Background
Stiles, William Neil was born on March 28, 1938 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Charles W. and Luella J. (Dahl) Stiles.
Stiles, William Neil was born on March 28, 1938 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Charles W. and Luella J. (Dahl) Stiles.
Bachelor, Yale University, 1960; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1963.
Worked at Sussman Shank Wapnick Caplan & Stiles, Limited Liability Partnership (Portland, Oregon) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice in all Courts. Bankruptcy, Creditors" Rights and Corporate Reorganization, Corporate Law, General Business, Banking and Finance, Commercial and Business Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Construction, Professional Liability Defense, Taxation, Probate, Pensions, Estate Planning, Planned Giving, Employee Benefits. Admitted to the bar, 1964, California, United States.
District Court, Central District of California and United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1965, Oregon and United States.
District Court, District of Oregon. Law Clerk, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1963-1964.
Author: "Garage Keepers Liability Coverage," Insurance Practice in Oregon, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1983. "Practical Discovery" and "Supplementary Proceedings," Creditors Rights and Remedies, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1978, 1990 and 1994. "Receivers - Some Advantages and Disadvantages," Enforcing Money Judgments, Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1985.
UCC Article 2, "Contract Formation and Interpretation," Oregon Law Institute, 1989.
"Bond Claims in Construction Law," Debtor-Creditor Section, Oregon State Bar, 1990. Company-Author: "Drafting Security Agreements," UCC Article 9, Security Interests in Personal Property, Oregon Law Institute, 1984 and 1988.
Company-Author: "Asset Protection Planning," Oregon State Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1993. Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1992, Vice-President, 1988 and President, 1989-1991, Oregon Law Institute.
Member, Board of Directors, Associated General Contractors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter (1994-1995).
Member: Multnomah County and American Bar Associations. Oregon State Bar (Chairman, Section on Debtor-Creditor Rights, 1979-1980). State Bar of California.
Sussman Shank Wapnick Caplan & Stiles was founded in the early sixties by Gilbert Sussman, Jerome B. Shank and Norman Wapnick.
The Firm members have enjoyed a collegial relationship over thirty years of steady growth to a firm of twenty lawyers and a staff of thirty. With an initial focus on creditors" rights, bankruptcy, banking and finance, the firm has expanded to include a broad general business, tax, estate planning, charitable and non-profit corporations, real estate and extensive litigation practice.
Sussman Shank"s attorneys come from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds and hold leadership positions in business and professional associations.
Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1992, Vice-President, 1988 and President, 1989-1991, Oregon Law Institute. Member, Board of Directors, Associated General Contractors, Oregon-Columbia Chapter (1994-1995). Member: Multnomah County and American Bar Associations.
Oregon State Bar (Chairman, Section on Debtor-Creditor Rights, 1979-1980).
State Bar of California.
Married C. Arlene Kelsay, February 7, 1976. Children: Eric, Craig.