Background
Birmingham, William Joseph was born on August 7, 1923 in Lynbrook, New York, United States. Son of Daniel Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Tighe) Birmingham.
Birmingham, William Joseph was born on August 7, 1923 in Lynbrook, New York, United States. Son of Daniel Joseph and Mary Elizabeth (Tighe) Birmingham.
Master of Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1944. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1948. Juris Doctor, DePaul University, Chicago, 1953.
Chemical engineer Standard Oil Corporation Indiana, Chicago, 1948-1953. Patent attorney, 1953-1959. Associate Neuman, Williams, Anderson & Olson, Chicago, 1959-1960, partner, 1961—1991, Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd., Chicago, 1991-1993, of counsel, 1994—1996.
Retired, 1997.
Served to captain United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1975, retired. Member American Bar Association, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Federal Circuit Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Intellectual Property Law Association Chicago.
Married Helen Elizabeth Roche, July 23, 1955. Children: Deirdre, Patrick, Maureen, Kathleen, Brian.