Background
Gavin, William Patrick was born on November 17, 1955 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Son of Neil Patrick and Ruth Ann (Curry) Gavin.
Gavin, William Patrick was born on November 17, 1955 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Son of Neil Patrick and Ruth Ann (Curry) Gavin.
Saint Louis University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1977. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980). Member, Order of Woolsack, Saint Louis University.
Member of Staff, Saint Louis University Law Review, 1979-1980.
Admitted to the bar, 1980, Illinois. 1982, Missouri; United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh and Eighth Circuits.
United States.
District Court, Southern and Central Districts of Illinois. United States. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. Member, Order of Woolsack, Saint Louis University.
Member of Staff, Saint Louis University Law Review, 1979-1980.
Author: "A Comparison of the Modified Uniform Products Liability Acting and Medical Malpractice Reform Legislation," 24 Saint Louis University Law Journal 554, 1980. "Railroad Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer," November Trial 1992.
"Railroad Welders, Lung Disease and the FELA," February Trial 1993. Review, "Train Accident Reconstruction and FELA & Railroad Litigation," 2nd Edition, November Trial, 1995.
Member: The Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis.
Saint Clair County (Director, 1984-1985), Illinois State and American Bar Associations. The Missouri Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association.
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys.
Vice president, board directors Young Men’s Christian Association Southwest Illinois, Belleville, since 1985. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Missouri Bar Association, National Association ready reckoner Trial Counsel, Illinois Defense Counsel.
Married Kathleen Ann Sonnenberg, April 20, 1985.