Mr. Porter is a former President of Virginia International Terminals, the operating company for all of the ports in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
ORANGE, VA, December 09, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- J. Ridgely Porter has been included in Marquis Who's Who in America for the 16th time and Who's Who in the World for the 9th time. Profiled individuals are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
One of America's foremost lawyers, Mr. Porter received degrees from the University of Virginia in 1970 and Washington and Lee University in 1973. Following a federal clerkship, he practiced law with Carr and Porter from 1974-2006 and has since been in private practice, with specialties in real estate, maritime and international law. He has served as President of the Portsmouth Bar Association, as a member of the Salvage Committee of the Maritime Law Association of the United States and on the Committees on International Trade and Inter-American Law of the American Bar Association.
Mr. Porter is a former President of Virginia International Terminals, the operating company for all of the ports in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He has spearheaded trade missions and negotiated trade agreements worldwide to promote Virginia's ports. He is a former Chairman of Chesapeake Hospital Authority and co-owner of Oakley Farms in Orange, VA.
Mr. Porter has been involved in a plethora of philanthropic, charitable and civic causes. He serves on the University of Virginia Miller Center Governing Council and the boards of directors of the Boy's and Girl's Club and the Alliance Francaise and is a member of the Pilgrims of the United States. He has served on numerous other corporate and charitable boards.
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