Background
Klaus, William Robert was born on January 19, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Anthony and Amanda (Pusey) Klaus.
Klaus, William Robert was born on January 19, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Anthony and Amanda (Pusey) Klaus.
Bachelor of Laws, Temple University, 1951.
Associate, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, 1952-1959; partner, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, 1959-1996; chairman emeritus, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, since 1995. Board directors Westmoreland Coal Company, Colorado Springs, Pennsylvania Warehousing Company, Philadelphia, Acer Engineering & Cons., Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Chairman Philadelphia Comm. Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1966-1983, Philadelphia Legal Assistance Corporation, since 1995. Staff sergeant United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations.
Member American Bar Association (Chairman of Commission legal aid 1978-1979), National Legal Aid Defenders Association (president 1978), Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association (chancellor 1974), Philadelphia Club (chairman house committee since 1979), Little Egg Harbor Yacht Club (commodore 1991), Merion Cricket Club.
Married Janet Lois Scoggins, August 18, 1951. 1 child, Kenneth Springfield.