Background
Sullivan, William Beaumont was born on May 12, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Raymond Sidney and Georgia Belle (Sykes) Sullivan.
Sullivan, William Beaumont was born on May 12, 1945 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Raymond Sidney and Georgia Belle (Sykes) Sullivan.
University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1967). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1970).
Worked at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice, Trial and Appellate Litigation. Administrative, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Bond Financing, Civil Rights, Commercial, Consumer Lending, Corporate, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Family, Health Care, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Labor, Municipal, Negligence, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Retirement Plans and Employee Benefits, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Tort, Wills and Trusts Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, District of Columbia and United States.
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
1971, United States. District Court, District of Maryland. 1974, United States. Supreme Court.
1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1989, United States. District Court, District of Hawaii.
1990, North Carolina and United States. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina.
1992, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Phi Eta Sigma. Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Raven Society. Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Legal Commentary, 1969-1970.
Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy.
American Bankruptcy Institute. American Arbitration Association, Commercial Finance Dispute Panel.
National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Georgetown University Law School, 1980. Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees, District of Maryland, 1988-1990.
Member: Forsyth County, North Carolina (Bankruptcy Law Section) and American (Business Bankruptcy Committee, Subcommittee of Chapter 11) Bar Associations.
District of Columbia Bar. Turnaround Management Association. Commercial Law League of America.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice is a broad-based corporate and litigation-oriented law firm that delivers sophisticated and innovative legal services to a wide spectrum of clients.
The firm"s mission is to provide value to clients by combining professional skill, technology, and a thorough understanding of clients" needs to deliver high quality, cost effective and responsive services. From its offices in Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Raleigh and Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia, Womble Carlyle"s 268 attorneys and approximately 250 staff members provide legal services to a broad base of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 companies and mega-regional banks to closely held corporations and individuals.
Member, Raven Society. Member, Board of Editors, Harvard Legal Commentary, 1969-1970. Fellow: American College of Bankruptcy.
American Bankruptcy Institute.
American Arbitration Association, Commercial Finance Dispute Panel. National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Georgetown University Law School, 1980.
Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees, District of Maryland, 1988-1990.
Married Donna Ray Daniel, November 25, 1966. 1 child, Georgia Marie.