School, J.D. with honors (1966)
- U.W.-Madison, B.B.A. (1963)
Practice
- George, Hull, Porter & Kohli P.S., 1977-present; business and
tax planning with emphasis on real estate, business organization, estate
planning and probate
- Helsell, Fetterman, Todd, Martin & Hokanson, 1971-77
- U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, 1966-70 (Colonel, J.A.,
USAR, ret.)
Professional activities
- State Bar of Wisconsin: President, founding member,
Washington State Chapter, Nonresident Lawyers Division; treasurer,
Nonresident Lawyers Division
- American Bar Association: Legal Management, Taxation and Business
Law sections
- Washington State Bar Association: Taxation Section, Gift and Estate
Tax Committee
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Seattle Estate Planning Council
- Bar admissions: Wisconsin, 1966; Illinois, 1967; Washington, 1971;
U.S. Supreme Court, 1970
Comment
As a current officer of the Nonresident Lawyers Division and
president of a local chapter, my goal has been to increase the value of
continued State Bar of Wisconsin membership to the nonresident Wisconsin
lawyer. This value takes the form of developing greater networking
potential among other local nonresident Wisconsin lawyers. It also takes
the form of building stronger relationships between practicing Wisconsin
lawyers and those of us who have affection and appreciation for
Wisconsin traditions, but who practice outside the state of Wisconsin.
One of my goals
Candidate for Young Lawyers Division president-elect is to make
continued Wisconsin Bar membership "user friendly" by identifying and
removing barriers that might discourage nonresident Wisconsin Bar
members from continuing their Wisconsin Bar membership.
Wisconsin Lawyer