Background
Rizzo, William Ober was born on August 19, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nicholas Daniel and Edith Katherine (Kepler) Rizzo.
Rizzo, William Ober was born on August 19, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Nicholas Daniel and Edith Katherine (Kepler) Rizzo.
Lawrence University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1970). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1973). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Columbia University Law Review, 1971-1973.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Irving R. Kaufman, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1973.
Law clerk to Honorary Irving R. Kaufman, United States Court Appeals (2nd circuit), New York, 1973; associate, Ropes & Gray, Boston, 1974-1981; partner, McDermott & Rizzo, Boston, 1981-1990; partner, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Boston, 1990-1996; partner, Cherwin, Glickman & Theise, LLP, Boston, since 1996.
Board of directors Lawrence University Alumni Association, 1980-1986, Beacon Hill Civic Association,1977-1991, chairman zoning and licensing committee, 1977-1984, president, 1984-1986, Chairman, Board Of Directors, 1986-1988. Trustee Thompson Island Education Center, since 1981. Chairman Boston Groundwater Trust, 1986-1991.
Member Beacon Hill Architectural Commission, 1991-1993.
Married Susan J. Parker, May 17, 1984. 1 child, Aura Evangelical Presbyterian.