Background
Pestle, John William was born on February 28, 1948 in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States. Son of Ray Irving and Annette Adelia (Lilley) Pestle.
Pestle, John William was born on February 28, 1948 in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States. Son of Ray Irving and Annette Adelia (Lilley) Pestle.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970). Yale University (Master of Arts, magna cum laude, 1972). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1975).
Worked at Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett Limited Liability Partnership (Grand Rapids, Michigan. Also Lansing) specializing in Energy Law, Communications, Cable television, Utility Law, Cogeneration Law, Municipal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Michigan.
Order of the Coif.
Chair, Public Corporation Law Section, State Bar of Michigan, 1990-1991. Member: American Public Power Association (Chairman, Legal Section, 1986-1987). National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (Member of the Year, 1996).
President Blodgett Neighborhood Association, Grand Rapids, 1982-1988. Board directors Blodgett Memorial Medical Center Community Relations, 1983-1988, Michigan Trails council Girl Scouts United States, 1982-1987. Trustee Harvard Glee Club Foundation, since 1987.
Secretary Nuclear Non-Oper. Owners Group, 1988-1993. Member American Bar Association, Federal Energy Bar Association (cogeneration and small power production commission), Michigan State Bar Association (chairman municipal utilities commission, chairman public corporation law section), State Bar Michigan Foundation, Grand Rapids Bar Association, American Public Power Association (vice chairman legal section 1985-1986, chairman 1986-1987), Harvard Club Western Michigan (secretary 1976-1982).
Married Penelope Mendenhall, October 11, 1969. Children: William Joseph, Sarah Lilley.