Background
Bates, William F. was born on March 25, 1944 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States.
Bates, William F. was born on March 25, 1944 in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States.
Bowling Green State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). University of Toledo (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Worked at Watkins, Bates & Carey (Toledo, Ohio) specializing in Probate and Trust Law, Health Care Law, Charitable Trusts and Foundations Law. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Ohio. Pi Sigma Alpha; Delta Theta Phi.
Trustee, 1972-1995, Crestview of Ohio, Incorporated.
Trustee, 1975-1995 and Chairman, 1990-1993, Flower Hospital. Trustee, 1979, Judson Palmer Home.
Trustee, 1979 and Vice President, Zenith Foundation, Incorporated. Member, Board of Trustees, 1984, President, 1988, Goerlich Family Foundation, Incorporated.
Member, Board of Trustees, United Way of Greater Toledo, 1980-1996.
Chairman, 1994-1995. Editorial Advisory Board Ohio Probate Law Journal, 1990-1995. Trustee, Secretary and Treasurer, Toledo Bar Association Foundation, 1984.
Member: Toledo, Ohio State (Member, Board of Governors, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1981) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. National Health Lawyers Association. American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.
Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Ohio State Bar Foundation.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1984, President, 1988, Goerlich Family Foundation, Incorporated. Member, Board of Trustees, United Way of Greater Toledo, 1980-1996. Chairman, 1994-1995; Editorial Advisory Board Ohio Probate Law Journal, 1990-1995.
Trustee, Secretary and Treasurer, Toledo Bar Association Foundation, 1984.
Member: Toledo, Ohio State (Member, Board of Governors, Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Section, 1981) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.
National Health Lawyers Association. American Academy of Hospital Attorneys.
Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Ohio State Bar Foundation.