Background
Kissinger, William David was born on October 20, 1960 in New Haven. Son of Walter Bernhart and Eugenie Kissinger.
Kissinger, William David was born on October 20, 1960 in New Haven. Son of Walter Bernhart and Eugenie Kissinger.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1982). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1987). Notes and Comments Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly, 1986-1987.
Spoken languages: German.
Worked at McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1988, California. Law Clerk, Office of Staff Attorney, United States.
Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit.
Judicial Extern, Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel, United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
Publications: "Community Corrections: Making the System Work: Model Legislation for an Adult Community Corrections Acting," Criminal Justice Magazine, Winter 1992. "Judicial Review of Agency"s Statutory Construction: Chemical Manufacturing Association v.
Natural Resources Defense Council, Incorporated., What"s the Deference," 13 Ecology L.Q. 643, 1986.
Director, Coral Reef Alliance. Commissioner, Commission on San Francisco"s Environment. Member, University of California, San Francisco Biology Safety Committee.
Steering Committee Member, Legal Community Against Violence.
Commercial litigation and business practice, including complex, securities and environmental litigation. Environmental and natural resources.
Healthcare. Intellectual property.
Biotechnology; antitrust and trade regulation. Torts; product liability.
Insurance. Maritime; agribusiness.
White-collar crime; appellate. Corporate; banking; finance.
Insolvency. Real estate and land use.
Construction; tax and employee benefits. Labor and employment.
International trade law. Estate planning and trusts.
Alternative dispute resolution.
President class of 1982, Princeton University, 1987-1992. Member American Bar Association (commission on prison and jail conditions since 1989).