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Lerach, William S. was born on March 14, 1946 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
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William S. Lerach
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William S. Lerach, American Lawyer. Bar: Pennsylvania 1970, California 1976. Member American Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Pennsylvania Bar Association, State Bar California, California Trial Lawyers Association, San Diego Bar Association, San Diego County Trial Lawyers Association, Order of Coif.
Education
University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts, 1967. Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1970). Order of the Coif.
Career
Worked at Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach, Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Pennsylvania. 1976, California.
Order of the Coif.
Author: "Termination of Class Actions: The Judicial Pole," McGough & Lerach, 33 University of Pittsburgh Law Review 446, 1972. "Class and Derivative Actions Under The Federal Securities Law," Regents of The University of California, 1980.
"Life after Huddleston: Streamlining and Simplification of the Securities Class Action," 7 Class Action Republican
318, 1982. "Class Actions: Plaintiffs" Perspectives, Tactics and Problems," ALI/American Bar Association, Civil Practice and Litigation in Federal and State Courts, 1885, 1984. "Class Action and Derivative Suits in the Aftermath of Control Contests, Mergers and Acquisitions: Choice of Forum and Remedies: Attorney/Client Privilege in Class and Derivative Cases," American Bar Association 1984 Annual Meeting, 1984.
"Securities Class Actions and Derivative Litigations Involving Public Companies: A Plaintiffs" Perspective," ALI/American Bar Association, Civil Practice and Litigation in Federal and State Courts, 1985, American Bar Association Fall Meeting 1985 and Partito Liberale Italiano (Italian Liberal Party) Securities Litigation, Prosecution and Defense Strategies, 1985.
Faculty Member, Federal and State Action Litigation, American Law Institute, 1985. Lecturer, Alternative Approaches for Awarding Attorneys" Fees in Federal Court Litigation: lieutenant"s Time to Unload the Lodestar, Ninth Judicial Conference, 1984. Member: San Diego County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California.
San Diego County Trial Lawyers Association. California Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Resident at San Diego Office).
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Membership
Member: San Diego County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. State Bar of California. San Diego County Trial Lawyers Association.
California Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. (Resident at San Diego Office).
