Bill is largely responsible for preservation of the legal rights of injury victims in Nevada, despite numerous attempts by the insurance and medical community to restrict those rights over the past two decades. He has been involved in legislative battles involving unreasonable caps on damages of victims of defective products, anti-consumer litigation, HMO legislation, and numerous other issues that affect consumers in the Nevada Legislature. Bill is a past-president of the Nevada Trial Lawyers Association and has served on numerous committees and boards for the statewide legal community as well as the general Reno community. His volunteer efforts include service for 10 years as a Commissioner for the Nevada Division of Wildlife, a position to which he was appointed by the Governor of Nevada. Bill is a native resident of Nevada and a graduate of Stanford University and McGeorge Pacific School of Law.