William B. Beach

Background

Beach, William B. was born on August 7, 1944 in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Education

Bowdoin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Wayne State University (Juris Doctor, 1971). Miami University (Latin American graduate law studies).

Spoken languages: Spanish.

Career

Worked at Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, The Property Letting Centre (Detroit, Michigan) specializing in Accounting Litigation, Administrative, Admiralty/Maritime, Antidumping, Antitrust, Licensing & High Technology, Appellate Practice, Banking, Bankruptcy & Reorganization, Commercial Transactions, Computer, Condemnation, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Construction Litigation, Corporate, Domestic Relations, Education, Emerging Business, Environmental, Estate Planning & Administration, Foundations & Nonprofit Organizations, Franchising, Health Care & Hospital, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International Law, International Trade & Customs, Labor & Employment, Libel & Slander Litigation, Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Municipal & Governmental Law, Nuclear Power Plant Litigation, Oil & Gas, Pension, Profit-sharing & Employee Benefits, Product Liability Consulting & Defense, Professional Malpractice Consulting & Defense, Public Law, Real Estate Development & Investment, Securities (Corporate & Municipal), Securities Litigation, State, Municipal & Public Finance, Taxation, Tax-exempt Financing, Telecommunications, Toxic Torts Litigation, Transportation, Utilities, Zoning. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Michigan. 1972, Florida and United States.

District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.

1990, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Lecturer, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, National Business Institute, Michigan Municipal League, Michigan State Bar.

Member: Oakland County, Detroit and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Public Corporation, International and Real Estate Sections.

Member, Board of Directors).

Michigan Municipal Attorney Association. Michigan Municipal Defense Fund. National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone traces its history to 1852 when Sidney Davy Miller (1830-1904) opened a practice on Detroit"s Jefferson Avenue.

Today Miller Canfield is one of the largest law firms in Michigan with more than 240 attorneys and over 40 legal assistants. We have a growing national practice and a long-established statewide practice.

Our Michigan offices are located in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Howell, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Monroe. We also have offices in Pensacola and Saint St. Petersburg, Florida, New York City, and in Washington, District of Columbia Our offices in Gdansk and Warsaw, Poland enable us to serve clients throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

Achievements

• William B. Beach has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Oakland County, Detroit and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar; State Bar of Michigan (Member, Public Corporation, International and Real Estate Sections. Member, Board of Directors).

Michigan Municipal Attorney Association.

Michigan Municipal Defense Fund. National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.