Background
Wilks, William Lee was born on November 12, 1931 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Lee and Mildred (Roberts) Wilks.
Wilks, William Lee was born on November 12, 1931 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Lee and Mildred (Roberts) Wilks.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1952; Juris Doctor, University of Michigan, 1955; Master of Laws, George Washington University, 1973; Doctor of Laws, Dickinson School Law, 1988.
With, Hunt, Suedhoff & Wilks, Fort Wayne, 1957-1970;
assistant professor, Dickinson School Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1970-1973;
associate professor, Dickinson School Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1973-1974;
professor, assistant dean, Dickinson School Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1974-1977;
professor, dean, Dickinson School Law, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1977-1989;
president, dean, South Texas College Law., Houston, 1989-1995;
professor, dean emeritus, South Texas College Law., Houston, since 1995. Consultant Juvenile Court Judges Commission, 1971-1975. Reporter Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, 1973-1989.
Advisory Motor Vehicle Code Revision, 1973-1974. Lecturer Pennsylvania Law Enforcement Academy, 1971-1988, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1970-1988.
Board of directors Cumberland-Perry Association Retarded Citizens, 1973-1976, Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1973-1977. Member board advisors Cumberland County Children's Superior vena cava syndrome, 1975-1978. President United Way Carlisle, 1986.
With United States Army, 1955-1957. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, ATLA, Defense Research Institute, Indiana Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Houston Bar Association.
Children: Sara P., Margaret E., Amy P., David E., Ariel J., Cordelia L.