Background
Webb, William Y. was born on April 13, 1935 in Mont Estoril, Portugal. Son of Leslie A. and Laura E. (Detrich) Webb. came to the United States, 1939.
Webb, William Y. was born on April 13, 1935 in Mont Estoril, Portugal. Son of Leslie A. and Laura E. (Detrich) Webb. came to the United States, 1939.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, 1956). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1961).
Worked at Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate, Sports. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Pennsylvania. Member, Barristers Society.
Recipient, Jason L. Honigman prize for outstanding Law Review Assistant Editor. Assistant Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1960-1961. Adjunct Professor of Law, Widener University Law School, Spring 1989.
Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. American Law Institute. Sports Lawyers Association (Director).
Board of directors, secretary, counsel Children's Country Week Association, 1978-1985. Board directors, vice chairman Schuylkill Center Environmental Education, 1989-1995. President, board directors Radnor A Better Chance, Inc., 1982-1988.
Chairman, board directors History Center in Philadelphia, 1996. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1958. Member American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, American Law Institute Sports Law Association (board directors since 1984), Lake Paupac Club (Greentown, Pennsylvania, secretary, board directors since 1990), Pyramic Club, Martins Dam Club.
Married Jeannette L. Richardson, June 29, 1959. Children: Elizabeth T., Douglas L., Philip N.