Background
VANDERCREEK, WILLIAM was born on January 6, 1930 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States.
VANDERCREEK, WILLIAM was born on January 6, 1930 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States.
Iowa State College (Bachelor of Science, 1952). State University of Iowa (Juris Doctor, 1955). Yale University (Master of Laws, 1959).
University Centre for Post Graduate Studies, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, 1984.
Article and Book Review Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1954-1955. Law Clerk to Judge Doctor of Medicine VanOosterhout, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1958-1959. Sterling Fellow, Yale Law School, 1958- 1959.
Worked at Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson & Dunbar, P.A. (Tallahassee, Florida) specializing in Administrative Litigation, Civil Trial Practice, including Construction, Real Estate, State and Federal Taxation, RICO, Business Torts and other Complex Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Appellate Practice, Banking and Securities, Insurance, Lender Liability, Corporate, Family Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Business Reorganization, Bankruptcy, Surety, and Creditor"s Rights, Health Law, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice, Workers Compensation, Local Government and Growth Management, Environmental and Land Use, Eminent Domain, Public Utilities, Governmental Relations, Municipal and Zoning Law. General Civil Trial, Appellate and Administrative Practice before State Agencies and Division of Administrative Hearings. Admitted to the bar, 1955, Iowa.
1963, Texas.
United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas. United States. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits.
United States. Supreme Court (Not admitted Florida).
Order of the Coif. Moot Court Advisor, 1968. Article and Book Review Editor, Iowa Law Review, 1954-1955.
All University Student Council, 1954-1955. Law Clerk to Judge Doctor of Medicine VanOosterhout, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1958-1959.
Sterling Fellow, Yale Law School, 1958-1959. Author: "McDonald"s Texas Civil Practice in District and County Courts," Supplement Editor, 1967 supplements volumes 1-4, 1968. "Florida Civil Practice before Trial," Fourth Edition, 1983 and "Florida Civil Practice Before Trial, supplement to Fourth Edition, 1989, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education.
Company-Author: Volume 1A Moore"s Federal Practice, 1961 Edition.
Volume 1A Participant 2 Moore"s Federal Practice, 1974. Research Assistant, 1953-1954.
United States Naval Justice School, 1956. Research Associate, Yale Law School, 1959.
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Texas, Summer, 1970.
Professor of Law: Southern Methodist University, 1959-1968. Florida State University College of Law, 1968. Course Director, Comparative Policy Studies, Inter University Center for Post Graduate Studies, Debrovnik, Yugoslavia, 1983.
Member Yugoslav/American Joint Advisory Council, Florida State University, 1983.
Member: State Bar of Texas. American Bar Association.
American Judicature Society. (Also Of Counsel to Choate & Lilly, A Professional Corporation, Dallas, Texas).
Pennington,, Moore, Wilkinson & Dunbar, P.A., is a Tallahassee, Florida law firm engaged in a broad-based, business and government-oriented practice.
Originally founded in 1972, the emphasis of the firm"s practice in the early years was business, corporate and real property. While those areas remain an integral part of the practice, today the firm has a team of 17 lawyers offering a diverse array of legal services to its clients. Many of the firm"s attorneys have strong records of public service in the Florida Legislature and represent clients before the Florida Cabinet, Legislature and a multitude of administrative agencies.
The firm is organized into practice groups and employs a "team approach" under which partners, associates, law clerks, and staff coordinate to deliver quality legal representation in a cost-efficient manner.
Member: State Bar of Texas. American Bar Association. American Judicature Society.
(Also Of Counsel to Choate & Lilly, A Professional Corporation, Dallas, Texas).