March 17, 2016

Boy Scouts California Great Lakes Council

Bill is originally from Detroit, and received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan, graduating from law school in 1952. Bill joined Marcoux Allen in 1953, and has been with the firm ever since, currently serving as the firm’s senior partner.

Bill has been primarily a defense trial lawyer for most of his distinguished legal career, representing insurance companies, railroads, and corporations. During his career he has been a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is a member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Bill is also a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. Bill currently devotes most of his practice to estate planning, probate, and real estate matters.

Bill has been active in many civic organizations throughout his professional life. Bill has served as president and a member of the board of directors of the United Way of Jackson County, has been a member of the executive board of directors of the Irish Hills Council of the Girl Scouts of America, and has been a member of the board of directors of the Florence Crittenton Home in Jackson. He is currently a member of the executive board of the Great Sauk Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America, and is a former president of the Land O’Lakes Council, Boy Scouts of America. In recognition of his many years of service to scouting, Bill has received the Silver Beaver Award and has been named a Distinguished Citizen of the Year by the Boy Scouts. Bill is also currently a member and past-president of the Rotary Club of Jackson.

Bill is admitted to practice in Michigan, and has been admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. Bill is a member and past-president of the Jackson County Bar Association, and is a member of the American Bar Association, and the Michigan Bar Association.