Background
Tomar, William was born on October 10, 1916 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Morris and Katie (Sadinsky) Tomar.
Tomar, William was born on October 10, 1916 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Son of Morris and Katie (Sadinsky) Tomar.
Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Rutgers University, 1939.
Bar: New Jersey 1940, United States Court Appeals (3d circuit) 1953, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1953, Florida 1975, District of Columbia 1978. Senior partner Tomar, Simonoff, Adourian & O"Brien, Haddonfield, New Jersey, 1958;member of faculty Center Trial and Appellate Advocacy, Hastings College Law, University of California, 1971-1986, National College Advocacy, Harvard University Law School, 1973-1975.
Member United Nations Speakers Bureau, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, since 1960. Member advisory board Salvation Army, 1967-1984, Institute Medical Research, since 1967, New Jersey Capital Punishment Study Commission, 1972-1973, Touro Law School, 1981. Member advisory board New Jersey Student Assistance Board, 1987-1998, vice chairman, 1992-1998.
Board directors South Jersey Association Performing Arts, Haddonfield Symphony Society, since 1985. Board directors, president 1992-1999. Member executive board Southern New Jersey Council Boy Scouts American, since 1985, president since 1992, Distinguished Citizen award, 2001.
Vice chairman, member board trustees Cooper Hospital, University Medical Center 1979-1997, board member emeritus 1998. Member planning committee World Peace Through Law Center, since 1970. Trustee Cooper Medical Center, since 1979.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member American Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American (associate editor journal. 1962-1968, governor 1963-1964, national parliamentarian 1964-1970, national executive committee 1964-1970, chairman seminars 1965 lecturer student advisory program since 1968), World Jurist Association (founding member since 1974), New Jersey Bar Association (fee arbitration committee 1972-1974, 75-77), Trial Lawyers of New Jersey (certified by Supreme Court of New Jersey as civil trial atty, Trial Bar award 1977), New Jersey Workers Compensation Association (trustee 1958-1983), New York Trial Attorneys Association, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Camden County Bar Foundation (board trustees since 1986), Camden County Bar Association, (committee on relations of bench and bar since 1964, adult education committee since 1975).
Married Bette Brown, November 28, 1942. Children: Richard T., Dean Jonathon.