Background
Hicks, William A. was born on April 6, 1942 in Welland, Ontario, Canada.
Hicks, William A. was born on April 6, 1942 in Welland, Ontario, Canada.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). Cornell University (Bachelor of Laws, with specialization in International Legal Studies, 1967). Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Snell & Wilmer Limited liability partnership (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Practice, including Trials and Appeals before State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy Insolvency and Business Reorganization, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate Finance, Corporate and Securities, Copyrights and Licensing, Emerging Business Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental and Natural Resource, Estate Planning and Probate, Financial Institutions, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Indian Law, Insurance Company Regulation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employee Relations, Legislation and Government Affairs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Partnerships, Patents, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Securities Regulation, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1967, New New York
1972, Arizona.
United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Instructor, Arizona State University Law School Legal Writing Program, 1973-1975.
American Bar Association, Member, Subcommittee on Public Securities, Committee on Public Finance, State and Local Government Law Section, 1995. Member: New York State Bar Association.
National Association of Bond Lawyers (Chairman, Committee on Health Care Financing, 1984-1986.
Committee on Securities Law and Disclosure, 1994). Founding Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation. Since its beginning over fifty years ago, Snell & Wilmer has grown to be one of the largest law firms in the Western United States, with over 245 attorneys and support staff in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Orange County, California and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The firm is a member of Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI a Global Association of 120 independent firms.
Through Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI and other international contacts, Snell & Wilmer clients have access to independent attorneys and firms practicing throughout the World. A number of Snell & Wilmer attorneys are fluent in foreign languages, including Finnish, German, Italian, Sinhalese, Spanish and Tamil.
Member, Subcommittee on Public Securities, Committee on Public Finance, State and Local Government Law Section, 1995. Member: New York State Bar Association. National Association of Bond Lawyers (Chairman, Committee on Health Care Financing, 1984-1986.
Committee on Securities Law and Disclosure, 1994).
Founding Fellow, Arizona Bar Foundation.