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AREAS OF PRACTICE Litigation - Commercial Litigation - General Class Actions Bill has handled a wide variety of complex litigation matters. His current practice predominantly involves securities and commercial disputes, including arbitrations against brokerage firms and property damage claims caused by herbicides used in various agricultural settings. REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE Represented plaintiffs in $75 Million class action securities settlement relating to fraud in real estate limited partnership offerings. Represented real estate developer in $6+ million settlement of state antitrust claims against grocery store chain. Representation of clients in securities claims brought in state and federal courts and in arbitration. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES / MEMBERSHIPS / AFFILIATIONS State Bar of Texas. Wisconsin State Bar. U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeal (Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits), U.S. Court of Claims, U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Texas and E.D. Wisconsin American Bar Foundation, American Bar Associations. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 1969 - B.A., Lawrence University 1972 -- J.D., University of Wisconsin. | 