George Clemon Freeman, Jr. passed away on June 26 in Chesterfield County, Virginia. He was 88 years old.
Joining Hunton, Williams, Gay & Moore in 1957, Mr. Freeman established himself as one of the nation’s most influential and widely recognized lawyers on environmental programs during four decades of representing power-company interests and testifying before congressional committees and regulatory agencies.
“George was not only the father of the firm’s energy and environmental practices but he also played an extraordinary role in the emergence of modern environmental law,” said F. William Brownell, partner at Hunton & Williams and former head of the firm’s executive committee. “He was one of the first lawyers in the United States to license a privately owned nuclear power reactor, and he served as environmental counsel for the power industry for 40 years.”
ALI was fortunate to have Mr. Freeman on its Council from 1980 to 2010. He was an Adviser on two Torts Restatement projects and served on several Committees, including the Steering Committee for the ALI Capital Campaign.
Mr. Freeman is survived by his wife of 58 years, Anne Hobson Freeman, and their three children and nine grandchildren.
Learn more about Mr. Freeman’s work in this news piece.
Richmond Times-Dispatch Obituary
Hunton & Williams Statement