Biography
William’s practice focuses on creating, growing, defending, and advising businesses and business owners in West Virginia and nationwide. His work with clients includes corporate formation and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate transactions. His experience also includes representing businesses in contract and real estate disputes, including litigation before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. William also has an international trade compliance practice focused on the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and trade sanctions and embargoes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
William previously externed with Judge Roderick C. Young of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Judge Deanis Simmons, circuit court judge for Virginia’s 28th Judicial Circuit.
Education
- William & Mary Law School (J.D., cum laude)
- Business Law Review, senior articles editor
- Elder & Disability Law Clinic, volunteer
- Puller Veterans Benefits Clinic, volunteer
- Special Education Advocacy PELE Clinic, volunteer
- Federal Tax Clinic, volunteer
- Washington and Lee University (B.A., cum laude)
- Philosophy (Honors) and Classics
- Sigma Nu Fraternity
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
Affiliations/Memberships
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, member
- Society for International Affairs, member
- St. Joseph Catholic Church
- Knights of Columbus Council 963, Deputy Grand Knight