Bill’s practice is primarily in business litigation and other dispute resolution, including arbitration and mediation.  While he has extensive experience representing banks, other financial service companies, and court-appointed receivers in both federal and state courts, Bill has also represented a wide array of businesses and individuals in contract cases, disputes over control of closely held companies, and commercial landlord-tenant lawsuits, to name just a few areas.  He has a winning record of briefing and arguing in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Because Bill worked as an in-house corporate attorney for ten years, he is especially attuned to viewing a case from the client’s perspective.

Bill and his family are active in supporting a number of school and other community activities in Portland, including Artists Repertory Theatre, where Bill served seven years as a board member and where he remains active as a board chair emeritus. He is currently on the board of the Irvington Club, where he enjoys playing tennis.

Bill is AV-rated by MartindaleHubbell. He has also been recognized as a Super Lawyer in the annual publication of Super Lawyers for 2009.

Practice Areas			Business litigation, banking law and creditors’ rights
Admitted to practice			1981 Oregon 2003 Washington U.S. District Court, Oregon and Western District of Washington U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Education			University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall), J.D., 1981 Stanford University, B.A., with distinction, 1977; Phi Beta Kappa
Professional Memberships			Oregon State Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Financial Institutions Committee of Business Law Section, 1992-1994; Executive Committee, Corporate Counsel Section, 1994-1996) Washington State Bar Association Multnomah County Bar Association (Member, Judicial Screening Committee, 2002-2005)
Professional Experience			Associate General Counsel, U.S. Bancorp, 1997-1999 (in-house Corporate Counsel, 1988-1996)