William Henry Dempsey

Background

Dempsey, William Henry was born on December 1, 1930 in New Ulm, Minnesota, United States. Son of William Henry and Myra Louise (Seifert) Dempsey.

Education

Student, College of St. Thomas, 1951; Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Notre Dame, 1952; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1955.

Career

Worked at Shea & Gardner (Washington, DC) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1955, District of Columbia. Notes and Comments Editor, Yale Law Journal.

Law Clerk: Judge Charles Fahy, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1955-1956. Chief Justice Earl Warren, United States.

Supreme Court, 1959-1960. President, Association of American Railroads, 1977-1991. Member: District of Columbia Bar.

American Law Institute. Military: Captain, United States. Army, 1956-1959

Shea & Gardner was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1947 by two former high-ranking government lawyers.

The firm, which now has 38 partners, is engaged in general civil and criminal litigation in the federal and state courts across the United States, rulemaking and adjudicative proceedings before administrative agencies, domestic and international corporate advice and transactions, legal counseling, commercial and labor negotiations, arbitration and mediation, and legislative representation. The firm is nationally known for the quality of its lawyers, its responsive and efficient approach to the needs of its clients, and the results it achieves for clients with difficult problems.

Achievements

• Bar: District of Columbia Bar 1955.

Membership

Served as 1st lieutenant, Judge Advisory General Corps United States Army, 1956-1959. Member District of Columbia Bar Association Clubs: Met, Internat, Washington Golf and Country, F Street, Chevy Chase, Yale of New York.

Connections

Married Mary Margaret Studer, August 25, 1954. Children– William Henry, III, Robert J., Timothy M., Elizabeth A., Thomas E., Mary C.

Father:

William Henry Dempsey

Mother:

Myra Louise (Seifert) Dempsey

Spouse:

Mary Margaret Studer

child:

Timothy M. Dempsey

child:

Robert J. Dempsey

child:

William Henry Dempsey

child:

Mary C. Dempsey

child:

Thomas E. Dempsey

child:

III Dempsey

child:

Elizabeth A. Dempsey