Background
Pearce, William P. was born on August 17, 1940 in Valley City, North Dakota, United States.
Pearce, William P. was born on August 17, 1940 in Valley City, North Dakota, United States.
Purdue University and Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1962. Master of Science, 1964. Ph Doctorate., 1967); Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Sigma Xi. Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1970-1971. Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Pearce and Durick (Bismarck, North Dakota) specializing in General Civil Practice before all Courts and Administrative Agencies. Products Liability, Oil and Gas and Mining, Real Estate, Corporate, Trials, Appeals, Insurance Defense, Negligence, Taxation, Probate and Estate Planning, Commercial and Banking, Public Utility, Bankruptcy, Education and Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1971, North Dakota.
1974, United States.
Supreme Court. Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Sigma Xi. Articles Editor, Northwestern University Law Review, 1970-1971.
Author: "Surface Damages and the Oil and Gas Operator in North Dakota," 58 North Dakota Law Review 457, 1982.
"Keeping Oil and Gas Leases Alive," Rocky Mountain Minister Law Foundation Institute on Problems and Opportunities During Hard Times in the Minerals Industry, May, 1986.
"The Basis of the Implied Covenants," Rocky Mountain Minister Law Foundation Workshop, November, 1986.
"Methodology of Reviewing Title Data and Preparing the Title Opinion," Rocky Mountain Minister
Law Foundation Institute, "Mineral Title Examination III," February 1992. "Acquiring Mineral Rights of Unknown or Unlocatable Heirs," Rocky Law Minister Law Foundation 1994 Annual Institute.
Company-Author: "North Dakota Mineral Title Standards," State Bar Association of North Dakota, 1989.
Adjunct Professor, Oil and Gas Law, University of North Dakota School of Law, 1983. Adjunct Professor, Astronomy, Bismarck State College, 1995.
Member, Board of Directors and Legal Committee of Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, 1984. Member, Grants Committee of Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation.
Member: Burleigh County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar Association of North Dakota. Pearce & Durick traces its roots back to 1919 when Edward Cox joined Herbert O"Hare in the practice of law in Bismarck, North Dakota. The firm offers a wide range of legal services throughout North Dakota and the Midwestern and Western States and specializes in products liability law, insurance defense law, natural resources law and education law.
Included on the support staff are two paralegals, a private investigator and a certified public accountants
All attorneys and professional support staff regularly participate in continuing education seminars and professional association activities.
Member, Board of Directors and Legal Committee of Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association, 1984. Member, Grants Committee of Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Member: Burleigh County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar Association of North Dakota.