Background
Purcell, William O. was born on October 23, 1941 in White Plains, New York, United States.
Purcell, William O. was born on October 23, 1941 in White Plains, New York, United States.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, 1970).
Worked at Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP (New York, NY) specializing in Class Actions, Securities, Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation, Trial Practice, White Collar Crime. Admitted to the bar, 1971, New York. Editor-in-Chief, Columbia Journal of Law and Social Problems, 1969-1970.
Law Clerk to Judge Harold R. Tyler, Junior, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1970-1971. Assistant District Attorney, New York County District Attorney's Office, 1971-1975.
Member American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association.