W. DeVier Pierson

Background

Pierson, W. DeVier was born on August 12, 1931 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Welcome D. and Frances (Ratliff) Pierson.

Education

University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1953. Bachelor of Laws, magna cum laude, 1957).

Career

Bar: Oklahoma 1957,United States District Court Oklahoma 1957, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1966, United States Court Appeals District of Columbia 1969, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1972, United States Court Appeals (10th circuit 1975), United States Court 2nd District Court of Appea circuit) 1996. Association, Duval & Head, Oklahoma City, 1957-1959. Sole practice, Oklahoma City, 1959-1965.

Chief counsel Joint Committee on Organisation of Congress, 1965-1967. Associate special counsel to President and Counselor of White House Office, 1967-1968. Special counsel to President United States, 1968-1969.

Partner Pierson Semmes and Bemis and predecessor firms, Washington, since 1969. Trustee U. Oklahoma Foundation, 1996. Chairman bd.visitors U. Oklahoma College of Law.

Member board visitors U. Oklahoma Internat.Programs Center. Director Atlantic Council of the United States, 1995.

Membership

Served to 1st lt.U.S. Army, 1953-1954. Member American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Oklahoma Bar Association, City Tavern. Club (Washington).

Connections

Married Shirley Frost, February 1, 1957. Children: Jeffrey, Elizabeth, Stephen.

Father:

Welcome D. Pierson

Mother:

Frances (Ratliff) Pierson

Spouse:

Shirley Frost

child:

Elizabeth Pierson

child:

Jeffrey Pierson

child:

Stephen Pierson