Background
Driscoll, William Patrick was born on April 3, 1955 in Billings, Montana, United States. Son of Robert Lewis and Helen Marie (Hayes) Driscoll.
Driscoll, William Patrick was born on April 3, 1955 in Billings, Montana, United States. Son of Robert Lewis and Helen Marie (Hayes) Driscoll.
Student, Rocky Mountain College, Billings, 1975. Bachelor, University Montana, 1978. Juris Doctor, University Washington, 1982.
Worked at Gough, Shanahan, Johnson & Waterman (Helena, Montana) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Litigation, Banking, Corporation, Insurance, Labor, Agriculture, Environmental, Natural Resources, Mining, Probate, Estate and Gift Taxation, Wills and Trust, Administrative, Automobile, Family, Mortgage, Negligence, Real Estate, Utility, Water Rights, Legislative, Education, Product Liability, Workers Compensation, Mineral Taxation Law, Construction, Adoption, International, and Intellectual Property. Admitted to the bar, 1983, Montana and United States.
District Court, District of Montana.
1985, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient: 1992 Pro Bono Service Award.
1994 Distinguished Service Award. Member: State Bar of Montana (Chair: Continuing Legal Education Institute, 1992-1994, Member: 1985).
American Bar Association.
American Judicature Society. The firm was founded in 1887, as the firm of Toole & Toole and is probably the oldest continuously existing law firm in the state. The firm conducts a state-wide general civil and trial practice, and specializes in commercial and construction litigation, insurance defense, natural resources, mining, environmental permitting and labor law.
The firm also provides estate planning and probate services and has an active administrative law and governmental relations department which is the Montana Representative of the State Capitol Law Firm Group.
Board directors Family Outreach, Inc., Helena, since 1984. Member American Bar Association, State Bar Association Montana (member continuing legal education institute since 1985), American Judicature Society, Montana Club.
Married Patricia Anne Fronapel, August 17, 1985. 1 child, Katelyn.