Background
Pilat, William R. was born on October 5, 1955 in New York, New York, United States.
Pilat, William R. was born on October 5, 1955 in New York, New York, United States.
Cornell University (Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1977): University of Texas (Master of Business Administration, 1982). University of Houston Law Center (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1993).
Worked at Davis & Shank, A Professional Corporation (Houston, Texas) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Insurance Coverage Liability, Personal Injury, Professional Malpractice Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1993, Texas and United States. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas.
Order of the Coif.
Order of the Barons. Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Contracts, Torts, Texas Civil Procedure, Pretrial Litigation. Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, 1991-1993.
Author: "Strict Liability and Design Defects: Do Texas Courts Provide Jury Instructions that Instruct?" 29 Houston Law Review 663, 1992.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
Houston Young Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Houston Young Lawyers Association.
Defense Research Institute.