About King
King Poor was a partner and chair of the Appellate Practice Group.
Capabilities
Professional Recognitions
- Pro Bono Partner of the Year, Quarles & Brady Michael Gonring Award, 2017
- Best Lawyers in America® (Appellate and Commercial Litigation)
- Illinois Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation, 2012-present
- Leading Lawyers Network (Civil Appellate; Commercial Litigation)
- Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
Professional & Civic Activities
- Appellate Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 2014–2016)
- Defense Research Institute
- Seventh Circuit Bar Association
- Faculty member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado and for other in-house programs
- Village of Winnetka (Trustee, 2007–2011; Environmental Commission, 2008–2011; Zoning Board of Appeals, Chair 1988–1991)
- Assistant Illinois Attorney General (Commerce Commission Division, 1980–1984)
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Education
- Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1979)
- Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1976)
Bar Admissions
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (including Trial Bar)
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin