Background
William Austin, Richard was born on January 23, 1931 in Harvey, Illinois, United States.
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Richard William Austin
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Denison University (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1955).
Career
Worked at Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Business and Antitrust Litigation and Counseling. Admitted to the bar, 1955, Illinois. Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa.
Blue Key.
Pi Sigma Alpha. Advisory Committee Member, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management Dispute Resolution Center. Lecturer and Author, Northwestern University School of Law Corporate Counsel Institute and the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
Member, Illinois Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee, 1988. Member: Mayor Richard M. Daley"s Special Committee on City of Chicago Code Enforcement.
American Arbitration Association Large Complex Case Dispute Resolution Panel.
Illinois Task Force on Gender Bias in the Court, 1988-1990. Chairman, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois District Admissions Committee, 1982.
Member: Chicago (President, 1979-1980), Illinois State and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1988-1997) Bar Associations.
Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit. Legal Club of Chicago.
Code of Professional Responsibility Institute for Dispute Resolution (Chicago Panelist). Law Club of Chicago; Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Chairman, 1986-1987).
National Conference of Bar Presidents (Chairman, 1988-1989).
Northwestern University School of Law Alumni Association (President, 1993-1994). Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Chicago Bar Foundation (President, 1982-1984).
Achievements
Membership
Member, Illinois Supreme Court Judicial Performance Evaluation Committee, 1988. Member: Mayor Richard M. Daley"s Special Committee on City of Chicago Code Enforcement. American Arbitration Association Large Complex Case Dispute Resolution Panel.
Illinois Task Force on Gender Bias in the Court, 1988-1990.
Chairman, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois District Admissions Committee, 1982.
Member: Chicago (President, 1979-1980), Illinois State and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1988-1997) Bar Associations. Bar Association of the Seventh Federal Circuit.
Legal Club of Chicago.
Code of Professional Responsibility Institute for Dispute Resolution (Chicago Panelist). Law Club of Chicago; Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Chairman, 1986-1987). National Conference of Bar Presidents (Chairman, 1988-1989).
Northwestern University School of Law Alumni Association (President, 1993-1994).
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Chicago Bar Foundation (President, 1982-1984).
Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Chicago Bar Foundation (President, 1982-1984).
