Background
Jeffress, Junior, William H. was born on July 17, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
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William H. Jeffress, Junior.
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Washington & Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1967). Yale Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1970).
Career
Nixon v. Warner Communications, 435 United States. 589 (1978); Shepherd v. American Broadcasting Company, 62 F.3d 745 (District of Columbia Circuit 1995); United States v. Faulkner, 17 F.3d 745 (5th Circuit 1994); United States v. Leach, 632 F.2d 1337 (5th Circuit 1980)Worked at Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Limited liability partnership (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Civil and Criminal Practice before all Federal Courts and Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1971, District of Columbia. Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, Yale Law Journal, 1969-1970.
Law Clerk to Judge Gerhard A. Gesell, United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia, 1970-1971. Justice Potter Stewart, United States.
Supreme Court, 1971-1972. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 1996.
Chairperson, American Bar Association Committee on Standards for Criminal Justice, 1993-1995. Vice-Chairperson, 1989-1991 and Member of Council, 1991-1994, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section. Chairperson, Advisory Board, American Criminal Law Review, 1984-1985.
Member, Advisory Committee on Local Rules, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1973-1994.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association.
Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, Limited liability partnership was founded in 1965 and is a firm of approximately 40 lawyers specializing in complex civil and criminal matters. Most of the firm"s litigation is in federal courts throughout the United States, but the firm also presents cases in state courts and before administrative agencies and arbitration panels.
In the firm"s criminal practice, it counsels and defends individuals and corporations faced with potential compliance problems, investigations or charges of misconduct in the general category popularly referred to as "White Collar Crime." This includes the increasingly broad range of commercial, industrial and financial activities which now generate compliance obligations and exposure for both United States. and foreign entities, including government contracting rules, antitrust laws, The Foreign Corrupt Practices Acting, United States.
Trade Laws, environmental, health care and other statutes governing domestic and foreign corporate operations. The firm"s civil litigation includes representation of corporations and individuals, both plaintiffs and defendants. Recently litigated matters include legal and accountant malpractice, insurance coverage disputes, banking, government procurement, antitrust, securities, defamation and employment discrimination matters.
The firm has an active practice in appellate and constitutional litigation, and is often retained to brief and argue appeals, or to file petitions for review, in the United States Supreme Court and other federal and state appellate courts.
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Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 1996. Chairperson, American Bar Association Committee on Standards for Criminal Justice, 1993-1995. Vice-Chairperson, 1989-1991 and Member of Council, 1991-1994, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section.
Chairperson, Advisory Board, American Criminal Law Review, 1984-1985.
Member, Advisory Committee on Local Rules, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1973-1994. Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
American Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 1996.
Chairperson, American Bar Association Committee on Standards for Criminal Justice, 1993-1995. Vice-Chairperson, 1989-1991 and Member of Council, 1991-1994, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section. Chairperson, Advisory Board, American Criminal Law Review, 1984-1985.
Member, Advisory Committee on Local Rules, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1973-1994.
