Bill has been a litigator and trial lawyer at numerous firms throughout his career, first at Sullivan & Cromwell, and then at Rogers & Wells, where he was a Senior Partner. In recent years, he has continued his litigation practice in federal and state courts and has handled complex commercial litigations and arbitrations and individual matters.
Bill is also a prolific lecturer, on both legal and nonlegal topics at law schools, universities and otherwise. He has also testified before the American Bar Association and the New York State Senate on numerous issues. In addition to his practice as a lawyer, Bill has had a rich history of involvement in both politics and in the community. Bill has been honored by appointment to policy-making positions by two Presidents, two Governors, and the Westchester County Executive. Bill's talents and wide-ranging interests were recognized by service and a special promotion in the United States Office of Economic Opportunity under Sargent Shriver, where he was Director of Legal Services Programs for the Poor in New England, New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico, establishing and administering 75 programs. President Jimmy Carter appointed Bill to his Task Force on Criminal Justice, Governor Hugh Carey named Bill to his Task Force on Elementary and Secondary Education, where Bill chaired a subcommittee, and County Executive Andrew Spano appointed Bill to his Task Force on Land Use and Planning. In 2006, County Executive Spano appointed Bill to Chair the County’s Citizens’ Task Force on Deer Management and Forest Regeneration, which presented a widely praised report in 2008, calling for action to manage the deer population and save our forests. In 2009, Bill’s work for Parks was recognized by Friends of the Westchester County Parks, Inc., which gave him the Best Friend of the Parks Award. Bill's deep and consistent dedication to parks, and to preserving green space and historic sites, was recognized by Governor Mario Cuomo, who appointed him in 1984 as a Commissioner on the Taconic State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commission (Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess and Columbia Counties), and he rose to become its Chair from 1988-1996, and earned special praise for his efforts. In 2004 he again became a Taconic Region Commissioner. County Executive Spano appointed Bill to Westchester's Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board, where he was elected and now serves as its Chair. He was a member of Greenburgh's Recreation Commission from 1976-1984. Earlier, he obtained the first passive recreation, grass sitting park in New York history, Cobble Hill Park, by successfully leading a petition drive against developers and by battling city bureaucracy. Many other groups have called on Bill’s leadership qualities. In Westchester, he has chaired a Crime Victims Assistance Agency, and groups seeking employment for the poor and for ex-offenders.
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