Background
Bode, William H. was born on April 18, 1942 in El Paso, Texas, United States.
Bode, William H. was born on April 18, 1942 in El Paso, Texas, United States.
United States Air Force Academy (Bachelor of Science, 1964). Stanford University (Master of Science, 1966). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Worked at Bode & Beckman. Admitted to the bar, 1972, District of Columbia and Virginia. 1973, United States. District Court for the District of Columbia.
1976, United States.
Supreme Court. 1978, United States. Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals and United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
1979, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1982, Court of International Trade. 1991, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Company-Author: "Opinion: Discovery in Superfund Cases," 1 Chemical Waste Litigation Reporter 654, 1986.
"Crimes and Misdemeanors-Enforcement Under the 1990 Clean Air Acting Amendments," Hazmat World, May, 1991. Author, "Lender Liability and CERCLA"South Security Interest Exemption," Hazmat World, September, 1991.
Author, "Tort Theories Offer Revenge for Innocent LUST Buyers," Hazmat World, April, 1992: Company-Author, "Avoiding Criminal Liability for Environmental Noncompliance," Hazardous Materials Management, Spring, 1993. Lecturer: "Recovery for Environmental Response Costs Under Comprehensive General Liability Insurance Policies," Hazmat International Conference, June, 1991.
Bode & Beckman provides corporate clients representation before federal and state courts and federal administrative bodies.
The firm"s founding members, William H. Bode and Robert M. Beckman have 63 years of experience in complex regulatory law and litigation. They have represented clients in major matters before federal district courts in numerous states, the United States. Court of Appeals for the Second, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits, and the United States.
Supreme Court.
The Firm maintains a nationwide practice in such fields as environmental, energy, antitrust law, aviation, international and commercial. The firm makes wide use of associate counsel listed below, and other attorneys who are premier practitioners in their specialties. In this manner, the firm is able to offer clients the capabilities of a large corporate law firm, with the individual attention and efficiency of a smaller firm.