Background
III, William Bates was born on May 1, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Elizabeth (Martin) B.
III, William Bates was born on May 1, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Elizabeth (Martin) B.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1971; Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 1974.
Law clerk to chief judge, United States District Court Connecticut, Hartford, 1974-1975; associate, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, 1975-1981; partner, McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, since 1981.
Member American Bar Association (member business bankruptcy committee), State Bar California (chair rules of court committee 1979-1980, member uniform commercial code committee 1985-1988, member debtor/creditor relations committee 1989-1992), San Francisco Bar Association (chair comml.law and bankruptcy section 1991-1992).
