Background
Tolin, William M. was born on July 18, 1952 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.
Tolin, William M. was born on July 18, 1952 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States.
McNeese State University (Bachelor of Science, 1976). Tulane University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980). Order of the Coif. Presiding Judge, Tulane Moot Court Board, 1980.
Worked at Benckenstein & Oxford, Limited liability partnership (Beaumont, Texas) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials. Admiralty, Municipal, Corporation, Administrative, Business, Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, Insurance, Workers Compensation and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Louisiana.
1983, Texas.
United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. United States. District Court, Eastern District of Texas.
United States. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana.
Order of the Coif. Member, 1978-1980 and Presiding Judge, 1979-1980, Tulane Moot Court Board. Director, State Bar Computer Section, 1994-1996.
Company-Chair, Internet Committee, 1996. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Document Generation Committee, Computer Section, 1993).
Defense Research Institute, Incorporated. The law firm of Benckenstein & Oxford, Limited liability partnership developed from the law offices of L. J. Benckenstein and has been engaged in the general practice of law for over half a century, with recognized expertise and varied experience in general civil defense-oriented litigation (both land-based and maritime), administrative environmental practice and general office-practice. The firm maintains two fully-staffed offices in Beaumont and Houston, offering a wide range of legal services.
Member, 1978-1980 and Presiding Judge, 1979-1980, Tulane Moot Court Board. Director, State Bar Computer Section, 1994-1996. Company-Chair, Internet Committee, 1996.
Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Document Generation Committee, Computer Section, 1993). Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.