Lawrence Halley Hunt, Jr. 1948-2012

Lawrence Halley Hunt, Jr., age 68, passed away on Friday, April 27 at Evanston Hospital. He was born in Chicago in 1943. He was a current resident of Glenview and a former resident of Winnetka.

He received his B.A. cum laude from Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire (1965), Certificat, Institut des Etudes Politiques de Paris, France (1966), and his J.D. from the University of Chicago School of Law (1969)

Mr. Hunt joined the law firm of Sidley, Austin LLP (Chicago) in 1970, and was made partner in 1975. He became a member of the firm’s Executive Committee in 1985. He started his own legal consulting firm upon retirement in 2007 called Hunt Consulting LLP. He served as head of the firm’s Derivatives, Financial Services and Litigation practice group. He represented brokerage firms, financial and professional services firms, domestic and foreign banks, multinational industrial corporations, grain companies and cooperatives. He was a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois State Bar Association, a Fellow of the Foundation of the American Bar Association, and a member of the ABA Subcommittee on Futures and Options.

Beloved husband of Katherine Hunt nee Collins; loving father of Caroline Hunt (Jon Gubera), Laura Hunt (fiance' Jordan Innes) and Darwin Hunt; step-father of Peter (Dr. Jocelyn) Werner and Caroline Werner; proud grandfather of Simon and Henry Werner; dear son of Mary Johnson Hunt and the late Lawrence Halley Hunt, Sr.; dear brother of Douglas (Holly) Hunt, Thomas Hunt (Laurie Dann), Margaret Hunt Campbell, David Hunt, Elizabeth (Francis) Boyle and James (Christie) Hunt; many nieces and nephews.

Mr. Hunt was a malignant melanoma survivor of 17 years. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Melanoma Research Foundation, 1411 K Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005 would be appreciated.