Background
Houston, William A. was born on August 17, 1938 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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William A. Houston
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Haverford College (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Duquesne University (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Career
Worked at Plowman, Spiegel & Lewis, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Construction, Surety and Fidelity, Products Liability Defense, Insurance, Corporation, Litigation, Securities, Environmental and Natural Resources, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Banking, Finance, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law and Creditors Rights, Estate and Tax Planning, Probate and Trust. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Pennsylvania and United States.
District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
1980, United States. Tax Court. Member: Allegheny County (Council, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1985.
Vice-Chairman, 1995-1996. Chair, 1995, Judiciary Committee), Pennsylvania (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law.
Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.
Business Law) Bar Associations. Plowman & Spiegel, the predecessor of Plowman, Spiegel & Lewis, Professional Corporation, was established in 1963 as a firm engaging in a Civil Litigation practice, with particular emphasis in Construction, Real Estate, Surety and Fidelity Law and related fields. Over 30 years the scope of practice has been expanded to include substantial concentration in Commercial Law and in Banking and Finance.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Allegheny County (Council, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1985. Vice-Chairman, 1995-1996. Chair, 1995, Judiciary Committee), Pennsylvania (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law.
Taxation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Business Law) Bar Associations.
