Background
Stern, William L. was born on May 5, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
Stern, William L. was born on May 5, 1955 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
University of Minnesota (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1977). Cornell University (Juris Doctor, 1980).
Worked at Severson & Werson, A Professional Corporation (San Francisco, California) specializing in Unfair Deceptive Business Practices, Defense of Government Civil Penalty Actions, Business Litigation, Consumer Finance, Insurance. Admitted to the bar, 1980, California. Contributing Editor, California Civil Litigation Law Reporter.
Author: Consumer Remedies Under California"s "Little Federal Trade Commission Acting" (346 pages) (TRG Press 1996).
"Cramdown Settlements in Securities Class Actions," 21 Secretary Regular Law Journal 79 (1993).
"California"s Unfair Business Practices Law Expanded," 14 Civ.Lit.L.Rep. 481 (1992); "Federal Securities Laws: The Dangers for Financial Institutions," 108 Banking Law Journal 443 (1991).
"California"s Unfair Business Practices Statutes: Settling the "Nonclass Class" and Fighting the "Two-Front War,"" 12 Civ.Lit.L.Rep.
95 (May 1990). "General Legal Principles Respecting Fiduciary Responsibilities Foreign Corporate Officers And Directors," The Corporate Litigator, p. 403 (American Bar Association 1989).
"Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Accountants," 9 Civ.Lit.L.Rep.
224 (1987). "Personal Jurisdiction In Products Liability Cases," 9 Civ.Lit.L.Rep 92 (1987). "Venue In Mixed Actions," 9 Civ.Lit.L.Rep.
47 (1987); "Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Insurance Companies," 8 Civ.Lit.L.Rep.
132 (1986). "RICO Jurisdiction," 8 Civ.Lit.L.Rep. 94 (1986); "Personal Jurisdiction Over Unnamed Plaintiffs In Class Actions," 8 Civ.Lit.L.Rep.
64 (1986); "Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Banks," 7 Civ.Lit.L.Rep.
130 (1985). "The Effect Of In-State Purchases On Personal Jurisdiction," 6 Civ.Lit.L.Rep. 123 (1984). Lecturer: 1991 University of Southern California Law Center, Corporate Counsel Seminar.
California Bank Counsel Seminar, 1990, 1992 and 1994.
Member: State Bar of California.
Member: State Bar of California.